Chief Judge Timothy Evans Articles

Four people stand for a portrait outside the apartment. Through the open door you can see part of their kitchen.

Solutions for landlord-tenant inequity range from clerical adjustments to radical change

Tenant-backed solutions, including a landlord registry, have stalled in Chicago City Council for years. Meanwhile, some say meaningful change will only come from a radical reshaping of property rights.

by Alejandra Cancino and Maya Dukmasova August 7, 2024August 7, 2024

A small bed in a darkly lit detention center room with brick walls and a single sink-toilet. There's a mural on the back wall with a bird and the words "Don't let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do."

Youth Incarceration

Cook County juvenile jail using ‘semantics’ to hide many hours youths are isolated: report

Most youths at the jail ‘are locked in their cells for most of the day, every day,’ possibly resulting in long-term damage to their mental health, according to a committee convened last year by Chief Judge Tim Evans.

by Jonah Newman and Carlos Ballesteros August 23, 2022January 8, 2024

Cook County Jail

Sheriff’s warning over bail release sparks response from Cook County officials

Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart warned County Board President Toni Preckwinkle that the way bail reforms are being enacted risks a dangerous situation. But Preckwinkle responded that Dart’s own numbers do not support that conclusion.

by Rick Tulsky February 28, 2018December 5, 2023

Court Administration

Cook County Chief Judge sues County Board over budget

Cook County’s Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans filed suit against the Cook County Board Thursday, contending the budget cuts would require laying off 161 court employees and put in jeopardy recent efforts to revamp the county’s bail system.

by Emily Hoerner November 30, 2017December 5, 2023

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