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More than 160,000 civil and family court cases were filed in Cook County in 2022. The court’s civil divisions, which include evictions, foreclosures, personal injury, debt collection, guardianship, divorce, orders of protection, and more, have the second-highest caseload after traffic court.
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In a letter to a social service agency, the Cook County Public Guardian criticized a lack of state intervention in several instances in which older adults with disabilities were being defrauded.
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Illinois’ system for protecting older adults from financial exploitation leaves them more vulnerable to harm and isolation. Victims often end up as wards of the Cook County Public Guardian, whose office takes control of their finances and care in probate court.
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Immigrants in Illinois are finding success challenging their detention in federal court
Hundreds of Illinois immigrants have filed wrongful detention lawsuits since the Trump Administration’s Operation Midway Blitz began in September. Many of them have U.S. citizen children and longtime community ties.
Illinois tax sales get an overhaul, but how much will homeowners benefit?
State legislators passed historic reforms to Illinois’ controversial tax sales, which had led to thousands losing their homes and all of their home equity.
ICE deported them. Cook County prosecutors still want them arrested for missing court.
Cook County prosecutors are asking judges to issue warrants for people who were no-shows in traffic court — because they had already been deported.
DHS placed a comedian on law enforcement’s radar. Illinois spread the word.
Illinois State Police distributed a federal “Be on the Lookout” alert for comedian Ben Palmer over a satirical immigration tip line that went viral.
Steps Illinois lawmakers could take to reform the state’s tax sale laws
The Illinois General Assembly is considering a trio of bills that would amend the state’s tax sale laws to make sure that homeowners are fairly compensated when their properties are seized for delinquent property taxes. Under current tax sale laws, private investors can purchase homeowners’ tax debts from counties, impose interest and fees, and go…
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