The Latest Breaking News from Cook County

Sarah Manos sued Mathew Berry, accusing him of being verbally abusive and killing her dogs Daisy and Kirby. A Cook County judge has ruled in her favor, awarding damages.

Victor Brown fired at a man who had shot him, although that man was already at least a block away at the time, Cook County prosecutors said in charging Brown with murder Friday. One of the bullets killed Bobbye Johnson as she walked in the 200 block of East 35th…

Cook County was under a winter weather advisory until 6 p.m. The National Weather Service said accumulations of 1 to 4 inches was possible, especially in the northwestern part of the county.

Additional hearings will be held later this month, where Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx said 30 or more convictions are expected to be vacated.

Eric Winstrom was at the center of a recent dispute with the Cook County state’s attorney over charging a suspect in the high-profile shooting death of 7-year-old Serenity Broughton.

The Cook County’s Office of the Independent Inspector General concluded that all the members of the board of the South Cook County Mosquito Abatement District shouldn’t have their appointments renewed.

Judge Charles Burns oversees the Rehabilitative Alternative Program drug court. It helps people beat addiction, find jobs, housing. It’s those who backslide who keep him up at night.

The Cook County assessor cut values based on jobs he thought neighborhoods would lose due to the pandemic. It was a wild miscalculation that worked out well for some, including Mayor Lori Lightfoot, not so well for residents of a poor South Side neighborhood.

CHICAGO — Cook County’s top judge discussed juvenile justice, ankle bracelets and a technique for criminal case management Thursday during a policy address at the Union League Club of Chicago.

Chief Judge Timothy Evans addressed a Union League Club audience as 16-year-old suspect— who had been on probation— was ordered held without bond, charged in the murder of 8-year-old Melissa Ortega.

CHICAGO — A 16-year-old on juvenile probation opened fire on the street in broad daylight after seeing a rival flash gang signs, hitting his intended target in the back — but also shooting 8-year-old Melissa Ortega in the head while she crossed the street with her mother, Cook County prosecutors…