Month: November 2024

There’s a big change coming to the electronic monitoring system that is supposed to keep an eye on criminal defendants awaiting trial: Operation of the program will be moving from the Cook County Sheriff’s Office to the office of Chief Judge Timothy Evans.

When Chicago police arrested two men and seized 211 catalytic converters last year, prosecutors said it was the culmination of a nearly year-long investigation. Now, one of those men has pleaded guilty to playing a role in the crime. His sentence? Probation.

Illinois State Rep. La Shawn Ford is again calling for change after new data shows more than 2.5 times as many red-light camera tickets were issued on Chicago’s South Side over a yearlong period than at intersections where cameras are installed on the city’s North Side.