Mayoral candidate Wilson files suit against Calumet City

CALUMET CITY | Two men challenging Mayor Michelle Markiewicz Qualkinbush in this year’s municipal elections are using the Cook County Circuit Courts to advance their campaigns.

Wilson slate reinstated on Feb. 26 primary ballot

CHICAGO | Calumet City Mayor Michelle Markiewicz Qualkinbush and her slate of candidates gained some opposition Monday for the Feb. 26 Democratic primary.

Judge to decide fate of Wilson slate in Cal City elections

CHICAGO | A judge will spend the weekend deciding the fate of candidates aligned with Calumet City mayoral hopeful Brian Wilson in the Feb. 26 primary elections.

Judge merges Wilson slate appeals into one court case

CHICAGO | A Cook County judge on Wednesday consolidated into one court case a series of appeals against the Calumet City Electoral Board by allies of mayoral hopeful Brian Wilson.

Class-action suit filed on Chicago torture claims

CHICAGO | A group of attorneys filed a class-action lawsuit Tuesday to demand new hearings for scores of imprisoned men who claim their confessions were extracted through torture at the hands of Chicago police officers.

Valle attorneys, prosecutors exchanging potential evidence

MARKHAM | Attorneys for the Lynwood village clerk who faces criminal charges for an auto accident in which a woman was killed say they are waiting for potential evidence to be turned over to them, before the criminal case can proceed.

Judge: Appointment to Village Board is unofficial

CHICAGO | A Cook County judge said Tuesday that Sauk Village President Lewis Towers' choice to fill a vacancy on the Village Board can not participate as a trustee in meetings.

Judge sets $1M bond for murder suspect's brother

MARKHAM | The younger brother of a man facing a murder charge in Sauk Village is in Cook County Jail on a $1 million bond for his alleged role in the fatal shooting, prosecutors said.

Judge splits ruling on Sauk Village administrator

CHICAGO | A Cook County judge issued a ruling Friday about the village administrator position in Sauk Village that President Lewis Towers said, "puts us right back where we started."

Sauk Village’s administrator fight goes to courtroom

CHICAGO | Political opponents of Sauk Village Village President Lewis Towers asked a Cook County judge Thursday to issue an order that would prevent Towers from taking any actions interfering with their desire to fire Village Administrator Henrietta Turner.

Chief judge: Cook County readying for court cameras

CHICAGO | Cook County's chief judge says his court system should be ready to introduce cameras in courtrooms by the end of the year, although Illinois Supreme Court officials say there's no specific timetable for putting them in place.

$4M bond set for 16-year-old charged in Harvey club slaying

MARKHAM | Bond was set Monday for two people, including a teenager, facing charges in the shooting death of a 29-year-old man at a Harvey sports bar.

Lawyer looks for Sauk Village residents to join class action lawsuit

SAUK VILLAGE | A Joliet attorney said Monday he is seeking Sauk Village residents to join a class action lawsuit contending the exposure of local residents to water tainted with vinyl chloride amounts to civil battery and trespass.

Hard to find motivation for second jury call

Well, it happened again.

Attorney: Chicago Heights must pay

CHICAGO HEIGHTS | Even before a jury found Cecil Conner, Jr. guilty in the death of 5-year-old Michael Langford, there were those who tried to shift the focus to the Chicago Heights Police Department for putting the keys in Conner's hand.

Sheriff calls for foreclosure investigations

CHICAGO | A monthlong moratorium on mortgage foreclosure evictions and an internal inquiry into court filings has revealed a pattern of irregularities that may rise to criminal conduct, Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart announced Friday.