Free child ID kits available at Markham courthouse

MARKHAM | Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart's office will provide free child identification kits from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday at the Sixth District Cook County Circuit Court, 16501 S. Kedzie Parkway, allowing parents to store critical identifying information about their children that would ass…

$10M bond set for man in Cal City slaying

MARKHAM | People gasped Friday when Cook County Associate Judge Darron Bowden set bond at $10 million for a 20-year-old man charged in the shooting death of a 15-year-old Hammond girl. The girl's 19-year-old cousin also was injured in the shooting.

19 years in prison for man who caused auto accident that killed Crown Point native

MARKHAM | A 34-year-old man facing significant prison time for an auto accident that killed a native of Crown Point tried offering an apology Thursday to the man’s family.

Lynwood man held on $3M bond in slaying of infant son

MARKHAM | Bond was set at $3 million Wednesday for a Lynwood man who faces criminal charges in connection with the slaying of his son.

Brothers assigned to trial judge in homicide case

MARKHAM | Two brothers from Sauk Village who face charges of murder for a shooting death at a local gas station had their criminal cases assigned this week to a judge for eventual trial.

Three young men indicted in crime spree that included Dolton shooting death

MARKHAM | Three young males learned Friday they have been indicted by a grand jury on various charges related to a crime spree that included the shooting death of a Dolton man outside his garage.

Calumet City man indicted in slaying of girlfriend

MARKHAM | A Calumet City man accused of killing his live-in girlfriend, a Munster hairstylist, learned Friday he had been indicted by a grand jury.

Voter registration drive Tuesday at Markham courthouse

MARKHAM | Cook County Clerk David Orr is hosting a countywide voter registration drive Tuesday at suburban courthouses, including the Sixth District Cook County Courthouse in Markham, 16051 S. Kedzie Ave., Orr's office announced.

Judge sets $1.5M bond for man accused in Cal City shooting death

MARKHAM | A Cook County judge set bond Friday at $1.5 million for a Calumet City man who faces a criminal charge in a deadly shooting last week in Calumet City.

Cal City man enters not guilty plea in stepdaughter murder

MARKHAM | A Calumet City man charged in the June strangulation death of his stepdaughter entered a not guilty plea Tuesday in connection with the crime.

Bond denied for second suspect in Lynwood slaying

MARKHAM | A Chicago Heights man will be in court today after his arrest as the second suspect in a November 2011 slaying of a man at his home in Lynwood.

Markham courthouse to end weekend bond court in June

CHICAGO | The Cook County courthouse in Markham that serves the south suburbs will cease to have weekend bond court sessions in June.

Markham courthouse site for prescription drug take backs

MARKHAM | The Cook County Sheriff's Office is partnering with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and various other law enforcement agencies in the national Prescription Drug Take-Back Initiative, the sheriff's office has announced.

Cal City wants county to keep Markham courthouse open on weekends

CALUMET CITY | City officials want Cook County government to change its plan to close suburban county courthouses on weekends, saying it will impose serious problems on local officials.

Weekend hearings at Markham courthouse to end

Sometime in the next couple of months, people who get in trouble with police on a weekend will have to be taken all the way to the Criminal Courts building on Chicago's West Side for their initial appearance and bond hearing.

Prosecutors charge Steger man with 2nd criminal sexual assault

MARKHAM | A Steger man charged with sexually assaulting and threatening to kill his adopted daughter will face additional criminal charges for alleged sexual activity with another girl -- who was 13 at the time.

Steger man accused of trying to get adopted daughter killed

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Hammond man charged in forest preserve burglaries

MARKHAM | A local man was charged with four counts of burglary in connection with several car burglaries at Cook County forest preserves in the past month, officials said.

18-year-old shot on Lansing street

LANSING | A 20-year-old Lansing man was charged with reckless discharge of a firearm after allegedly firing a gun from his third floor apartment and striking an 18-year-old standing on the street.