Progressive Jessica Vásquez was a frontrunner for the county post from the moment Carlos Ramirez-Rosa kicked off the musical ...

Individuals who were offered the Mental Health Court program instead of serving jail time were charged and convicted in the Cook County criminal system for non-violent felonies and then put on ...

Mental Health Court is a two-year program — open to people convicted of nonviolent crimes driven by mental illness.

A group in the county court system on Thursday graduated from a program that helps them atone for past issues with the law ...