In the wake of Tribune's "Stalled Justice" investigation, there are hints of progress in slow Cook County court system but enormous challenges remain.

Farnsworth Group, the engineering and architecture firm hired to advise Calumet City on which firms should win construction contracts, ends up winning 78% of the bids itself, an monthslong investigation shows.

A Chicago police officer has been charged with aggravated battery for allegedly striking an eighth grade boy during an off-duty visit to a school.

In May 2021, a former Chicago Blackhawks player filed a negligence lawsuit against the organization alleging team officials swept his 2010 sexual misconduct complaint against then-video coach Bradley Aldrich under the rug.

A lenient plea deal in a long-running murder case raises issues of fairness and transparency in the office of Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx.

Six months after the Chicago Tribune's “Stalled Justice” investigation, the Cook County courts say they will start tracking the reasons cases get delayed.

A strong universal support system can go a long way in reducing physical restraint or time out incidences, experts say.

A toddler's 2011 death highlights a contrast in Cook County courts: A civil suit filed by his estate was concluded years ago, but the criminal courts have yet to try his mother on murder charges.