Nine participants in the (W)RAP drug court program will graduate on Thursday, November 30, at a special ceremony at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse, according to Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans.

Eleven children, including two sets of siblings and two teenagers, will be joined to loving families on Friday at a National Adoption Day ceremony at the Daley Center courthouse, said Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans.

Participants in the Restorative Justice Community Court program are now getting help in finding housing through Heartland Human Care Services, according to Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans. 

The Avondale and North Lawndale Restorative Justice Community Courts will graduate 64 participants this month, according to Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans. 

The Hon. Geary W. Kull has been named Acting Presiding Judge of the Fourth Municipal District of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans said.  

Cook County’s Marriage Court will no longer limit the number of guests for in-person ceremonies, according to an order issued this week.

A new $2 million federal grant will boost two existing north suburban court programs that help adults diagnosed with substance use disorders. 

Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans and Traffic Division Presiding Judge Diann K. Marsalek on Tuesday presented 200 backpacks filled with school supplies to Juvenile Temporary Detention Center residents. 

The Hon. Maureen Ward Kirby has been named Acting Presiding Judge of the County Division of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans said.

On June 29, Cook County Circuit Court Judge Charles Burns received a national honor as he was inducted into the Stanley Goldstein Treatment Court Hall of Fame during a special ceremony at RISE23, the world’s preeminent conference on addiction, mental health, and justice reform.