Due to the replacement of existing ComEd power supply equipment serving the Leighton Criminal Courthouse, the courthouse will be closed all day this weekend, on Saturday and Sunday, November 19 and 20. The administration building will be open during this period. 

New, lower court fees for adoption cases in Cook County will make it easier for families to adopt children and give them permanent homes, announced Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans on Tuesday. The new fees were implemented in time for National Adoption Day, Saturday, November 19.

The Avondale Restorative Justice Community Court will hold its first in-person graduation ceremony in its two-year history on Friday, November 18, at 1 p.m., according to Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans.

Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans announced today a number of improvements that are ongoing at the Juvenile Temporary Detention Center (JTDC). 

Due to the replacement of existing ComEd power supply equipment serving the Leighton Criminal Courthouse, the courthouse will be closed all day this weekend, on Saturday and Sunday, October 15 and 16. The administration building will be open during this period.

The North Lawndale Restorative Justice Community Court will hold a graduation ceremony at 10 a.m. on Thursday, October 13, for 80 graduates – the largest graduation in the court’s five-year history. 

The Hon. Rena Marie Van Tine has been named Acting Presiding Judge of the County Division of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans said.

The Hon. Regina Scannicchio has been named Acting Presiding Judge of the Domestic Relations Division of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans said.

On September 21, 2022, the Chicago Police Department filed a complaint against Circuit Judge Carl B. Boyd, alleging that, on September 20, Judge Boyd committed the offense of domestic battery, in violation of 720 ILCS 5/12-3.2(a)(l), a Class A misdemeanor. 

Circuit Court of Cook County Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans was elected today to an eighth term as chief judge by an overwhelming majority of circuit judges voting. His new three-year term will begin December 5, 2022.