2025 News Archive

WBBM News Radio 780's Nancy Harty covered Wednesday's Drug Treatment Court graduation in Skokie.

https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/cook-county-drug-court-grads-get-convictions-wiped

CBS 2 Chicago visited Skokie's Drug Treatment Court graduation ceremony on Wednesday afternoon.

https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/cook-county-circuit-court-drug-treatment-graduates-fresh-start/

Kalea Blanke had struggled with drug addiction since she was 14 years old, often stealing mail to fund her habit.

After getting in trouble with the law, the now 35-year-old Blanke was assigned to the Skokie Drug Treatment Court, led by the Hon. Michele Gemskie. There, she was offered a path to start over.

This summer, the Circuit Court of Cook County’s Domestic Violence Division, along with Loyola University of Chicago, brought together members of the judiciary, legal practitioners, victim advocates, supervised child visitation and safe exchange centers, and Partner Abuse Intervention Programs (PAIP) to help develop a continuum of services aimed at achieving long-term justice for families experiencing domestic violence.

The Chicago Tribune provided coverage of Judge Beach's victory in the 2025 Chief Judge election.

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/10/ctc-l-evans-out-chief-judge/

Chicago Daily Law Bulletin provided coverage of Judge Charles S. Beach II's election to Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County.

https://www.lawyerport.com/chicagolawbulletin/charles-s-beach-ii-wins-cook-county-chief-judge-election-20250910

Injustice Watch provided coverage of Judge Beach's election to the Chief Judge position. The new term begins Dec. 1, 2025.

https://www.injusticewatch.org/judges/court-administration/2025/charles-beach-cook-county-chief-judge/

The Hon. Charles S. Beach II was elected today to a first term overseeing the Circuit Court of Cook County. Beach secured the victory by a vote of 144 to 109, with one spoiled ballot. 

The Chicago Crusader covered the recent first graduation class at the Sauk Village Restorative Justice Community Court. Here is their story: Sauk Village Restorative Justice Community Court Celebrates its First Graduation Class

Cook County Chronicle's coverage of the inaugural Sauk Village Restorative Justice Community Court

https://chronicleillinois.com/government/restorative-justice-program-sees-first-suburban-graduates/