Beginning Monday, Sept. 21, 2026, Stalking No Contact Order (SNCO) proceedings filed within the City of Chicago will be heard in the First Municipal District of the Circuit Court of Cook County at the Richard J. Daley Center. See General Administrative Order 2026-18 for details.
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The New York Times included the Circuit Court of Cook County and the weddings our judges performed on Valentine's Day, in their Valentine's Day coverage.
ABC 7's Leah Hope covered Monday's swearing in of 40 new Cook County judges.
CBS 2 coverage of Adoption Day 2024
ABC 7 coverage of Adoption Day 2024
NBC 5 coverage of Adoption Day 2024
Children welcomed into new families on National Adoption Day – NBC Chicago
WGN TV coverage of Adoption Day 2024
10 Chicago kids join forever families in National Adoption Day-eve ceremony | WGN-TV
From the pages of the Cook County Chronicle:
Court-program participants given second chance - Chronicle Media
Injustice Watch explores how the order entitles tenants to quickly receive information about whether their landlords are being sued for building code violations.
The Polish Daily News joined us for Friday's Restorative Justice Community Court graduation ceremony. Read their account here:
Markham's drug, mental health and veterans' treatment courts hosted a joint graduation ceremony, Tuesday afternoon, to celebrate six graduates who have gotten their lives back on track and are contributing to their communities. Read about it in the Chicago Tribune: