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Clayton Harris III, who’s held various state and local government roles, joins former Illinois Appellate Court Justice Eileen O’Neill Burke in the March 2024 primary.

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle’s pick to replace outgoing State’s Attorney Kim Foxx received a key seal of approval Tuesday as the Cook County Democratic Party voted to slate Clayton Harris III in next year’s primary election.

After two terms, Kim Foxx said she would not run for reelection, leaving an open seat for Cook County’s top prosecutor next year.

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Former Cook County States Attorney Dick Devine didnt often make personal court appearances, but in April 2006, he made an exception for Juan Luna, the first of two defendants to stand trial in the Browns Chicken massacre.

A man turned himself in to police Monday in connection with a crash that led to the death of three people outside the Jeffery Pub.

R. Kelly is going on trial again in Chicago, this time at the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse, where the “I Believe I Can Fly” singer stands accused of conspiring to rig his Cook County trial years ago.

Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx’s office is seeing a degree of turnover that’s raising alarms among the criminal justice community. One recent high-profile departure has only added to the outcry. 

Evidence showed Taylor was in police custody when the murders happened.

The very-public battle between Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx continued on Tuesday, with the two leaders criticizing...