In his first month as Cook County’s new chief judge, Charles Beach said he has worked to improve transparency, strengthen ...

Judge Charles Beach inherits the nation's second-largest unified court system — and it comes with some baggage. The office of the chief judge now manages the pretrial electronic monitoring program.

With changes underway, here are some cases and issues to watch for in 2026: As Chicagoland was roiled this autumn by the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, more than 100 people have landed ...

The new chief judge of the Cook County Circuit Court was installed Monday morning. The Honorable Charles S. Beach II took the oath during a packed ceremony inside the Chicago-Kent College of Law. He ...

Charles Beach was sworn in on Monday as Cook County's first new chief judge in 24 years, and takes over amid a political firestorm over what appears to be systemic issues with how accused criminals ...

There was a rare changing of the guard at the top of Cook County’s justice system on Monday. County officials swore in a new Cook County chief judge who will oversee a system rife with controversy.

One day after he was sworn in, new Cook County Chief Judge Charles Beach said he is ordering an urgent review of the county's troubled electronic monitoring program. The program has been under attack ...

Good morning, Chicago. In 2025, Cook County began the year with a new state’s attorney and ended it with a new chief judge, ushering in another era for one of the largest court systems in the country.

Modernization is a top priority for the first new chief judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County in decades. Charles Beach II sat down exclusively with the ABC7 I-Team, outlining his top priorities ...

In the wake of an arson attack on a CTA train last week that left a 26-year-old woman badly burned, the Cook County Chief Judge's Office says it is now considering a policy change to its electronic ...