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.

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 ...

Cook County has its first new chief judge in more than two decades after Charles Beach was sworn in to the position earlier this month.

Cook County needs to stop releasing people on electronic monitoring when they pose a risk to the public, particularly in ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- There are more than three thousand people charged with crimes right now wearing ankle bracelets in Cook County so authorities can keep track of them; a more than 30-percent spike in ...

Earlier this month, at around 4:30 a.m., Chicago police officers noticed a car with a broken headlight and initiated a stop. The officers spotted a black bag on the floorboard, felt an L-shaped object ...

After months of planning and discussion, the Cook County sheriff’s office starting Tuesday will no longer accept new electronic monitoring participants, marking the beginning of a shift in one way ...

Cook County’s embattled electronic monitoring program is under renewed scrutiny after a high-profile arson attack on the CTA.

Days after new Cook County Chief Judge Charles Beach ordered an urgent review of the county's electronic monitoring program, ...

Changes are coming to the Cook County court system’s troubled electronic monitoring program. State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke spoke about the program’s challenges and the system’s new chief judge ...