Cook County judges often grant prosecutors’ requests to hold defendants in jail while awaiting trial, according to a new ...

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An Oak Lawn man was found with a loaded gun, drugs and thousands of dollars in cash during a traffic stop in Chicago. Abdelrahman Yasean, 21, is facing charges of armed violence and multiple drug ...

The U.S. Supreme Court indicated Tuesday it would hear arguments possibly later this year over Cook County’s ban on so-called assault weapons and a similar law in Connecticut, a precursor to what ...

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In Chicago, the minimum wage for employers with four or more employees is $17.05 per-hour, up from $16.60 per-hour, with an overtime minimum wage of $25.58 per-hour. For Chicago tipped workers working ...

The Supreme Court ruled President Donald Trump does not have the authority to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook from the central bank for now. The court did not rule whether Trump ultimately can ...

The Supreme Court on Thursday shot down President Trump's attempt to fire Lisa Cook, a member of the Federal Reserve governing board, at least for now. The court's decision means Cook will stay in her ...

Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday allowed Lisa Cook to continue in her post as a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors while legal proceedings over President Trump's attempt to fire ...

The Supreme Court blocked President Trump’s firing of Federal Reserve board member Lisa Cook on Monday in a 5-4 vote, ruling she can remain on the job as her legal challenge moves forward. Trump ...

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on June 29 rebuffed President Donald Trump’s effort to exert unprecedented control over the economy, ruling he can’t fire Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve. The court ...

The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 on June 29 that Donald Trump cannot fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook ‒ a decision seen as a loss for a president who has tried to influence the central bank and a ...