CHICAGO — Elected officials and advocates for both domestic violence survivors and immigrant rights are warning of an uptick ...

Clerk’s Office does not send text notices of court hearings or traffic violations.

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Sun, March 1, 2026 at 8:49 PM UTC COOK COUNTY - If you receive a notice claiming to be from the Cook County Circuit Court that instructs you to scan a QR code and submit payment for unpaid parking ...

The Cook County Clerk’s office and multiple police departments are warning residents of a scam circulating that falsely ...

Cook County officials are warning residents to be weary of a circulating text message scam that falsely claims to require payment for unpaid charges.

The Cook County Clerk is warning people about an ongoing text scam with fake alerts about traffic violations. The messages ...

The Cook County Chief Judge's Office is warning people about a scam to get people to pay fake parking fees. Officials said fake hearing notices labeled "Illinois Circuit Court – Hearing Notice" use QR ...

The Cook County state’s attorney’s office on Tuesday hit back at an effort to appoint an outside prosecutor to investigate ...

CHICAGO — Cook County leaders decried an appearance by federal immigration agents Thursday at a domestic violence-focused ...

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Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke says her office doesn’t have the legal authority to initiate criminal ...