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. He takes the reins at a time when the court system faces a number of challenges, with his office overseeing the often-troubled Juvenile Temporary Detention Center and absorbing oversight for all electronic monitoring defendants.
Color me unimpressed as one of the underserved got off with probation for using a gun to rob someone in a bogus business transaction, aided and abetted by a 13 year old that repeatedly poked one of the victims with a knife. It wasn’t the first “ negative interaction with law enforcement “ for the ringleader either.
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
Color me unimpressed as one of the underserved got off with probation for using a gun to rob someone in a bogus business transaction, aided and abetted by a 13 year old that repeatedly poked one of the victims with a knife. It wasn’t the first “ negative interaction with law enforcement “ for the ringleader either.