A Cook County judge who allowed a man later accused of killing his wife to be released on electronic monitoring will no longer hear domestic violence cases, Chief Judge Timothy Evans announced Thursday.

There had been calls for months to reassign Judge Thomas Nowinski to be reassigned after the stabbing that killed Lacramioara Beldie​, 54.

Columbus has already seen its share of bloodshed in 2025, with three homicides, including two now linked to domestic violence.

The suspect, 31-year-old Cameron Leverett, remains hospitalized. He is charged with numerous counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

Spain uses an algorithm to score how likely a domestic violence victim is to be abused again. A Times investigation last year identified flaws in the system.

The Cook County judge who presided over two order of protection cases in which the suspects went on to allegedly kill a woman and child has been moved off domestic violence cases.

In light of two recent domestic violence cases that have captured the community’s attention, local law enforcement and advocacy groups sat down with an Anniston Star reporter to speak out

The village of Lombard said there is a death investigation ongoing, and one person is in custody after a large police response in the west suburb Friday morning.

The emotional former partner of suspected car thief Kyle Fernandez was seen quietly crying as Manhattan ADA Meaghan Dunigan read out her victim impact statement in Manhattan Supreme Court Thursday.

As the ongoing legal battle surrounding Jason Chen continues into day 3 of deliberation, we are now focusing on supporting survivors of domestic violence.

The 119th Congress, a slim republican majority in both the house and senate. Poised to give incoming President-Elect Donald Trump the legislative power to push through his broad America-First policy agenda.