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  • December 11, 2012 | Practice News
    Cook criminal courts ban cellphones - lawyers get pass

    Circuit Court of Cook County Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans today announced beginning January 14, 2013, the public will not be permitted to bring cell phones and other electronic devices into any Circuit Court of Cook County courthouse facility except for the Richard J. Daley Center Courthouse.  The ban will affect only those courthouse facilities in which criminal matters are heard.*

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  • June 28, 2011 | Practice News
    Cook County Law Library to close at 6 p.m. each day for sprinkler installation
    The Cook County Law Library will be closing at 6 p.m. on weekdays starting July 6 and continuing through Sept. 23. Pursuant to Chicago Municipal Code 13-196-205, the Public Building Commission is installing an automatic sprinkler system in the Daley Center.