New Cook County Chief Judge Orders Review Of Embattled Electronic Monitoring Program

CBS Chicago

December 3, 2025

One day after he was sworn in, new Cook County Chief Judge Charles Beach said he is ordering an urgent review of the county's troubled electronic monitoring program.

The program has been under attack after a man with an ankle bracelet was accused of setting a woman on fire on a CTA Blue Line train.

In a statement Tuesday afternoon, Beach's office said he is "establishing a focused committee to urgently review and improve communication procedures related to alleged violations within the Circuit Court of Cook County's Electronic Monitoring (EM) program."

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