Cook County judge moved off domestic violence cases

Judge Thomas Nowinski was subjected to harsh criticism after he released a man who later allegedly killed his wife.
The Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA) on Thursday released video and other materials related to a November shooting involving an off-duty officer on Chicago’s Northwest Side.
Prosecutors tried to have the homicide suspect held in custody pending trial, but Judge Thomas Nowinski denied the request. Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times file photo Share Dozens of elected ...
Judge Thomas Nowinski on Oct. 9 denied a Cook County prosecutor’s petition to detain Constantin Beldie, 57, on accusations that he threw her to the ground and held her in his car, finding that ...