There was cheering and applause at a graduation in Chicago's south suburbs Monday as a group of young men walked out of a unique program — not with a diploma, but with a clean criminal record.

Task force discusses legislative changes and community court involvement for suspended license cases.

Demolition starts at Bridge Shelter while Battleground rolls out its new community court program.

Wayne County Prosecutor Kim Worthy briefed the committee on a recent Detroit ordinance moving most low-level misdemeanor prosecutions to the City of Detroit's legal office and on a county initiative to establish community courts/restorative justice pilots led by Carmen Farmer. Implementation could take a year or more for systems integration and to站

Council discusses community court options and enforcement strategies for local homelessness issues.