Cook County Courts Electronics Ban Starts Jan. 14

Cell phones won’t be allowed in courts throughout the county.

  Cell phones, laptops and tablets won’t be allowed in Cook County courthouses starting Monday per an order by the county’s chief judge who wants to make courthouses safer and protect people testifying in court. Cook County Chief Judge Timothy Evans’s order takes effect Monday, but there will be a three-month grace period. The Circuit Court of Cook County and the Cook County Sheriff’s Department will remind people entering a courthouse that communication devices are prohibited, Evans said in a statement released Friday. “It will be strongly suggested devices remain in the car,” he said. The Circuit Court is working to find a place for people using public transportation to put their devices, he said. If a person can’t leave electronics in a…

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