Cook County’s top judge has entered an order today that aims to make it easier for people in police custody to obtain legal representation.With Administrative Order No. 2017-01, Chief Cook County Circuit Judge Timothy C. Evans used his authority to assign counsel in criminal cases to effectively make that appointment as soon as a person in police custody makes the request for a lawyer using a phone call.Before today, most arrestees who sought free legal representation did not receive it until their first court …