A Chicago lawyer found himself before a judge on Tuesday, not as an attorney, but as a defendant in a murder case, charged ...

Known for his support of street cops, O’Grady initially was praised for targeting corruption but was later linked to ...

The new domestic violence task force for Chicago and Cook County held its first meeting Wednesday, as the state's attorney ...

The husband of Caitlin Tracey, whose body was found in the stairwell of a ​South Loop condo building, was charged with ...

Chicago and Cook County saw another steep decline in fatal opioid overdoses last year, records show, four years after a ...

A judge on Wednesday refused to release Elias Gomez, a Chicago man convicted of murder in 1995, during a court hearing about ...

Cook County kicked off the first Violence Against Women Task Force meeting on. Several actions have already been put in place ...

In his first month as Cook County’s new chief judge, Charles Beach said he has worked to improve transparency, strengthen ...

Some 150 students from two dozen high schools across Cook County aren’t just learning about elections in their civics classes ...

The positive case came after the dog showed a shift in behavior last week and was euthanized and tested, the Cook County Department of Animal and Rabies Control, said in a statement.

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Former Chicago police Supt. and Cook County Sheriff James O'Grady died last week. O'Grady died Monday, Jan. 5, according to a ...