Cook County News

The family of an Elk Grove Village man who drowned in the Chicago River earlier this year, has filed a wrongful-death suit against the owners of a Chicago gentleman's club the man visited before he died.

Four suspects are in custody in connection with an armed robbery Mon., July 14 in the 200 block of Clinton Avenue where a homeowner was held at gunpoint for several minutes by two men, while the other two used his ATM card at local merchants.

A suburban Chicago man who was granted a new trial for a slaying he was convicted of nearly two decades ago has been acquitted and set free.

Newly released emails from Gov. Pat Quinn's office show politics appeared to trump credentials when deciding how big a serving some nonprofits should get from his now-tarnished $54.5 million Neighborhood Recovery Initiative anti-violence grant program.

That was the cry that arose from some panicked Southland residents this week after more than 100 military vehicles suddenly appeared on the campus of Cook County's Oak Forest Health Center, 159th Street and Cicero Avenue.

Newly released emails from Gov. Pat Quinn's office show politics appeared to trump credentials when deciding how big a serving some nonprofits should get from his now-tarnished $54.5 million Neighborhood Recovery Initiative anti-violence grant program.

R) Nick Rhodes, John Taylor, Simon LeBon and Roger Taylor of Duran Duran attend the 'Duran Duran: Unstaged' premiere during the 6th Annual MoMA Contenders Series at Museum of Modern Art on November 4, 2013 in New York City.

In this July 15, 2014 photo, Mariama Bangura, 17, poses for a portrait on the Northwest side of Chicago.

A south suburban police officer was drinking at a friend's house when he started firing his gun, sending bullets into a neighboring home and vehicle, then called another officer to try to have him hide the evidence.

A Palatine man accused of punching a 26-year-old Palatine man outside a downtown bar, leaving him critically injured, faces a felony aggravated battery charge, police said.

The following information comes from a July 18 village of Palatine e-newsletter.

Inside a cluttered downtown apartment that she shares with a cat, the 57-year-old woman is in the midst of a near-meltdown.

One man was killed and at least six people, including three teenage boys, were shot were shot across the city Monday.

Illinois Republican candidate for governor Bruce Rauner gives a thumbs up to the crowd during a news conference Monday in Chicago.

Arlington Heights may be contributing up to $75,000 toward a remodeling project at the Albert Goedke Apartments, a building for low-income, elderly and disabled adults in the village.

Authorities are investigating if a man with a history of lewd behavior is wanted in connection with other incidents after the man was arrested for fondling himself in front of two young girls near a south suburban Harvey grade school.

Every workday 150 waste disposal trucks rumble into the 7-acre grounds of the Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County in Glenview.

Chicago's Roosevelt has some unusual sculptures. The art is on Roosevelt Road between State Street and the Chicago River.

A man was killed and four other people were injured Saturday evening in two shootings that are thought to be connected in the West Side Austin neighborhood, police said.

Cook County, Ill., Sheriff Tom Dart runs one of the largest local jails in the U.S. It also has become a repository for people with mental illness.