Family files lawsuit against Cook Co. after man goes misidentified for 6 weeks in morgue
It took nearly two months for the medical examiner to properly identify the West Roger Park man, the family says.
Mother of 11-year-old boy fatally stabbed while protecting her in Edgewater home files lawsuit
Laterria Smith claims the state ignored the danger posed by her ex-boyfriend, who is charged in the 2024 attack, and released ...
Woman dies after being hit by Cook County Sheriff's squad car in Glenview, Illinois
A pedestrian hit by a Cook County Sheriff's officer's squad car in Glenview, Illinois, has died. The crash happened on ...
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Cook County’s Top Prosecutor Eileen O’Neill Burke Marks 100 Days in Office With Focus on Tackling Gun Crimes, Retail Theft
More than half of those charged in Cook County with felony firearm cases involving modified weapons have been detained ...
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Chicago Pays Out $120M to Duo Wrongly Jailed for 16 Years
A jury ordered a $120 million award to John Fulton and Anthony Mitchell for their wrongful 16-year imprisonment due to a 2003 ...
Pedestrian hit, critically injured by Cook County Sheriff's squad car in Glenview, Illinois
Police said, shortly after 5 a.m., a pedestrian was hit by a Cook County Sheriff's squad car in the 9800 block of Milwaukee ...
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Cook County deputies arrest man who escaped electronic monitoring while awaiting sexual assault trial
A man wanted for escaping electronic monitoring while awaiting trial on charges of predatory criminal sexual assault has been arrested.
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New Chicago Prosecutor Empowers Police to File More Charges Without Review
In the early evening on Feb. 19, two Chicago police officers arrested a 40-year-old man in the Englewood neighborhood.