Cook County
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Good News columnist shares how she gets her local storiesDec 12, 2019 5:00 am - Good News columnist shares how she gets her local stories
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Former high-ranking employee of Dorothy Brown sentenced to 2 years in prison for derailing investigationDec 11, 2019 10:00 pm - A former high-ranking employee of Dorothy Brown was sentenced to two years in prison Thursday after prosecutors said the worker helped derail a federal investigation int...
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Inbound Ike reopens after morning crashDec 11, 2019 12:00 am - All lanes of the inbound Eisenhower Expressway have reopened between Wolf and Mannheim roads after an early morning multivehicle crash blocked all traffic. The crash occ...
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Hear 12 bands at 56 Yule Fix fundraiser benefiting MooseheartDec 10, 2019 9:30 pm - Mount Prospect is rocking in the holiday season with the second annual 56 Yule Fix music festival. And it's for a good cause: the music is accompanied by a toy drive to...
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Foxx's name will appear first on primary ballotDec 09, 2019 12:00 am - Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx won the top spot on the March ballot and former Chicago Alderman Bob Fioretti the last position for that race in a lottery Monday m...
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Schaumburg murder probe renews suspicions about 2011 crash that killed eye doctor's wifeDec 09, 2019 12:00 am - McHenry County authorities say they are monitoring Cook County's investigation into the stabbing death of an Algonquin eye doctor's girlfriend for any connection to the ...
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Prosecutors: Retired priest was asked if he was OK to drive before fatal hit-and-runDec 08, 2019 12:00 am - A retired priest accused of a drunkenly running over a pair of parish teachers and driving off without providing help was asked if he was OK to drive shortly before leav...
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McDonald's near Elk Grove Village robbed, authorities sayDec 07, 2019 12:00 am - A man robbed a McDonald's Saturday afternoon in unincorporated Elk Grove Village Township, Cook County sheriff's officials said. The man walked into the McDonald's at 19...
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Maybe it's time to rename the red-bellied woodpeckerDec 03, 2019 5:00 am - Some common bird names just don't make sense. Look at the woodpecker shown in the photo. Do you notice the bird's obvious red belly? Neither do I. Yet, it is called a r...
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Arlington Heights third-grader with Down syndrome featured in American Girl catalogDec 03, 2019 5:00 am - Third-grader Annie Osterhues of Arlington Heights loves to sing and dance around the house, but not to traditional children's music. This girl loves the soundtrack from ...