Cook County
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Strong showing by Cook County high schools in machining competitionMay 13, 2019 1:00 am - High school students from Cook County were big winners last Thursday at the Technology & Manufacturing Association's 28th annual Precision Machining Competition, an annu...
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Family begs prosecutor to review conviction based ID by legally blind witnessMay 13, 2019 1:00 am - Nakesha Harris stood on the street outside Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx's office Monday, with tears in her eyes and her arms wrapped around a framed portrait of...
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New lab at Northwest Community will offer cutting-edge cardiac careMay 12, 2019 11:00 pm - Martha Atherton of Palatine fit right in last week at Northwest Community Hospital, wearing her monogrammed lab coat and mingling with all of the physicians and foundati...
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Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi's Listening Tour to Stop in the Village of McCook on May 15thMay 12, 2019 11:00 pm - Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi's countywide Listening Tour will make a stop in the Village of McCook on Wednesday, May 15th. The tour is a part of a commitment to tran...
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Report says Cook County ripe for measles outbreakMay 09, 2019 1:00 am - A new report says Cook County is one of the most likely places for a measles outbreak - and could see among the largest number of cases of any county at risk. The report...
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Foxx recusal leaves AG to prosecute case against activistMay 08, 2019 11:00 pm - A special prosecutor from the Illinois Attorney General's office will prosecute misdemeanor charges against Jedidiah Brown, after Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx d...
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Cook County Health Selected as One of 15 Sites to Participate in National Initiative to Expand Opioid Treatment in JailsMay 08, 2019 11:00 pm - As opioid-related deaths continue to increase at an alarming rate, jails are at the epicenter of the opioid crisis. Tens of thousands of people with opioid use disorder ...
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Study: City tough for workers without degreeMay 08, 2019 11:00 pm - For adults without a college degree, Chicago might not be the ideal place to find a good-paying job and put down roots. A report from the Federal Reserve suggests they s...
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'Everybody wins' at Special Olympics track meet in Mount ProspectMay 08, 2019 1:00 am - Victories were measured in the smiles of parents in the bleachers, the excitement in the faces of the athletes and the high standard of sportsmanship set by all at the S...
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Second COD president finalist meets the publicMay 08, 2019 1:00 am - Ken Trzaska began his career in higher education when he landed a job at the College of DuPage's writing center. More than two decades later, the 46-year-old returned to...