Cook County
-
Arrests made in Cook County jail smuggling ringJun 30, 2014 1:01 am - A correctional officer was among those arrested over the weekend for smuggling contraband into Cook County jail, authorities said. Cook County Sheriff Thomas Dart made t...
-
Appeals court upholds Beavers' tax convictionJun 30, 2014 1:00 am - A federal appeals court has upheld the tax-evasion conviction of a once-influential Chicago Democrat. Monday's 26-page ruling from a three-judge panel is at least partl...
-
Storms through suburbs take out power, disrupt travelJun 30, 2014 1:00 am - Storms came in with driving wind, rain and lightning Monday evening, but damage from the earliest line of bad weather was largely limited to lightning strikes and downed...
-
Dawn Patrol: Wheaton teens charged over posting lewd images; Palatine fireJun 27, 2014 5:01 am - District 200 teens accused of posting lewd images learn charges Two former Wheaton middle school students who face criminal charges in connection with the electroni...
-
How to navigate the weekend on area roads and transitJun 27, 2014 1:01 am - As construction continues on major roads like the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway and others, traffic for the upcoming weekend is likely to be jampacked. Allow plenty of ti...
-
Cook County sheriff warns of phone scamJun 27, 2014 1:01 am - Authorities are warning the public of a phone scam where callers are told they have an active warrant and must pay immediately or otherwise face arrest. In a news releas...
-
Program puts Navy personnel to work in trauma unitJun 27, 2014 1:01 am - Navy medical personnel will work in a Chicago-area trauma and burn unit as part of a new training program to help the military doctors, nurses and corpsmen prepare for c...
-
Judge rejects referendums on term limits, remapJun 27, 2014 1:01 am - Measures that would allow Illinois voters to decide on lawmaker term limits and a new political redistricting process can't appear on November's ballot, a judge ruled Fr...
-
Dawn Patrol: Charges against hot-air balloon operator? Busse Building to goJun 26, 2014 5:01 am - Charges could come against balloon operator A balloon operator who landed a hot-air balloon carrying four passengers in the middle of the Sun City senior living com...
-
Preckwinkle won't rule out mayoral bidJun 26, 2014 1:01 am - Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle still isn't saying whether she'll run against Rahm Emanuel for Chicago mayor next year. Preckwinkle spoke Thursday at the ...