Chicago and Cook County saw another steep decline in fatal opioid overdoses last year, records show, four years after a ...

Two new cold weather deaths have brought the total number of confirmed or suspected Cook County weather deaths to seven since a snowstorm and frigid temperatures swept through the Midwest, officials ...

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COOK COUNTY (WLS) -- The death of Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough has caused confusion and delays in processing vital records, including birth, death and marriage certificates. The clerk's office ...

In the weeks right after the mass shooting at the Highland Park Independence Day parade last year, a suburban man allegedly told a family member to hide his handguns, saying he was concerned he would ...

Though blockchain has been primarily used in financial and legal services, this Chicago county office is looking to introduce the technology to real estate recordkeeping. On Oct. 7, the Cook ...

Cook County has recorded its 13,000th coronavirus death, officials said Wednesday, calling it a "grim milestone" that comes as trailers are once again being deployed to hospitals. Officials, citing ...

Cook County prosecutors on Monday asked for more time to decide on whether to prosecute R&B star R. Kelly on sexual abuse charges involving four Chicago-area women. At a brief hearing at the Leighton ...

Malcolm, a Chicago man in his 20s, had a solid job and was proud he could provide for his kids. But one day his supervisor called him into the office and told him he was fired. The company, a big box ...