Family Furious After Discovery That Missing Man Was In Cook County Morgue All Along, Misidentified
A man was missing for months and his family never gave up – until they found out he had been lying in the morgue, misidentified.
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A man was missing for months and his family never gave up – until they found out he had been lying in the morgue, misidentified.
A Winnetka man stood charged with child pornography Wednesday, after authorities said he used the social media app Kik to send someone an explicit video of a minor.
They were dogs with days left until they were saved -- by a jail sentence.
On Friday, defendant Lisa Lash hid from CBS 2 in the bathroom when asked about it. She allegedly wrote herself this check for $50,000 and called it a gift.
In a court filing Wednesday, attorneys for Jussie Smollett reiterated their claims of his innocence -- but claimed that if he had made false statements about being the victim of a hate crime, there was no way he could have known or controlled how extensively police would investigate or how much it would cost.
A new Cook County law is intended to help ex-offenders find housing, but landlords worry it will make it harder to find good tenants.
Jussie Smollett's team now claims there is evidence to support their client's innocence. But it is unclear what that evidence actually is.
Webb, a former U.S. Attorney, is now tasked with re-examining the handling of the Jussie Smollett case. New charges are possible. It's the sixth time he's been tapped as a special prosecutor.
Judge Michael Toomin announced Webb's appointment as special prosecutor at a hearing Friday morning at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse.
An off-duty Cook County officer was killed in a fiery crash on the Illinois River Bridge while assisting another driver Sunday afternoon.
Severe storms are on the way for the Chicago area and neighboring counties.
Michael Gargiulo, who was 17 years old at the time, lived down the street but wasn't officially linked to the case until 2003 when DNA found under Pacaccio's fingernails turned out to be a match.
Charles Goosby died three years ago. He was cremated, and his remains were supposed to be placed in a mausoleum at Oak Woods Cemetery.
Westlake Hospital in west suburban Melrose Park appears poised to close for good on Friday, after months of legal battles over the medical center's future, after a Cook County judge put off ruling on a request to hold ownership in contempt of court.
Cook County Sheriff's Police Officer Thomas M. Nortman has been charged in a September 2018 crash that killed two women in Niles.
Inmates at Cook County Jail have been taking part in a round-robin chess tournament online, competing against inmates from six other countries: Armenia, Belarus, Brazil, England, Italy, and Russia.
A unique two-day chess tournament will be held at Cook County Jail in Chicago this week.
Two men were have already been charged with murder in the slaying of a mother in front of her two kids in April, and now, a third man wanted in connection with the murder has been let off the hook.
A statewide animal abuser registry could be in our future, with an Illinois state senator saying he has plans to reintroduce a bill that would make it happen.
The Cook County animal abuser registry has gone unused for its years of existence because the court clerk's office didn't know it existed, officials say.
Cook County's animal abuser registry, meant to prevent convicted animal abusers from buying pets, has never been used since it was created.
The Cook County Sheriff's Office's database meant to prevent convicted animal abusers from buying pets has never been used during its years of existence.
Every year, concern grows among homeowners throughout Cook County as property tax bills come in. The high bills could have to do with the country's assessed value of your home.
