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Local Republicans were going after Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle on Wednesday, for her controversial comments about former President Ronald Reagan. She has apologized for saying Reagan deserves "a special place in hell" for his role in the war on drugs.
The Cook County State's Attorney has announced the indictment of six people - all accused of using their positions in Chicago area school districts to steal money from taxpayers.
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is apologizing for saying former President Ronald Reagan deserves "a special place in hell" for his role in the war on drugs.
The former Cook County Medical Examiner is speaking out for the first time after being forced from office two months ago.
Wathena Young, 48, who had an extensive criminal history, died on her birthday Sunday while in the custody of the Cook County Sheriff's Department after being arrested for shoplifting.
Chicago Police Supt. Garry McCarthy has found a new way to keep gang members off their street corners.
Nearly 150 angry homeowners and renters, many facing foreclosure, jammed a near West Side union hall to demand a moratorium on evictions.
A trial is underway at the Federal Building in a lawsuit against Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart.
A Cook County Jail officer faces prison time for allegedly hitting an inmate and knocking him down.
The communications chief for former Cook County President Todd Stroger was indicted on Thursday, accused of steering county business to friends.
A federal lawsuit about to go to trial alleges Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart's office has retaliated against employees who didn't support Dart politically.
Investigators say they have cracked the case of an auto theft ring that stole some 200 vehicles in Chicago.
Property owners who still haven't paid their 2010 taxes are receiving one last chance to make good on their bills.
Jennifer Hudson recently befriended the victim of another horrendous crime, according to a report Tuesday.
Melanie the police dog tracked the robber's scent to an apartment complex near the Glenview bank that was robbed.
A veteran Cook County Circuit Court employee was ordered held in lieu of $750,000 bail Saturday for allegedly taking court files from work and then shredding them at her kitchen table.
Police on Friday morning were questioning a suspect in the deadly hit-and-run crash in which a Cook County corrections officer was killed.
A former Buddhist priest from the southwest suburbs has been brought back to the Chicago area to face charges he sexually assaulted a teenage girl.
Falling property values mean falling tax revenues in Chicago.
Chicago police confirm they are talking with a "person of interest" in the hit-and-run that killed a Cook County correctional officer Wednesday night.
Two Cook County property tax review analysts have been charged by federal authorities for accepting $1,500 in bribes to help cut some homeowner's assessments.
The possibility that more victims of John Wayne Gacy could be buried on the Northwest Side has prompted the Cook County sheriff to push once again for a dig on private property.
Police say Cedar Park Cemetery in Calumet Park is getting hit hard by thieves looking to cash in on bronze grave markers. CBS 2's Pamela Jones reports.
A Brookfield man stands accused of neglecting the medical needs of his bedridden wife for years, refusing to even purchase a proper bed or basic first aid products while spending his wife's disability checks.
Monday was painful for the nurses, doctors and staff who worked with, knew, loved and respected Heidi Roseen. CBS 2's Dorothy Tucker reports.
