Group Asks Emanuel, Alvarez To Look Into Torture Allegations
Men tortured under disgraced former Chicago police Cmdr. Jon Burge gathered in front of the Criminal Courts Building on Sunday, calling on mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel to take action.
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Men tortured under disgraced former Chicago police Cmdr. Jon Burge gathered in front of the Criminal Courts Building on Sunday, calling on mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel to take action.
A state board meets Tuesday to decide the fate of Cook County-operated Oak Forest Hospital.
Gov. Pat Quinn and Cook County Clerk David Orr will be among those in attendance for a historic ceremony next month, in which 30 gay and lesbian couples will be joined in civil unions in Millennium Park.
Some drivers are playing the system by displaying police uniforms or other material -- suggesting they are members of law enforcement -- to avoid parking regulations and fines at a Cook County courthouse. 2 Investigator Dave Savini reports.
Dewayne Yarbrough kept the alligator in a fish tank at his Ford Heights residence because "chicks dig it," he told authorities.
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is taking a strong stand urging state regulators to reverse a decision on planned changes at Oak Forest Hospital.
A special Cook County squad is charged with seeking fugitives -- tens of thousands of them. CBS 2's Kristyn Hartman reports.
A Cook County mortgage foreclosure program, which began last year, has proven that it's helping certain homeowners – but some commissioners believe it has a long way to go.
Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle are teaming up to make more jobs and summer programs available for young people in the City of Chicago.
A 38-year-old man has been charged with burglary after police found him, fidgety and nervous, walking around with a printer.
A frost advisory has been issued for northern Illinois, and officials are advising sensitive vegetation be covered early Wednesday.
Two tied election races in Cook County are to be decided by the toss of a coin.
A 24-year-old Ottawa man has been charged with indecent solicitation of a child after allegedly trying to solicit sex from an undercover officer posing as a 13-year-old girl in an online chat room.
A royal wedding of a sort also took place in Cook County this morning, courtesy of Cook County Clerk David Orr.
A person of interest is in custody as police continue to investigate the death of a pregnant 18-year-old south suburban woman found strangled in a forest preserve on Sunday.
A new Illinois report restates a warning that the proposed closure of a suburban Chicago hospital could make it tougher on the uninsured.
The 49-year-old ex-convict was on crutches, but that didn't keep him from escaping custody.
A 12-year-old boy was shot in the back during dismissal in front of a Gresham neighborhood elementary school.
Many Cook County government offices were closed on Friday in the first of five government shutdown days this year to help the county save $3.5 million.
The Cook County health system's clinics will be closed tomorrow as part of a plan to save millions.
Cook County has come up with a capital improvements program that puts the brakes on some big projects that once had a green light.
A man accused of murdering his son in 2009 filed a federal lawsuit after a judge twice refused to throw out a videotaped confession.
Cook County is now requiring public employees to publicly declare when politics is involved in the hiring process.
Police arrested eight men and a woman who were allegedly operating a counterfeit apparel sales ring out of stores in Chicago and suburban areas, the Cook County Sheriff's office announced Saturday.
The wife of a Joliet man struck and killed by a Metra train last year has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the rail agency and its partners.
