Most Chicago Area Counties Among Illinois' Healthiest, But Not Cook
Cook County came in the middle of the pack in a recent county health ranking for Illinois, but seven other Chicago area counties were among the top 20.
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Cook County came in the middle of the pack in a recent county health ranking for Illinois, but seven other Chicago area counties were among the top 20.
The DuPage Narcan Program released its annual report revealing an increase in opioid-related deaths and narcan saves.
With West Nile virus being a possibility, the Forest Preserve in the county plans to spray adulticides in certain situations.
Two DuPage County governments said Wednesday they have combined efforts for a "win" for taxpayers.
The DuPage County Coroner reports heroin-related deaths are up more than 50 percent in the area.
There were 78 heroin-related overdose deaths in DuPage County last year, compared to 51 in 2015.
DuPage County officials said they are fine-tuning a plan to merge their election commission with the county clerk's office.
Police have released tapes of calls made to 911 moments before a DuPage County Sheriff's deputy shot and killed a 17-year-old boy in unincorporated Villa Park on Monday.
A call to a violent domestic disturbance, ends with a 17-year-old boy shot by a DuPage County Sheriff's deputy.
Forty thousand dollars will go to the EpiPen initiative in DuPage County, money raised by the Annie LeGere Foundation. WBBM's Steve Miller reports.
A bur oak tree which stood in DuPage County for 250 years is gone.
Four detectives with the DuPage County sheriff's office were walking the area where "Baby Hope" was found and talking to residents to see if they could learn any new information that would help the case, authorities said.
Five suspects were taken into custody after they initially ran away from deputies, according to the sheriff's office.
By law, Rene Rojo must serve at least 75 percent of the sentence before he is eligible for parole, prosecutors said.
Lawrence Schauer, 63, has been ruled sexually violent and must remain in the custody of IDHS for treatment following a one-day DuPage County trial, according to a statement from the Attorney General Lisa Madigan's office.
DuPage County officials say they are not giving up trying to find the parents of an infant found dead along a Wheaton road last month.
The DuPage County sheriff's office is mourning the loss of its beloved bomb-sniffing dog Utah, a 13-year-old black lab that died Wednesday.
"Thirty-seven thousand children in DuPage County are uncertain where their next meal is coming from," said Deb Baker, executive director of HCS Family Services.
Paulette Jones, 73; and her daughter were in a Nissan Altima heading west on Grand Avenue near Wilson Street about 2:35 p.m. when their car was hit head-on by a Mercury Grand Marquis that had crossed into oncoming traffic, according to the DuPage County sheriff's office.
The executive director of the Illinois Crime Commission is offering a public reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of anyone conspiring to kill police officers in DuPage County.
Hanover Park Deputy Police Chief Andrew Johnson said the heroin problem is not just a law enforcement issue.
It started as a painkiller for cancer patients. Now, it's a street drug being manufactured in illegal pill labs by drug cartels and it is killing users.
Another county in the Chicago area is seeing an increase in the number of Fentanyl-related deaths.
A $900,000 renovation was underway for the DuPage County facility for lost or stray animals, and officials said it will keep the animals healthier and calmer.
