The new domestic violence task force for Chicago and Cook County held its first meeting Wednesday, as the state's attorney ...

The incident happened at Medgar Evers Elementary School in Ford Heights last Thursday, where the Cook County Sheriff's Office ...

Former Chicago police Supt. and Cook County Sheriff James O'Grady died last week. O'Grady died Monday, Jan. 5, according to a ...

January is Radon Action Month, and the Cook County Department of Public Health is urging residents to test their homes for ...

Cook County is offering free lead removal and home repairs to suburban residents as part of their new Lead-Safe Cook County ...

Flooding in a Cook County building downtown led to a large emergency response on Friday morning. Building occupants at 69 West Washington, across from the Christkindlmarket in Daley Plaza, received ...

Adam Beckerink​, the man charged with murder in the death of his estranged wife, Caitlin Tracey​, at his South Loop condo ...

The Cook County Medical Examiner's office released Chicago Public School teacher Linda Brown's cause of death after an ...

The Cook County Crime Stoppers is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in the deadly hit-and-run of ...

Severe flu season is sending many people to hospital emergency rooms across the country, including in the Chicago area.

Each year, CBS News Chicago remembers some of the many people who made the city tick through a variety of talents and achievements, and even in some cases infamy. Some of the people on this list will ...