Results for “Cook County Sheriff's Police”

WFLDNot rated15 hours ago

3 armed men on CTA Red Line in less than an hour

Three men were arrested on weapons charges within a single hour along the CTA Red Line after deputies stopped them for minor rule violations and discovered loaded guns. Cook County Sheriff's Police officers conducted the three separate...

WFLDNot rated9 days ago

Chicago man charged after stolen gun found during South Side eviction

A 42-year-old Chicago man is facing a felony gun charge after Cook County sheriff's deputies discovered a stolen firearm at the foot of his bed while enforcing a court-ordered eviction on the South Side. Marecko Green was arrested Oct....

WFLDNot rated9 days ago

Chicago man accused in 3 killings faces new jail drug charge

A new felony charge adds to the cases facing a Chicago man held in Cook County Jail, where he awaits trial in three separate murder cases. The Cook County Sheriff’s Office said correctional staff saw 21-year-old Anthony Nunnally...

Injustice WatchNot rated7 days ago

All Cook County circuit judges on track to win retention, but three face narrow margins

Three judges who received negative bar association ratings sit just above the 60% threshold, with all but a few dozen city precincts reporting.

WSNS-TVNot rated8 days ago

Taxes on millionaires: what they're saying in the Cook County referendum

Chicago Sun-TimesLeans left9 days ago

Early voting, mail ballot turnout in Cook County surpasses 2022 levels by nearly 30%

<p>Early voting and mail-in ballot turnout in suburban Cook County for the midterm elections has surpassed turnout in the 2022 gubernatorial election by nearly 30% so far, Cook County Clerk Monica Gordon said Monday. </p><p>More than...

Chicago Sun-TimesLeans left19 hours ago

Independent review of Cook County Jail can improve conditions, save lives

<p>As faith leaders representing multiple religious traditions, we are unified in the conviction that every human life possesses inherent worth and dignity. That includes those who are incarcerated and awaiting trial.&nbsp;</p><p>Over...

WFLDNot rated2 days ago

Cook County jury awards $28 million to Bellwood family after son suffers severe birth injuries

A Cook County jury has awarded $28 million to a Bellwood family after their son suffered severe injuries during childbirth. Family awarded $28 million The verdict comes more than two years after Teray Boyd filed a medical negligence...

The Herald-NewsNot rated12 hours ago

DuPage and suburban Cook county football previews for the quarterfinal round of the IHSA playoffs

IC Catholic heads to Byron for a huge showdown in Class 3A. Wheaton North, coming off an upset of Geneva, tries to keep it going at defending Class 6A champ Fenwick. Here are Joshua Welge's previews and picks for all of the quarterfinal...

WLS-TVNot rated3 days ago

Our Chicago: Helping Cook County Veterans Get the Benefits They've Earned

Wednesday is Veterans Day, a time for the country to honor the men and women who have served in the U.S. military.

The New York TimesLeft4 days ago

Mysterious Request Scrambles Major Supreme Court Gun Case Against Cook County

In an unusual move, the lead plaintiff in one of two cases challenging semiautomatic weapons bans has asked to drop out weeks before the cases are heard.

The Herald-NewsNot rated4 days ago

Week of Oct. 26: Best residential property deals in Kendall County

A single-family home in Oswego that sold for $285,000 is leading the list of the best real estate deals in Kendall County in the past week.

WLS-TVNot rated2 days ago

Man convicted of fatally stabbing young mother 120 times at suburban home in 1966

A guilty verdict 60 years in the making was delivered in a Cook County courtroom on Monday.

ReasonTVLeans right3 days ago

Second Amendment Roundup: Viramontes Is Not Moot

Cook County includes AK-47 rifles to be among “AR-15 platform weapons”

The Daily NorthwesternNot rated6 days ago

Despite a full ballot, Illinois’ judicial elections fall under the radar

When Skokie resident Martina Macias voted early in the 2026 midterm elections, she brought Injustice Watch’s four-page judicial election voting guide with her to the polling station. Macias, who follows political news primarily through...

WLS-TVNot rated6 days ago

Families question medical examiner after quick identification of 55 bodies in funeral home case

Families whose loved ones went unidentified for weeks or years at the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office are questioning why bodies in a recent high-profile funeral home case were identified so quickly.

Chicago Sun-TimesLeans left12 days ago

Person found dead inside burning car in Roseland

<p>A person was found dead in a burning car early Friday in Roseland on the Far South Side. </p><p>Around 12:15 a.m., officers responded to a vehicle fire in the 10800 block of South Eggleston Avenue where the person was found and...

WFLDNot rated2 days ago

Aurora Hindu temple shooting plot: Suspect to face charges in court

A 19-year-old accused of plotting a mass shooting at a suburban Chicago Hindu temple returns to a Cook County courtroom Monday, facing formal indictment while pressure builds for federal intervention. Alexandros Paporakis was arrested...

Chicago Sun-TimesLeans left8 days ago

Man, 26, shot in Humboldt Park dies

<p>A 26-year-old man shot in the Humboldt Park neighborhood has died, officials announced Tuesday. </p><p>Ricardo T. Bryant, 26, was shot Monday about 10:45 a.m. in the 3100 block of West Ohio Street, police and the Cook County medical...

Chicago Sun-TimesLeans left13 days ago

Newborn dies after teen gives birth at Far South Side school

<p>Police are investigating following the death of a newborn whose teen mother gave gave birth at a Far South Side school Wednesday afternoon in the Riverdale neighborhood.</p><p>The 15-year-old girl gave birth around 3 p.m. Wednesday...

Chicago Sun-TimesLeans left1 day ago

Man found fatally shot in Belmont Cragin alley

A man was fatally shot in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood Tuesday evening, according to Chicago police. CHICAGO — Police are searching for answers after a man was found shot to death on the city's Northwest Side on Tuesday afternoon....

Chicago Sun-TimesLeans left1 day ago

Chicago police sergeant dies after being found unresponsive at Northwest Side station

<p>A Chicago police sergeant died Tuesday after being found unresponsive at a police station on the Northwest Side, officials said.</p><p>The sergeant, identified as 49-year-old Timothy Martin, was on duty when he was found around 1:14...

Chicago Sun-TimesLeans left9 days ago

CEO of violence prevention group fatally gunned down in Chicago Heights office

<p>Someone fatally shot the CEO of a violence prevention group who worked in violence-plagued areas of Chicago on Saturday night in suburban Chicago Heights, officials said. </p><p>Andre Thomas, 57, was found with multiple gunshot...

The Daily NorthwesternNot rated7 days ago

Democrats sweep Water Reclamation District seats

Democratic nominees are projected to sweep the four open seats on the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago’s nine-member board Tuesday. There were three six-year seats and one unexpired two-year seat up for grabs....

The Daily NorthwesternNot rated8 days ago

Democrats projected to sweep countywide elections

Democratic nominees swept the elections for countywide offices on Tuesday. Democrat Toni Preckwinkle was elected to her fifth term as Cook County board president. The race was called at 9:28 p.m. At that time, Preckwinkle received 78.8%...

Chicago Sun-TimesLeans left12 days ago

Chicago judge says she was a victim of convicted extortionist who posed as cocaine king Pablo Escobar's son

<p>A Cook County judge who presides over domestic violence cases says she was a victim of a convicted felon who posed as the son of a Colombian drug lord.</p><p>Jeanne Wrenn is among at least three influential women with whom Jawad...

Chicago Sun-TimesLeans left2 days ago

Gunman bursts into Gresham home, sexually assaults woman, police say

Chicago police are searching for a man who broke into a Gresham home where he sexually assaulted a woman and robbed her Friday morning on the South Side. Police are looking for the armed person who broke into a South Side home and...

Chicago Sun-TimesLeans left10 hours ago

2 lawsuits allege Salvation Army youth pastor sexually abused three children in Chicago suburbs

Three women came forward Wednesday to say they've carried the lasting effects of sexual abuse they endured as children at the hands of a Salvation Army youth pastor for nearly three decades — along with the burden of what they describe...

Hindustan TimesCenter7 days ago

Lil Durk bond hearing: Prosecutors argue against rapper's release in VICAR case; alleges he is paying for support

Prosecutors urged a judge to deny rapper Lil Durk bail, alleging attempts to influence the court through paid supporters and celebrity endorsements. Lil Durk's dad says his son's placement in solitary confinement is nothing more than...

Chicago Sun-TimesLeans left7 days ago

Blue tsunami raises Democrats' already massive advantages in the Illinois General Assembly

Democrats’ nationwide blue tsunami swept through Springfield on Tuesday night, too, running up the state party's super majorities toward historic highs in the Illinois General Assembly. Covered by 3 outlets: 1 lean left, 2 are not rated.