The number of opioid overdose deaths and homicides dropped in Cook County last year. Deaths in both categories have fallen significantly since their COVID-era peaks. COOK CO., Ill. - The number of ...

The body of a Chicago Public Schools teacher who went missing over one week ago was pulled from Lake Michigan on Monday ...

Chicago and Cook County saw another steep decline in fatal opioid overdoses last year, records show, four years after a recent peak in such cases during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. 2025 ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- An 80-year-old man died Monday due to extreme cold weather conditions, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office. Police said a 56-year-old man found the victim ...