The Latest Breaking News from Cook County

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says people charged with violent crimes ‘are guilty’ and shouldn’t be released on bail pending trial

CHICAGO — Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot escalated her ongoing feud with the Cook County criminal courts system on Monday when she said judges shouldn’t allow people charged with violent crimes out on bail because they are guilty if they have been charged.

Chicago Tribune · Jun 7, 2022

By flouting ethics rules, tax commissioner sends wrong message to taxpayers

Board of Review Commissioner Tammy Wendt should abide by the ruling from the Cook County Board of Ethics.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 5, 2022

Local election officials are committed to protecting voters rights

Elections are administered by state and local officials who implement numerous safeguards to protect the security of your vote.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 5, 2022

Commentary: Our laws and access to high-powered weapons don’t allow us to stop tragedies like Uvalde

My husband and I currently have custody and are raising our grandsons, ages 6 and 8. My initial response to the atrocity in Uvalde, Texas, was as a law enforcement officer. I pored over every detail as it was released and contemplated how I could prevent or mitigate this from…

Chicago Tribune · Jun 1, 2022

Tornado warning issued for parts of northern Cook County

A severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was moving northeast over Addison at 4 p.m. and was expected to pass O’Hare Airport, the Weather Service said.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 25, 2022

Bail denied to accused shooter and buddy who allegedly took gun in killings near McDonald’s on Near North Side

Calling last week’s mass shooting in the city’s Near North Side “a massacre in the middle of Chicago and State,” a Cook County judge on Sunday denied bail for the 21-year-old alleged gunman and a buddy who allegedly took the murder weapon moments after it was used to kill two…

Chicago Tribune · May 23, 2022

Off-duty sheriff injures man who shot at him at Millennium Park, police say

CHICAGO — An off-duty Cook County Sheriff working security at Millennium Park shot a man after the man fired a gun Friday evening, Chicago police said.

Chicago Tribune · May 21, 2022

1 killed and 31 others — including 13-year-old boy — wounded by gunfire over weekend in Chicago

The fatal shooting occurred Sunday morning in a Gresham apartment complex on the South Side.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 21, 2022

Millennium Park shootout: Man, security guard exchange gunfire as more violence erupts at city’s premier downtown park

A 22-year-old man was attempting to enter the park in the first block of East Monroe Street but he refused to be checked for weapons at the entry point, police said.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 21, 2022

Eight Illinois counties hit high risk level for COVID-19 — and Cook County’s not far behind

Cases have been on the rise statewide since mid-March, or a few weeks after Gov. J.B. Pritzker lifted his indoor mask mandate.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 20, 2022