Cook County

Cook County prosecutors have charged the former head of food services at a south suburban school district of engaging in a massive embezzlement scheme in which she allegedly stole more than 11,000 cases of chicken wings and $1.5 million in taxpayer funds over a 19-month period, court documents revealed.

Skeletal remains were found Tuesday morning in the Beaubien Woods of the Cook County Forest Preserve, according to officials.

The wedding ceremony was officiated for the Brookfield Couple who received the first marriage license of the year in Cook County.

Among one couple’s earliest affairs of 2023 is becoming the first to tie the knot in the new year in Cook County.

The Cook County Public Defender’s office has a team of attorneys who are providing community members free education about their legal rights, as well as helping those in need of emergency legal representation. NBC 5’s Christian Farr reports.

The Cook County State’s Attorney’s office released an updated search warrant policy Friday, moving to require increased police disclosures when a warrant is executed.

Cook County prosecutors on Monday asked for more time to decide on whether to prosecute R&B star R. Kelly on sexual abuse charges involving four Chicago-area women. At a brief hearing at the Leighton Criminal Court building, Assistant State’s Attorney Tene McCoy Cummings told Judge Lawrence Flood that the prosecution still is assembling transcripts from Kelly’s trials in federal...

Chicago police on Tuesday issued community alerts for different parts of the city about dozens of motor vehicle thefts, warning residents in the areas with certain vehicle makes to be on high alert. But the problem isn’t just limited to the city of Chicago. According to officials, the crimes all stem from TikTok videos.

According to the Cook County Department of Animal and Rabies Control, a “significant” number of the bats were found inside people’s homes.

The deadline for Cook County residents to apply for an income pilot program that guarantees two years worth of $500 monthly payments is looming.

Drivers in Cook County now have a new way to try to deter carjackings and recover stolen cars more quickly. NBC 5’s Patrick Fazio reports.

Cook County has received 184,000 applications as of Monday, according to county officials. The pilot, which is funded through the federal American Rescue Plan Act, is taking applications online until 11:59 p.m. Friday.

The application portal for the Cook County Promise Guaranteed Income Pilot program opened on Thursday, allowing Cook County residents to apply for monthly payments of $500 for two years.

The application portal for the Cook County Promise Guaranteed Income Pilot program opened on Thursday, allowing Cook County residents to apply for monthly payments of $500 for two years.

Property tax bills should land in mailboxes across Cook County around the same time as holiday cards, with second installment payments expected to come due before the end of the year, county officials said.

According to the Sheriff’s office, the spike in thefts is due to a social media craze.

The car thieves seem to be specifically targeting “unoccupied vehicles that require a physical key, not a starter button.”

A coyote living in an outdoor enclosure at a north suburban forest preserve is at the center of much controversy, as animal rights activists urge Cook County officials to release him.

A coyote living in an outdoor enclosure at a north suburban forest preserve is at the center of much controversy, as animal rights activists urge Cook County officials to release him.

Relatives who have lost loved ones to violent crime in Chicago joined community activist Andrew Holmes and former Gov. Rod Blagojevich Friday as they called on law enforcement to do more to get criminals off the streets.