Cook County

The Cook County Department of Public Health’s emergency travel guidance now directs travelers from 22 states to quarantine for 14 days. The guidance mirrors Chicago’s travel order, which also requires anyone visiting or returning to the city from one of 22 states to self-quarantine for two weeks. Cook County, which includes several suburbs surrounding Chicago, will follow the same list…

Cook County reached a grim milestone on Wednesday, becoming just the second county in the U.S. to top 100,000 coronavirus cases since the pandemic began.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker updates on coronavirus pandemic in the state on July 22.

The Cook County Department of Public Health on Friday issued emergency travel guidance directing travelers from certain states to quarantine for 14 days.

The Cook County Department of Public Health on Friday issued emergency travel guidance directing travelers from certain states to quarantine for 14 days.

The Cook County state’s attorney’s office is launching a new online process to report allegations of criminal police misconduct including excessive force and intimidation.

Bail was denied Friday for two 20-year-old men charged in connection with a fatal shooting last summer in Austin on the West Side. Romeo Langston and Jahuan Smith are each charged with first-degree murder for the Aug. 4, 2019, killing of Deon Nelson, according to the Cook County state’s attorney’s office. That night, Nelson and his girlfriend, both 21, were…

Chicago’s emergency travel order began Monday morning, directing anyone who visits one of 15 states in the U.S. currently experiencing a rise in coronavirus cases to quarantine for 14 days. Lisa Chavarria reports.

On this Fourth of July, demonstrators gathered in communities throughout Chicago to protest racism and inequality in Black and brown communities. NBC 5’s Chris Hush reports.

Amid a renewed focus on police accountability and allegations of systemic victimization of African American citizens, attorneys and recently exonerated individuals in Cook County are asking why it takes so long to investigate allegations of police corruption. NBC 5 Investigates’ Phil Rogers reports

Chicago issued an emergency travel order Thursday directing anyone who visits one of 15 states in the U.S. currently experiencing a rise in coronavirus cases to quarantine for 14 days.

 A man has been charged in a fatal stabbing Tuesday in west suburban Elk Grove Village. Jonas Villafuerte-Vega, 39, is charged with a felony count of first-degree murder for the death of 45-year-old Dionicio Hernandez, according to Elk Grove Village police and Cook County court records. Officers were called about a person lying in a ditch at 8:06 a.m. Tuesday…

A man was found stabbed to death Tuesday morning in west suburban Elk Grove Village. The Elk Grove Village Police Department was dispatched to the 1400 block of Greenleaf Tuesday around 8 a.m., where officers found a deceased male in a grassy area near the railroad tracks. The 45-year-old man from Des Plaines had suffered multiple stab wounds, according to…

Another 28 people died of COVID-19 in Cook County, officials announced Wednesday. The newly confirmed fatalities bring the county’s toll to 4,120, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office. On Tuesday, Illinois health officials said the COVID-19 death toll in the state climbed to 6,018. So far, 129,212 cases of the coronavirus have been reported in Illinois.

Two men are facing weapons charges in connection with a crash Friday in Bronzeville on the South Side shortly after gunshots were reported in the area. Antwoine Hill, 26, was charged with one felony count of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, while Cortez Williams, 27, was charged with being an armed habitual criminal, Chicago police said. A black Dodge…

A total of 15 gun-related homicides took place across Cook County Sunday, the highest number of daily homicides the chief medical examiner said she has seen in her more than 18 years with the county. Three additional forensic pathologists were called in Monday to handle an increased caseload of 35 autopsies, which is approximately 15 to 20 more than the…

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has issued a disaster proclamation for numerous counties throughout the state to help with recovery efforts following looting and civil unrest over the weekend. The proclamation covers Champaign, Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Madison, Macon, Sangamon and Will counties, Pritzker announced during a press conference Monday. “(This order) will allow us to coordinate with state agencies...

The number of coronavirus cases in Illinois has continued to grow this month prompting the cancellation of several events and closures of multiple Chicago-area schools to prevent its spread. Meanwhile, Gov. J.B. Pritzker has declared a disaster proclamation over the outbreak in the state, which is under a stay-at-home order until May 30. (Note: for the latest cases in Indiana,…

Cook County has seen more deaths in the first half of 2020 than it had in all of 2019, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced Wednesday.

Power outages are being reported in the area as a round of powerful thunderstorms impacts the region. According to the ComEd outage map, more than 14,000 customers in suburban Will County are without power. Power lines were damaged in some areas, including in Crest Hill, as a thunderstorm led to a severe thunderstorm warning in the county. According to the…