Cook County

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced a stay-at-home advisory effective Monday, in efforts to curb increasing coronavirus numbers. NBC 5’s Patrick Fazio reports

The first wedding of the year at the Cook County Clerk’s Office is always a big occasion, but this year it was significantly different. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski has the story.

Cook County reported more gun and opioid deaths in 2020 than any other year on record, officials said Friday.

A record 875 gun-related homicides occurred during 2020, the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office said Friday, breaking the previous record of 833 set in 1994. The medical examiner’s office released the information Jan. 1, as well as preliminary 2020 data on overall homicides, COVID-19 deaths, overdose deaths and suicides. Overall, 970 homicides were reported in 2020, the highest number in…

Hundreds of essential workers on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic in Cook County hit the picket line for a one-day strike on Tuesday. Sandra Torres reports.

A federal judge on Tuesday again delayed R. Kelly’s trial in Chicago on child pornography and other charges because of concerns about the coronavirus pandemic.

Hundreds of essential workers on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic in Cook County plan to strike Tuesday.

Hundreds of essential workers on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic in Cook County hit the picket line for a one-day strike on Tuesday. Sandra Torres reports.

Health officials in Cook County laid out their plans Monday for the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine, saying that healthcare workers and residents and staff of long-term care facilities will be among the first to receive the treatment. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.

Waves between 10 and 14 feet high are expected to flood the shores of Lake Michigan into the weekend.

It’s going to be a soaker of a Friday night, but rain will likely change to snow north and west of Chicago on Saturday. NBC 5 Meteorologist Paul Deanno has the forecast details for you.

Cook County, which includes the city of Chicago, will see its deadliest year for fatal opioid overdoses when 2020 ends, the county’s chief medical examiner said Wednesday.

A 14-year-old missing girl was found by Cook County Sheriff’s deputies, officials said Saturday as they announced the arrest of a 37-year-old man who allegedly trafficked the teenager. On Nov. 6., the sheriff’s office received information the juvenile was missing and at a high risk of being trafficked, according to a news release from the Cook County Sheriff’s Office....

More than 900 homicides have occurred so far in 2020, the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office said Monday. Of a total 902 homicides between Jan. 1 and Nov. 30 in Chicago and suburban Cook County, 810 were the result of gunshot wounds. In all of 2019, the medical examiner’s office handled a total of 675 homicides. This year marked the…

Illinois’ top doctor said Friday that based on metrics from the health department, Chicago and Cook County have been hit the hardest in the second wave of coronavirus.

Cook County issued a stay-at-home advisory Friday, urging residents to only leave home for essential activities to curb the spread of the deadly coronavirus.

A Chicago mother has been charged with filing a false police report after she said her SUV had been stolen with her 7-month-old son inside — a detail she later admitted she added to accelerate the hunt for the vehicle, police said.

As restaurants in Cook County face new restrictions amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, business owners are left scrambling to plan their next steps. NBC 5’s Natalie Martinez has the story.

With surging cases in suburban Cook County, several new restrictions were announced Monday. NBC 5’s Chris Coffey has the details.

Thousands of suburban Cook County residents experiencing financial hardship due to the coronavirus pandemic can now apply for $600 payments as part of a new assistance program announced Monday. Sandra Torres reports.