Cook County News

Update 05/18, 9:45 a.m. ~ Officers responding to the area observed a male subject lying on the ground in the 4800 block of Golf Road.

In the more than two and a half years Allan Kustok has been locked up for allegedly murdering his wife, he has yet to scratch together the $200,000 he needs to get out of custody.

A former Concordia University baseball player claims he was forced to perform sex acts on his coach in exchange for the promise of connections with major league scouts, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday in Cook County Circuit Court.

Two people were fatally shot in the head and another shot dead in the chest in overnight violence that wounded at least eight others, according to police.

Cashay Lee-Hill, 17, of Milwaukee was arrested May 4 for felony forgery for trying to buy $8.68 worth of merchandise at Bed Bath and Beyond with a counterfeit $100 bill, according to Deerfield Police reports .

Des Plaines A former varsity boys soccer coach and teacher at Maine West High School faces multiple criminal charges related to reports of bullying and hazing, Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez stated on Wednesday.

Little information has surfaced since the officer-involved shooting of a Homewood man inside an apartment building nearly four months ago .

New Trustees Are Also Sworn In As Heilmann Does Not Attend A party atmosphere dominated the Tuesday Oak Lawn Village Board Meeting with the swearing in of the new mayor and board of trustees.

A 21-year-old Orland Park man is facing felony charges after he was seen cutting open a Jeep's roof, and was later caught with stolen items from other car burglaries, according to police.

Everlina Hill sat on nearby steps, crying and praying, as she waited for official word of what she suspects in her heart: that her daughter and son-in-law died in an early morning fire in their Chicago Heights home.

A man and a woman, both believed to be in their 50s, were killed in the blaze in the 200 block of East 24th, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's office.

Authorities say DNA will be used to determine the identity of the decomposed remains of an infant found earlier this week in the Des Plaines River.

The Niles board of trustees room was filled to capacity May 14 as Mayor Andrew Przybylo and Trustees George Alpogianis, Danette Matyas and John Jekot were sworn in.

Do you think Illinois needs stricter guidelines for the blood-alcohol threshold for those driving under the influence? On Tuesday, the National Transportation Safety Board recommended states lower the blood-alcohol threshold for driving under the influence from .08 to .05 percent.

Investigators with the Illinois State Police, Riverdale Police, and Cook County State's Attorney's office conduct an investigation after Riverdale police officers shot a man who allegedly pointed a gun at them on May 15, 2013.

A candidate for the chairmanship of the Illinois Republican Party who supports gay marriage has pulled out of contention for the post.

If your home flooded during the April 18 storm, you can do two things immediately to start getting some financial help.

Former soccer coach Michael Divincenzo was "the adult in the room" who should have stopped the alleged hazing at Maine West High School, Cook County's top prosecutor said Wednesday.

Note: The following information was obtained from Algonquin Police Department arrest reports.

Taking the oath of office in a resolute voice, Dr. Sandra Bury was sworn in as the new village president of Oak Lawn, bringing a bitter end to the Unity Party-years that often resembled a bad reality TV show instead with board members constant bickering.