Cook County Deputy Ty Backlund announced Friday that he will run for Cook County Sheriff in the November election. Backlund ...

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A drug bust in Cook County led to the arrest of two men and the seizure of several dogs, guns, other weapons, cocaine, and ...

Cook County Sheriff's Police searched the Ford Heights home Jan. 7 following a narcotics investigation.

Cook County Sheriff’s Police are seeking the public’s help to locate Michael Quinn, 73, who was reported missing by his family from unincorporated Stickney Township. Quinn was last seen by family ...

The Cook County medical examiner’s office is reporting a significant decline in the number of homicides and opioid overdose deaths in 2025. Additionally, the agency is reporting a 4.2% drop in the ...

In 2025, Cook County began the year with a new state’s attorney and ended it with a new chief judge, ushering in another era for one of the largest court systems in the country. Upon taking office in ...

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Cook County sheriff’s investigators say a quiet Oak Forest warehouse turned out to be packed with more than $2 million in suspected stolen merchandise, all traced back to a single missing cargo ...

New body camera video from the Cook County Sheriff's Office shows a suburban man who has been missing for over a month. The video shows Dan Davis getting out of a police vehicle around 12:30 a.m. on ...