theGrio

Back to the Top

Main menu

Skip to primary content
Skip to secondary content
  • Home
  • Entertainment
    • Music
    • The Dish
  • Health
    • Ask Dr. Ty
    • Black Men’s Health
    • Black Women and Breast Cancer
    • Back to School Health
  • Living
    • Travel and Leisure
    • Living Forward
    • Books
  • Politics
    • Perry on Politics
  • Sports
  • News
    • Good News
  • Opinion

Cook County

Video still of crime scene at South Shore, Chicago. Courtesy NBC Chicago

5 shot in South Shore neighborhood of Chicago

theGrio
NBC Chicago - Witnesses said a woman waiting for a bus was one of five people wounded when gunfire erupted at a busy corner Monday evening in the South Shore neighborhood...
Read More | Leave CommentComments (-)
Galacia Malone. Courtesy NBC Chicago.

Pregnant woman votes en route to hospital to give birth

theGrio
NBC Chicago - For anyone who ever thought they were too busy to vote, meet 21-year-old Galicia Malone. The south suburban Dolton mom-to-be was spotted at her polling place Tuesday morning on her way to give birth at a local hospital...
Read More | Leave CommentComments (-)
In this Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012 photo, a box of ammunition is seen on the counter of a gun shop in Tinley Park, Ill. Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is set to make official her latest tax target: bullets. On Thursday Oct. 18, she will propose a tax of five cents a bullet. and a dollar for a box of 20. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green) From NBC Chicago

Chicago considers bullet tax to curb violence

theGrio
CHICAGO - Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle could target smokers, gamblers and gun owners in her proposed 2013 spending plan, to be unveiled Thursday. A nickel tax for every bullet sold in Cook County...
Read More | Leave CommentComments (-)
A teen handcuffed

Delinquent behavior: Criminal or psych?

Dr. Tyeese Gaines
theGRIO REPORT - A large number of youth in detention centers need psychological treatment rather than the juvenile justice system, new research suggests. This is especially true for minority youth whose behavior is often seen as criminal rather than psychological...
Read More | Leave CommentComments (-)
Chicago

Neighborhood, not income, predicts Chicago health disparities

Renita D. Young
theGRIO REPORT - A recent study shows that the differences in neighborhood conditions strongly predict who will be healthy, who will be sick, and who will live longer, independent of income...
Read More | Leave CommentComments (-)
Chicago

Small businesses in Cook County will soon get more loans

theGrio
Small minority and women owned businesses will soon receive more loans in Cook County...
Read More | Leave CommentComments (-)

Corrections officer charged in rape of child

theGrio
CHICAGO - A Cook County corrections officer has been charged with the 1997 sexual assault of his 10-year-old step daughter, according to the Cook County State's Attorney's Office...
Read More | Leave CommentComments (-)
TG_WMAQChicagoSyncere_020411_mezzn.jpg

Chicago science program enriches middle schoolers

theGrio
VIDEO - As Black History Month gets underway, one program in Chicago is helping to create a sense of confidence for students...
Read More | Leave CommentComments (-)
dogfighting.jpg

7 arrested in dogfight raid outside of Chicago

theGrio
CHICAGO - Of the dogs recovered from the home, in the 700 block of South 3rd Avenue, one was a puppy thought to be just about 11 months old...
Read More | Leave CommentComments (-)
Foreclosure-slowdown.jpg

Chicago-area sheriff halts foreclosure evictions

theGrio
CHICAGO (AP) - Dart's announcement comes a day after Bank of America announced plans to resume seizing more than 100,000 homes in 23 states...
Read More | Leave CommentComments (-)
  • Learn about our User Panel

    Read More
  • See What Your Friends Are Reading

  • More from theGrio

Main menu

Skip to primary content
Skip to secondary content
  • Politics
  • Living
  • Video
  • Inspire
  • Health
  • Entertainment
  • News
  • Terms of Service
  • Privacy Policy
  • Advertise with TheGrio
  • About
©2013 NBCUniversal
Powered by WordPress.com VIP