Cook County

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April 20, 2015
CHICAGO (AP) — A judge has found a Chicago police detective not guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death…
September 25, 2013
NBC Chicago - Cook County jurors on Tuesday awarded $1 million to a man who was wrongfully held in jail…
August 17, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - A 2013 investigation has uncovered that at least 203 rape kits have been collected in the tiny…
December 4, 2012
NBC Chicago - Witnesses said a woman waiting for a bus was one of five people wounded when gunfire erupted…
November 6, 2012
NBC Chicago - For anyone who ever thought they were too busy to vote, meet 21-year-old Galicia Malone. The south…
October 18, 2012
CHICAGO - Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle could target smokers, gamblers and gun owners in her proposed 2013 spending plan,…
October 5, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - A large number of youth in detention centers need psychological treatment rather than the juvenile justice system,…
July 31, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - A recent study shows that the differences in neighborhood conditions strongly predict who will be healthy, who…
June 14, 2012
Small minority and women owned businesses will soon receive more loans in Cook County...
September 22, 2011
CHICAGO - A Cook County corrections officer has been charged with the 1997 sexual assault of his 10-year-old step daughter,…
February 4, 2011
VIDEO - As Black History Month gets underway, one program in Chicago is helping to create a sense of confidence…
January 4, 2011
CHICAGO - Of the dogs recovered from the home, in the 700 block of South 3rd Avenue, one was a…
October 19, 2010
CHICAGO (AP) - Dart's announcement comes a day after Bank of America announced plans to resume seizing more than 100,000…