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Man gets life sentence for killing 5 in Far South Side home invasion

Cook County Judge William Gamboney handed down the sentence Thursday against Lionel Parks.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 21, 2023

Bail reform gets its first test Monday, and Cook County sees a smooth rollout. ‘I appreciate everyone’s patience.’

Despite a frenzied morning of last-minute preparations, the hearings at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse were not substantially different from the old cash bail system.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 19, 2023

Ex-NFL player Sergio Brown missing after his mother is found murdered near home in Maywood

The body of Myrtle Brown, 73, was found Saturday near a creek behind her home after relatives told police they could not contact her or her son.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 18, 2023

Suburban Cook County resident first human Illinois West Nile virus-related death of 2023

The individual, who was in their 90s, had an “onset of symptoms” of the virus earlier this month and died shortly after, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 23, 2023

FEMA disaster teams visit Cicero to spread word about federal assistance in wake of flooding

Cook County residents whose homes were damaged in record-setting rainfall in June-July can apply for federal funds to help cover losses. The deadline is Oct. 16.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 21, 2023

Citi VP, wealth adviser in Chicago accused of steering older clients into money-losing film projects

Helen Grace Caldwell also made horror films — and, the Cook County public guardian’s office says in a lawsuit, solicited older bank clients to put money into her side movie projects.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 18, 2023

Preckwinkle’s pick slated by Cook County Democratic Party to replace Kim Foxx

Clayton Harris III, a former prosecutor and political aide, joins former Illinois Appellate Court Justice Eileen O’Neill Burke in the March 2024 primary run for state’s attorney.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 15, 2023

Biden declares Cook County a federal disaster area in wake of June-July storms

The disaster declaration, requested by Gov. J.B. Pritzker, brings federal aid to supplement local and state assistance to help cover losses stemming from the storms.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 15, 2023

Many more Chicago-area homes have a high risk of flooding than people realize, research finds. Here’s why.

The First Street Foundation says 172,000 properties in Cook County — 79,000 of them in Chicago — have a high risk of flooding, far more than Federal Emergency Management Agency maps show.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 11, 2023

2 dead in Arlington Heights domestic-related shooting

The victims were identified as Cynthia Armstrong, 74, and Ronald Armstrong, 76, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 7, 2023