There’s a backlog of bodies in Cook County - that’s the claim of some workers who transported bodies to the Cook County ...

The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the woman who died in a homicide in northwest suburban Schaumburg. Katherine Torbick, 43, was found dead at around 9:20 p.m. Thursday in the ...

The event was hosted by the Cook County medical examiner’s office, in conjunction with Cook County sheriff’s office, Chicago police and others.

Every year, the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office holds a Missing Persons Day for families who have been waiting, ...

Cook County has erased nearly $665 million in medical debt for local residents since launching the effort in 2022, according to new figures released Thursday. County leaders are celebrating the latest ...

Chicago and Cook County saw another steep decline in fatal opioid overdoses last year, records show, four years after a recent peak in such cases during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. 2025 ...

Cook County and the state of Illinois erased upwards of $1.5 billion in medical debt for over 770,000 Cook County residents through the Illinois Medical Debt Relief Program, leaving many county ...

There’s a backlog of bodies in Cook County - that’s the claim of some workers who transported bodies to the Cook County ...