The number of opioid overdose deaths and homicides dropped in Cook County last year. Preliminary data show that Cook County ...

Chicago and Cook County saw another steep decline in fatal opioid overdoses last year, records show, four years after a ...

The Cook County medical examiner’s office is reporting a significant decline in the number of homicides and opioid overdose ...

Losing a loved one in any circumstance can be a painful experience, but for some families in Chicago, that pain is being compounded by what's been happening at the Cook County morgue in recent weeks.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- An 80-year-old man died Monday due to extreme cold weather conditions, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office. Police said a 56-year-old man found the victim ...