http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Cook_CountyFind stories, videos, and photos about Cook County from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:12:07 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Cook_County14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Cook County from CNN.com.http://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/11/16/chicago.school.president/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/11/16/chicago.school.president/index.html#cnnSTCTextA body found Monday in the Chicago River is that of Michael Scott, president of the Chicago Board of Education, police said.Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:54:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/10/20/illinois.teen.beating/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/10/20/illinois.teen.beating/index.html#cnnSTCTextA 17-year-old said Tuesday he is "blessed" that prosecutors dropped a murder charge against him in the beating death last month of a Chicago honors student.Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:22:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/09/30/illinois.teen.beating/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/09/30/illinois.teen.beating/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe family of a Chicago teenager whose beating death was caught on video hope that the attention the incident has garnered will spur healing locally, a relative said at a news conference Wednesday evening.Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:46:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/david_epstein/09/29/chicago.olympic.bid/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/david_epstein/09/29/chicago.olympic.bid/index.htmlLike many a transplanted Chicagoan, I'm eager to show off my hometown after spending most of my adult life in New York City. I want my coast-centric acquaintances to know what real pizza looks like; that Chicago has a majestic skyline with the country's tallest building; that one of the world's two outdoor Picasso sculptures stands by City Hall; and that, no, you cannot skip a rock across Lake Michigan. (It's more than twice the size of New Jersey! And three times as clean!) I can't help but get a little tingly when I consider that the International Olympic Committee might award the 2016 Summer Games to Chicago on Oct. 2, when its members meet in Copenhagen to choose a site from a final four that also includes Madrid, Rio De Janeiro and Tokyo. And I'm not the only one. A slightly more famous ex-Chicago resident, President Barack Obama, will be in Copenhagen to schmooze IOC members.Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:27:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/09/28/chicago.teen.beating/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/09/28/chicago.teen.beating/index.html#cnnSTCTextOne of the suspects accused of killing an honor student in a beating captured on tape in Chicago has admitted to jumping on the victim's head after he was already lying on the ground, said a spokeswoman for the Cook County state's attorney.Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:52:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/12/blagojevich.fundraiser.dead/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/12/blagojevich.fundraiser.dead/index.html#cnnSTCTextChristopher Kelly, former chief fundraiser for ex-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, has died, according to the ex-governor and a hospital official.Sun, 13 Sep 2009 14:15:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/07/25/illinois.cemetery.bone/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/07/25/illinois.cemetery.bone/index.html#cnnSTCTextAuthorities will investigate an Illinois cemetery after a bone found on the ground there was determined to be human, a sheriff's spokesman said Saturday.Sun, 26 Jul 2009 03:19:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/07/10/illinois.cemetery/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/07/10/illinois.cemetery/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Cook County cemetery where hundreds of graves were dug up and allegedly resold has been declared a crime scene, meaning that relatives of people believed buried there will not be allowed to visit for several days, an official said Friday.Sat, 11 Jul 2009 02:32:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/07/09/illinois.cemetery.scheme/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/07/09/illinois.cemetery.scheme/index.html#cnnSTCTextFour people face felony charges after authorities discovered that hundreds of graves were dug up and allegedly resold at a historic African-American cemetery near Chicago, Illinois, authorities said Thursday.Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:08:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/05/28/flu.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/05/28/flu.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTextArizona reported its fourth death from the H1N1 virus, commonly known as swine flu, health officials said Wednesday.Thu, 28 May 2009 05:30:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/05/14/money.census.diversity/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/05/14/money.census.diversity/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe nation is becoming even more diverse: More than one third of its population belongs to a minority group, and Hispanics are the fastest-growing segment.Thu, 14 May 2009 05:37:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/01/27/hudson.killing/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/01/27/hudson.killing/index.html#cnnSTCTextA judge ordered Tuesday that the man accused of killing singer and actress Jennifer Hudson's mother, brother and nephew be moved from a state prison to the Cook County jail to make it easier for his lawyer to meet with him.Tue, 27 Jan 2009 19:55:00 ESThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20253677,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20253677,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnHe said in a Chicago court that he's innocent of murder and home invasionTue, 20 Jan 2009 23:21:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/12/30/hudson.indictments/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/12/30/hudson.indictments/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe estranged brother-in-law of singer and actress Jennifer Hudson was indicted Tuesday on three counts of murder, according to the Cook County, Illinois, prosecutor's office.Wed, 31 Dec 2008 02:52:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/12/08/real_estate/tenant_foreclosure_victims/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/12/08/real_estate/tenant_foreclosure_victims/index.htmImagine faithfully paying your rent month after month, and then having a sheriff at your door telling you that your family has to leave - immediately.Mon, 15 Dec 2008 20:38:00 ESThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20236227,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20236227,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnIn prison on a parole violation, Balfour is transferred to Chicago police custody in the triple-slayingsTue, 02 Dec 2008 17:53:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1856126,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1856126,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA former Chicago politician pleaded guilty Monday for his role in a real estate kickback scheme just as his trial was about to begin.Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:00:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/10/28/illinois.shootings.hudson/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/10/28/illinois.shootings.hudson/index.html#cnnSTCTextOscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson's 7-year-old nephew -- one of three Hudson relatives found slain in Chicago since Friday -- died of multiple gunshot wounds, the Cook County medical examiner's office said Tuesday.Wed, 29 Oct 2008 09:53:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/10/27/illinois.shootings.hudson/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/10/27/illinois.shootings.hudson/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe body found inside an SUV Monday morning has been confirmed to be Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson's 7-year-old nephew, a top FBI official said.Tue, 28 Oct 2008 03:45:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/10/16/illinois.foreclosure.evictions/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/10/16/illinois.foreclosure.evictions/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn Illinois sheriff said Thursday he'll soon resume evictions at foreclosed properties after reaching a deal that he says will keep "innocent tenants" from being victimized.Thu, 16 Oct 2008 23:21:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1849454,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1849454,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAmid the depths of the housing crisis, Sheriff Tom Dart, of Cook County, Ill., tells TIME why he's refusing to foreclose on local propertiesMon, 13 Oct 2008 22:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/10/campbell.brown.chicagoforeclosure/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/10/campbell.brown.chicagoforeclosure/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn the middle of the mortgage crisis, with literally thousands of people being evicted from their homes this month alone, a sheriff in Chicago is making quite a name for himself.Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:44:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/10/08/chicago.evictions/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/10/08/chicago.evictions/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn outraged sheriff in Illinois who refuses to evict "innocent" renters from foreclosed homes criticized mortgage companies Thursday and said the law should protect victims of the mortgage meltdown.Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:57:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1848373,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1848373,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsResidents of foreclosed properties in Chicago and other parts of Cook County don't have to worry about deputies forcing them outWed, 08 Oct 2008 19:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/08/07/real_estate/diverse_counties/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/08/07/real_estate/diverse_counties/index.htmMaricopa County in Arizona added more people than any other in the nation last year, according to a U.S. Census Bureau survey released Thursday.Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:54:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20206753,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20206753,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnThe Grammy award winning singer "looked relieved" after 14 counts were dismissedSat, 14 Jun 2008 13:07:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1814568,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1814568,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsWhat was key to the jury finding him innocent of all charges of child pornography? The decision not to put his alleged victim on the standSat, 14 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1813546,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1813546,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsTornadoes, floods and even a mini-tsunami in Chicago. Pin part of the blame on our old friend La NiÑaWed, 11 Jun 2008 17:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1738938,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1738938,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsCook County Circuit Court Judge Vincent Gaughan denied a defense motion to again postpone the trial in which the Grammy-winning R&B singer is accused of having sex with a girl as young as 13 on videotapeFri, 09 May 2008 21:00:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20164211,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20164211,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnDennis Quaid and his wife Kimberly have sued the manufacturer of the drug Heparin, according to court documents filed in Cook County, Ill.Wed, 05 Dec 2007 16:02:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/11/27/fossett/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/11/27/fossett/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe wife of missing adventurer Steve Fossett has asked a court to declare him dead.Wed, 28 Nov 2007 16:09:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/TV/11/02/arrest.oprah.school/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/TV/11/02/arrest.oprah.school/index.html#cnnSTCTextA former employee at Oprah Winfrey's school for girls in South Africa has been arrested as part of an abuse probe, police said Friday.Fri, 02 Nov 2007 18:26:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/hockey/nhl/09/21/bc.hkn.growing.upstaal.ap/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/hockey/nhl/09/21/bc.hkn.growing.upstaal.ap/index.htmlJordan Staal looked much older than his years last season when, at age 18, he became the youngest player in NHL history to score three goals in a game and lead the league in short-handed goals.Fri, 21 Sep 2007 04:16:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/US/03/22/nyc.coyote/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/US/03/22/nyc.coyote/index.htmlDuring a wild chase that lasted some 20 hours, New York City's finest met their match in an elusive coyote nicknamed Hal.Wed, 22 Mar 2006 20:43:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/US/02/13/ill.jail.escape/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/US/02/13/ill.jail.escape/index.htmlThe final two inmates of six who escaped over the weekend from the Cook County jail surrendered to police early Monday after being holed up with a woman and her children in an apartment, a Cicero Police Department spokesman said.Mon, 13 Feb 2006 08:49:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/US/09/17/chicago.train/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/US/09/17/chicago.train/index.htmlA commuter train derailed Saturday morning on Chicago's South Side, killing one person and injuring dozens, officials said.Sat, 17 Sep 2005 20:02:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/09/14/profile.roberts/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/09/14/profile.roberts/index.htmlAsk Roxanne Roberts what she thinks about television's "ER," and she will fire back a two-word review: "Not realistic."Wed, 14 Sep 2005 14:52:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/08/08/news/economy/Best_paying_counties/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/08/08/news/economy/Best_paying_counties/index.htmNew York County, better known as Manhattan, has the best-paid workers among the 50 U.S. counties with the most businesses, according to a new report from the Census Bureau.Mon, 08 Aug 2005 13:04:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/08/01/chicago.tm/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/08/01/chicago.tm/index.htmlA corruption scandal in Chicago raises the question about Mayor Richard Daley: Like father, like son?Mon, 01 Aug 2005 20:19:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/LAW/05/04/emmett/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/LAW/05/04/emmett/index.htmlThe FBI plans to exhume for autopsy the body of Emmett Till -- the 14-year-old black teen who was kidnapped and mutilated about 50 years ago in an infamous case that was one of the sparks of the civil rights movement.Wed, 04 May 2005 17:20:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/US/03/01/bodies.found/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/US/03/01/bodies.found/index.htmlLaw enforcement officials were tight-lipped Tuesday about what evidence they have been able to gather in the killings of a federal judge's mother and husband.Tue, 01 Mar 2005 15:18:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/US/12/06/chicago.fire/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/US/12/06/chicago.fire/index.htmlA fire in a downtown high-rise building injured 37 people, a Chicago Fire Department spokesman said late Monday.Tue, 07 Dec 2004 03:16:00 EST