Cook County News
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Mount Prospect hosts hazardous waste collectionsAug 2, 2020 5:23 PM - The Mount Prospect Public Works Department is collecting household hazardous waste 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 15 and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, at Melas Park, 1500 W. Central Road.
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Blood shortage leads to Arlington Heights collection effortAug 2, 2020 5:15 PM - COVID-19 has led to a shortage of blood donations. A community blood drive is being held from 3 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 6, at Heritage Park, 506 W. Victoria Lane in Arlington Heights.
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8 dead and at least 19 wounded in weekend Chicago shootings
Aug 2, 2020 1:06 PM - Gun violence continues to plague Chicago, with eight people dead, including a 9-year-old boy, and at least 19 others wounded so far this weekend
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UIC wraps up oral history project on former Chicago mayor
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Paved trail link along Shoe Factory Road in Hoffman Estates officially opens
Aug 2, 2020 9:11 AM - Local leaders gathered Saturday morning to officially open the long-delayed east-west bike trail link along Shoe Factory Road from Route 59 west to the Canadian National railroad tracks in Hoffman Estates. -
July 2020 a lot worse for Chicago violent crime than July 2019
Aug 1, 2020 7:38 PM - The number of murders more than doubled last month in Chicago compared to the same month last year, according to new data released by Chicago police.
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Organization says need for ethnic organ donors critical
Aug 1, 2020 5:22 PM - Minorities constitute nearly 60% of people who need organ transplants in the U.S., but only a third of registered donors. In Illinois, the need for Black, Latino, and Asian organ and tissue donors is critical, says Marion Shuck, director of family services and community outreach for Itasca-based Gift of Hope.
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Constable: This octogenarian goalie blocked shots from 2 Blackhawk legends, then finally retired
Aug 1, 2020 3:28 PM - Octogenarian Ron Fedor of Mount Prospect achieved an athletic feat no one else can claim. As an amateur goalie, he's blocked shots from current Chicago Blackhawks star Patrick Kane and 1934 Stanley Cup hero Mush Marsh.
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Chicago homicides and shootings rise sharply in 2020
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Shared electric scooters are returning to Chicago streets
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