Cook County opioid overdose deaths and homicides drop in 2025, suicides edge up slightly: Medical Examiner

For the first time since 2014, Cook County recorded fewer than 600 homicides in a year. The medical examiner handled 541 homicides in 2025.

81-year-old woman dies of cold exposure at Evergreen Park home

An 81-year-old Evergreen Park woman was found dead of cold exposure at her home Monday, according to the Cook County medical ...
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Body of missing teacher Linda Brown pulled from Lake Michigan, medical examiner says

The body of a Chicago Public Schools teacher who went missing over one week ago was pulled from Lake Michigan on Monday morning, the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office said.
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Chicago and Cook County again see fewer opioid deaths in 2025

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 ...
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Garfield Park man, 80, died Monday due to low temperatures: Cook County medical examiner

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 ...