Cook County Medical Examiner
Unclaimed Body In County Morgue To Get Veterans Burial
Starting today, the Cook County Medical Examiner is posting names of the unclaimed and unidentified on-line — hoping to find their families and their identities.
Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office Uses Database To ID Body
The Cook County Medical Examiner is reporting the first success in an effort to identify 20 bodies at the morgue.
Autopsy Finds Nothing New In Poisoned Lottery Winner’s Death
The Cook County Medical Examiner announced Friday that an autopsy of a poisoned lottery winner shed no new light on how cyanide got into his system.
Former Medical Examiner Grants Newspaper Interview In Wake Of Scandal
The former Cook County Medical Examiner is speaking out for the first time after being forced from office two months ago.
Heat A Factor In Six Deaths In Cook County So Far
The third straight day of triple digit heat has led to the deaths of at least six people, authorities said on Friday.
Report: Conditions At Cook County Morgue Left Preckwinkle ‘Jarred’
A published report says the findings of an audit of the Cook County morgue left Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle “jarred.”
Cook County Medical Examiner To Retire At End Of July
After months of investigations into an overcrowding scandal at the Cook County morgue, the office is undergoing a major shakeup.
Two Dead, Five Injured In Series Of South Side Shootings
Two men were killed and five others were wounded in at least four separate shootings in Chicago.
County Board Imposes New Restrictions On Medical Examiner
The Cook County Board on Monday imposed new rules and regulations on the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office to address the recent scandal in which bodies were found stacked in an overflowing cooler and otherwise mishandled.
Police Find Body Near Metra Parking Lot In Park Ridge
Park Ridge police are investigating what they’re calling the “suspicious” death of a man whose body was found early Thursday in the 200 block of Summit Avenue near a Metra parking area.
2 Found Dead In Elmwood Park
Police in west suburban Elmwood Park are investigating the deaths of two men whose bodies were found in a home.
Funeral Director: Conditions At Cook County Morgue Are ‘Horrendous’
“Horrendous” is how one funeral director describes conditions inside the Cook County Medical Examiner’s cooler.
Bodies Doubled Up Again At Cook County Morgue
The Cook County Morgue is once again double-stacking bodies on trays in its cooler.
Medical Examiner To Donate Bodies Of Indigents To Science
The bodies of those who die in Cook County will now be donated to science if their families lack funds for burial.
Police Officer Died After Inhaling Fumes
Noxious chemical fumes caused the death of a Chicago police officer, weeks after he breathed in fumes from a cleaning solution at the Morgan Park District police station, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office.
22-Year-Old Fatally Shot In Englewood
A 22-year-old man was fatally shot Monday in the Englewood neighborhood on the South Side.
Body Found In Alley In Logan Square
Chicago police say they’re investigating the discovery of a body in an alley this morning in the Logan Square neighborhood.
Man Found Shot To Death In Vehicle
Police found a man shot dead inside a car.
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