cook county

Illinois sheriff's office tracked the GPS of a suspicious truck and followed it to a warehouse where $2 million dollars in stolen goods were recovered.

It's no secret that parts of Illinois gets a lot of snow, but there are five counties and one county in particular in the Land of Lincoln that have just been ranked among the top areas in America for the white stuff.

It was supposed to be a date with two girls they had met, but for two Illinois men it became something completely different and terrifying. After they became lost in the woods trying to locate the home of the ladies, something found them, but it wasn't what they were hoping for.

It sounds like something you'd see in a spy thriller, but it's a real life Illinois thing. Neighbors have wondered out loud why a Russian billionaire just suddenly abandoned an exotic Illinois mansion and left the country.

It was simply a matter of time. With the number of mosquitos that seem to take over Illinois and Missouri during the summertime, the fact that a potentially severe mosquito-borne illness is now confirmed in the area should not come as a surprise.

It takes a lot of resources when you want to obtain weapons from those who shouldn't have them. Many Illinois law enforcement agencies just received $1.5 million dollars to help the effort of removing firearms from the hands of those who are considered dangerous.

I tried to warn you, but now it's too late. I said that the annual total for STD's in Chicago, Illinois was truly frightful, but you looked anyway. The truth is it's healthy (literally) to understand the truth of this huge health problem so hopefully we can learn from it.

There are few things more terrifying than losing your wallet or purse and fearing all of your credit cards and id's out in the wild. That happened to an Illinois woman who was shocked to see a mystery Good Samaritan that returned all of her belongings and didn't even request a thank you.

Catalytic converter thefts are not a new problem. However, new reports indicate that thefts of this auto part in Illinois are absolutely skyrocketing.

It's a trial program for what some want to see become a permanent fixture in American life. One Illinois county is about to begin giving some residents $500 a month in guaranteed income to see if this will begin to eliminate poverty.