Cook County Unsolved Homicides
Verified homicide cases from the Cook County Medical Examiner's public case archive. Every record here is a real case from official public records.
Data source: Cook County Medical Examiner's Office
Cases sourced from the Cook County ME Case Archive — a public government dataset. The ME dataset does not include decedent names; cases are identified by ME case number, demographics, and location. For named victim information, contact the Cook County Medical Examiner at (312) 666-0500 or file a FOIA request with the investigating agency.
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Case data sourced from the Cook County Medical Examiner's public archive. The ME dataset does not include victim names — cases are identified by ME case number and demographics. For named victim information, contact the Cook County ME at (312) 666-0500 or file a FOIA request with the investigating agency.
All tips submitted through this site are forwarded to the investigating agency. IllinoisCrime.com does not store identifying information for anonymous submissions.
Illinois Unsolved Homicides Cold Case Report 2026
Open Cases by County, Oldest Cases, Reward Totals & Tip Data — 20 pages, PDF