Arlington Heights Crime
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The 'evolving crisis' that has law enforcement across the suburbs and country worriedDec 31, 2021 4:30 am - When the Arlington Heights Police Department put out a call for recruits in 2014, 589 would-be officers downloaded an application, and 243 of them passed a test to quali...
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Cook County judge carjacked at gunpointDec 31, 2021 12:00 am - A Cook County judge was carjacked at gunpoint along with a 3-year-old boy late Thursday in Humboldt Park. Judge Anna Loftus was robbed of her 2018 Subaru Crosstrek, her ...
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Zorn: The long litany of Foxx falsehoods on SmollettDec 27, 2021 12:00 am - The vast understatement of Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx's admission that she "didn't handle (the Smollett case) well" in an October 2019 interview with Axios ca...
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Editorial: State's Attorney Foxx, our non-prosecuting prosecutorDec 25, 2021 1:00 pm - If you ever sit in on a news conference or interview with Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx, she makes a good presentation - professional, unflappable, polished. And...
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Report details 'major failure' in Foxx's office's handling of first Smollett caseDec 20, 2021 12:00 am - Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx and her top deputies repeatedly made procedural and ethical missteps as they mishandled the Jussie Smollett case, and then tried to...
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Analysis: Disproportionate share of defendants in Cook County are BlackDec 13, 2021 4:30 am - The number of people charged in criminal cases has declined steadily in Cook County over the last two decades. But a closer look at the trend reveals stark racial dispar...
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Cook County sheriff: Improved vehicle tracking a 'game-changer' in curbing carjackingsDec 09, 2021 12:00 am - With carjackings having increased 43% this year compared to the same period in 2020, Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart on Thursday announced new initiatives designed to help ...
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Six more Arlington Heights businesses fined for selling alcohol to minorsDec 07, 2021 12:00 am - Six more Arlington Heights businesses were fined this week for selling alcohol to minors, on top of a dozen violations issued in September. The 18 citations for the cale...
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Former Cook County sheriff's deputy facing drug trafficking chargesDec 02, 2021 12:00 am - A former Cook County sheriff's deputy is being held on $1 million bail in Will County after being charged with multiple drug trafficking counts, state authorities announ...
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Cook County medical examiner's office passes 1,000th homicide for 2021Nov 30, 2021 12:00 am - The Cook County medical examiner's office on Tuesday confirmed the county's 1,000th homicide this year occurred over the Thanksgiving weekend. The county's homicide tot...