Deerfield Crime
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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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Zion teen pleads not guilty to murder charges in shooting death of 23-year-old womanDec 23, 2021 12:00 am - A 16-year-old Zion boy pleaded not guilty Wednesday to the charges stemming from the fatal shooting of a 23-year-old Zion woman in October, authorities said Thursday. Ze...
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COVID-19 outbreak at Lake County jail subsidingDec 21, 2021 12:00 am - The COVID-19 outbreak at the Lake County jail in late November - which led to more than 100 cases among inmates and staff - appears to be subsiding, officials say. Just ...
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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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How Lake County police are taking a new approach to people in mental health crisisDec 17, 2021 4:30 am - By Charles Keeshan and Susan Sarkauskas copsandcrime@dailyherald.com Since 2018, Lake County sheriff's deputies have had more than 2,100 encounters with people suffering...
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Lake County prosecutors expanding violent crimes unit to address surge in casesDec 17, 2021 4:30 am - The Lake County state's attorney's office will expand its Violent Crimes Unit using federal grant money authorized by the county board this week. The funding through the...
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Sheriff: Orland Park man attacked Grayslake woman in car, followed her homeDec 15, 2021 12:00 am - A South suburban man is scheduled to appear in court Friday on charges he assaulted a woman in a car last week and then followed her home, where sheriff's deputies inter...
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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...