Hoffman Estates Crime
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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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Suburban school districts respond to unspecified social media threatDec 16, 2021 12:00 am - Area school districts are responding to a nationwide social media post about an unspecified threat, a TikTok post referencing "school shootings and bomb threats for ever...
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Suspect in robberies outside Rivers Casino arrestedDec 14, 2021 12:00 am - A suburban man wanted by police following a pair of robberies outside Rivers Casino in Des Plaines has been arrested, authorities announced Tuesday. Kenneth Lyke, 24, of...
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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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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...
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Chicago man charged with attempted murder of former girlfriend in Hoffman EstatesNov 15, 2021 12:00 am - A Chicago man was charged with attempted first-degree murder after he attacked his former girlfriend Friday morning in Hoffman Estates, authorities said. Dallvin T. Mart...