Hoffman Estates Crime
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FBI investigating tax assessment bribes in Cook CountyJul 13, 2021 1:00 am - The FBI has been investigating a Cook County Board of Review employee who is alleged to have used his position to lower property assessments in exchange for thousands of...
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Case against man accused of trying to kidnap girl in Carol Stream droppedJul 09, 2021 5:30 am - It was a pretty stunning case last summer. A man ran up to a 13-year-old girl, grabbed her around the waist and tried to carry her away on Aug. 7, 2020, near a Carol Str...
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Preckwinkle announces $1.5 million in grants to address root causes of violent crimeJul 08, 2021 1:00 am - Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle Thursday was among leaders announcing $1.5 million in grants to community-based organizations through the Justice Advisory Council...
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Man charged with reckless homicide for West Dundee crashJul 08, 2021 1:00 am - A 19-year-old Carpentersville man has been charged with reckless homicide, accused of killing a man in a car crash May 8 in West Dundee. Bail was set at $100,000 Tuesday...
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5-year-old girl struck and killed by truck near Arlington HeightsJun 21, 2021 1:00 am - A 5-year-old girl died after being struck by a vehicle late Saturday in Palatine Township near Arlington Heights, officials said. Jesus Escobar, 28, was driving a blue ...
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Two people shot after suspects open fire on Palatine Township homeJun 17, 2021 1:00 am - A 19-year-old man and a second male suffered gunshot wounds late Wednesday when someone opened fire on a Palatine Township home, authorities said. Cook County sheriff's ...
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Prosecutors: Rockford man tried to grab Hoffman Estates officer's weaponJun 16, 2021 1:00 am - A Rockford man who prosecutors say attempted to take away a Hoffman Estates police officer's firearm was ordered held on $30,000 bail Wednesday. Louis H. Keegan, 23, is...
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Prosecutors: Chicago man tried to steal vehicles from Hoffman Estates siteMay 24, 2021 1:00 am - A Chicago man who prosecutors say was one of six people who entered a Hoffman Estates automobile auction site and attempted to steal vehicles was ordered held on $50,000...
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U.S. attorney who started Operation Greylord dies at 91May 21, 2021 1:00 am - When U.S. Attorney Thomas P. Sullivan took the first steps to begin what would become the legendary Cook County corruption probe known as Operation Greylord, he knew its...
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More than a game: How Cook County is using chess to prepare inmates for life on the outsideMay 14, 2021 5:30 am - For at least a little while this week, the seven men wearing khaki scrubs with "DOC" emblazoned in big black letters across the back weren't just inmates in the Cook Cou...