Mount Prospect Crime
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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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Lake Zurich woman pleads guilty to identity theft involving Mount Prospect coupleJul 02, 2021 1:00 am - A Lake Zurich woman who prosecutors say used personal information from a Mount Prospect couple in their 60s to fraudulently obtain credit cards pleaded guilty Friday to ...
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Police: Driver questioned, not charged in Mount Prospect hit-and-run of man in wheelchairJun 03, 2021 1:00 am - A 22-year-old Mount Prospect woman has been interviewed and released without charges in connection with a hit-and-run crash Wednesday that seriously injured a man in a w...
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Hit-and-run driver strikes man in Mount ProspectJun 02, 2021 1:00 am - A man in wheelchair was seriously injured Wednesday afternoon in a Mount Prospect hit-and-run on Elmhurst Road, authorities said. The Mount Prospect Police Department re...
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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...
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Palatine police expected to take overnight calls from Harper CollegeMay 04, 2021 5:30 am - The Palatine Police Department is expected to begin responding to overnight calls from Harper College later this year or early next year. The village council gave its co...
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What prospective jurors need to know as jury trials resume in Cook CountyMay 03, 2021 5:30 am - The reprieve from jury duty at the Rolling Meadows Third Municipal District Courthouse is about to end. Monday marks the resumption of criminal jury trials in Rolling M...
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Prosecutors: Homework assignment sparks sexual abuse chargesApr 23, 2021 1:00 am - A high school homework assignment led to the arrest of a Mount Prospect man on sexual abuse charges, according to Cook County prosecutors. Juan Vazquez Ortiz, 45, is ch...