Northbrook Crime
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Former Schneider staffer sentenced to 9 months, $80,000 restitution for stealing public fundsAug 26, 2022 1:00 am - A former staffer for U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider was sentenced to nine months in prison for stealing nearly $80,000 in public funds. Sterling Carter - whose responsibiliti...
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Four charged with stealing $400,000 from video gambling machines in suburbs, elsewhereAug 25, 2022 1:00 am - An earlier version gave an incorrect town for The Winner's Circle. Three people accused of stealing about $400,000 from video gambling machines all across northern ...
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Suburban counties sue pharmacy chains, alleging they contributed to opioid crisisAug 23, 2022 1:00 am - Nineteen Illinois counties, including Cook, DuPage, Kane and McHenry, are suing CVS, Walgreens, Meijer, Walmart, Jewel-Osco and other major pharmacies, claiming they con...
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Former worker in assessor's office admits to schemeAug 04, 2022 1:00 am - A former longtime Cook County assessor's office employee agreed to cooperate with federal prosecutors Thursday as he admitted helping lower taxes on certain Cook County ...
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Ingleside business raided, owner charged with trafficking cocaineJul 26, 2022 1:00 am - A 36-year-old Northbrook man was charged with drug trafficking and other crimes after Lake County sheriff's office detectives uncovered nearly 1,000 grams of cocaine fro...
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Former Cook County operative admits corruptionJul 13, 2022 1:00 am - A once high-ranking Cook County operative sat quietly in a federal courtroom as a prosecutor read through a laundry list of allegations against him Wednesday. The prosec...
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FBI opening family assistance center for victims of Highland Park shootingJul 07, 2022 1:00 am - The FBI has opened a family assistance center in Highland Park to assist people physically or emotionally affected by Monday's mass shooting. Personal items left along t...
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What happened in the eight hours after shots rang out at Highland Park's July 4 paradeJul 07, 2022 1:00 am - Typically the sidewalk crowds are five rows deep at Highland Park's Fourth of July Parade - it's that beloved. Resident David Goldenberg didn't take any chances. "I had...
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Feds charge official in Cook County assessor's office with corruptionJul 06, 2022 1:00 am - Federal prosecutors in Chicago charged an official of the Cook County assessor's office Wednesday with "corruptly" accepting home improvements, jewelry, sports tickets a...
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Prosecutors: Highland Park mass shooting suspect contemplated second attack in WisconsinJul 06, 2022 1:00 am - The 21-year-old Highwood man accused of carrying out a mass shooting during the Highland Park Independence Day parade Monday admitted to police officers that he carried ...