Northbrook Crime
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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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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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Not new but 'more brazen': What's behind recent smash-and-grab robbery trend?Dec 09, 2021 10:00 pm - It was a routine Wednesday afternoon at the Louis Vuitton store in Oakbrook Center last month as few shoppers examined pricey purses and other merchandise at the luxury ...
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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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Bail set for man charged with carjacking radio host Maze JacksonNov 11, 2021 12:00 am - A 28-year-old Homer Glen man has been charged with carjacking a vehicle from Chicago radio-show host Maze Jackson Tuesday. William S. Nixon, of the 15000 block of South ...
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Chief Kennedy outlines steps being taken to prevent thefts at Northbrook CourtNov 10, 2021 12:00 am - Police Chief Christopher Kennedy spoke to Northbrook trustees this week about a pair of thefts from the Louis Vuitton store at Northbrook Court. Most recently. 13 men we...
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Thieves strike Northbrook Court's Louis Vuitton for second time in a monthNov 02, 2021 1:00 am - For the second time in a month, the Louis Vuitton store in Northbrook Court has suffered a sizable loss, police said. About 13 men wearing masks and gloves went into the...
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Newly revealed Gacy victim's family speaks: 'The wait was excruciating'Oct 26, 2021 1:00 am - Even though it had been nearly 45 years since she'd last heard from her older brother, Carolyn Sanders said the hardest part of his absence came during the past five mon...