Northbrook Crime
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Chicago's known for Capone, but gangsters held sway in the suburbs and beyondOct 27, 2018 1:00 am - When it came to organized crime in Illinois, Chicago-based Prohibition-era gangsters loomed large during the 1920s and 1930s. Al Capone, Frank Nitti, Lester “Baby Face N...
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$2 million bail for suspect in Elgin shooting that wounded threeOct 23, 2018 1:00 am - An Elgin man charged with shooting and wounding three men early Sunday is held on $2 million bail, and police are still searching for another suspect. Luis K. Mora-Otero...
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McMahon bills Cook County almost $50K for Van Dyke prosecutionOct 17, 2018 1:00 am - Kane County State's Attorney Joseph McMahon has billed Cook County for nearly $50,000 for expenses from his more than two years spent as the special prosecutor in Chicag...
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Congressional candidate Elleson prayed over body of Rogers Park murder victimOct 02, 2018 1:00 am - Congressional candidate and Lakewood Chapel pastor John Elleson of Arlington Heights prayed over the body of a shooting victim in Rogers Park Monday night while visiting...
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Elgin kidnapping, cigarette torture case set for March trialOct 02, 2018 1:00 am - A Kane County judge Tuesday denied a motion to ban from trial a woman's statements to Elgin police regarding a teen who was kidnapped and tortured with lit cigarettes. M...
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3 years' prison for Elgin man's 4th DUI convictionSep 27, 2018 1:00 am - An Elgin man arrested earlier this year for the sixth time on charges of driving under the influence has been sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to...
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More than 80 arrested in Cook, Lake county prostitution stingsAug 29, 2018 1:00 am - Cook County sheriff's and Arlington Heights police combined to make 75 arrests of suspected prostitution customers during a monthlong national law enforcement effort, au...
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Family of man killed in 2016 Carpentersville robbery sues store owner, alleging excessive forceAug 29, 2018 1:00 am - Relatives of a man shot and killed during a 2016 robbery of a Carpentersville computer repair shop have sued the store owner, arguing a security guard used excessive for...
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Two men shot near Des Plaines early SundayJul 24, 2018 1:00 am - Two men were shot and hospitalized in unincorporated Maine Township near Des Plaines early Sunday morning, police said. The Cook County sheriff's office is investigating...
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Prosecutors: Forest preserve worker who caused fatal crash had THC in his systemJul 19, 2018 1:00 am - A seasonal Cook County Forest Preserve District employee who authorities say caused a fatal, five-car crash last month had the drug THC in his system at the time of the ...