Northbrook Crime
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Elgin man charged with 6th DUI after hitting parked carJan 04, 2017 12:00 am - A 55-year-old Elgin man had a blood-alcohol concentration nearly three times the legal limit when he hit a parked car on the city's east side, resulting in his sixth DUI...
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Cook County Jail population down about 700 peopleJan 02, 2017 10:00 pm - Cook County Sheriff Thomas Dart released a year-end report on the Cook County Jail, highlighting efforts to reduce incarceration of people for lower-level, nonviolent of...
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Major court and crime stories last year in the Northwest suburbsJan 02, 2017 5:00 am - Once again, disgraced Illinois politicians topped the list of Cook County's noteworthy court and crime stories of the year. His reputation and legacy in tatters after ...
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6 years in prison for Elgin man who raped girl at parkDec 13, 2016 12:00 am - An Elgin man has been sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty to raping a teenage girl he knew at an Elgin park in July 2015. Jesus Vazquez-Zamora, 25, of...
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Police: Attorney from Prospect Heights was strangled in Northbrook officeDec 10, 2016 12:00 am - Police on Saturday released new details about the murder of a suburban real estate attorney last week in Northbrook as they continued investigating the case. Jigar K. Pa...
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Police: Prospect Heights attorney murdered in NorthbrookDec 09, 2016 12:00 am - A Prospect Heights man's death is being investigated as a murder after his body was found Wednesday night in his Northbrook law office, officials said Friday. The Cook ...
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Lake Zurich man dies from drug not seen before in Cook CountyDec 09, 2016 12:00 am - A 35-year-old Lake Zurich man was one of two recent deaths attributed to opioids never before seen in Cook County and the number of deaths attributed to a powerful opioi...
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FBI: Cubs fans should be wary of phony memorabiliaNov 17, 2016 10:00 pm - It's a great time to be a Cubs fan. It's also a great time to be someone looking to scam a Cubs fan. The FBI is warning the former about the latter this week, as those ...
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Elgin police: Milwaukee man caught with 4.5 pounds of pot, cash on I-90Nov 16, 2016 12:00 am - A 22-year-old Milwaukee man was arrested on charges he possessed 4.5 pounds of marijuana after a traffic stop at an Elgin toll booth along Interstate 90, according to po...
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Drugs, weapons charges follow single-car accidentNov 12, 2016 12:00 am - A 21-year old Orlando, Florida, man was being held Saturday in Cook County Jail on drug and weapons charges stemming from a single-car accident in Prospect Heights. Poli...