Park Ridge Crime
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Expressway shootings in Cook County at 188 this year, compared to 52 in 2019Oct 09, 2021 1:00 am - Within weeks, shootings on Chicago and Cook County expressways are on course to quadruple 2019's total, Illinois State Police records show. In 2019, there were 52 report...
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Security detail opened fire at carjacker outside Preckwinkle's home, but details remain sketchyOct 07, 2021 1:00 am - A security detail exchanged gunfire with a carjacker outside the Hyde Park home of Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle last week, but neither she nor other offi...
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DePaul student from Park Ridge at center of unusual terrorism trialOct 05, 2021 1:00 am - Despite his online puffery, Thomas Osadzinski possessed little more than basic, college-level computer skills and "might very well be considered an 'Internet troll,'" hi...
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Car theft ring used stolen, fake identities to buy luxury cars in Cook, DuPage countiesSep 28, 2021 1:00 am - Six people have been charged with operating a car theft ring that used stolen or false identities to buy automobiles from dealerships, including several in DuPage and Co...
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Twist in 2002 Lake County murder case could mean new trial for man convicted of pulling triggerSep 24, 2021 5:30 am - Ronald Ruhl has spent the last 18 years in prison - and is due to spend at least 31 more - after Lake County prosecutors convinced a jury in 2003 that he murdered a Lake...
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Police: Tracking device led to arrest of man stealing mail from Park Ridge collection boxSep 22, 2021 1:00 am - A South suburban man is facing a federal theft charge alleging he stole mail from a collection box outside the Park Ridge post office, authorities said Wednesday. Kelvin...
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Park Ridge man uninjured in expressway shootingSep 05, 2021 1:00 am - A Park Ridge man escaped injury Friday when his vehicle was struck by gunfire while driving along Interstate 90 on Chicago's North side. Illinois State Police said Sunda...
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Cook County sheriff launches Missing Persons Project to solve disappearances from long agoSep 02, 2021 5:30 am - Experts say that after the first three days someone has gone missing, the chances of finding that person begin to drop significantly. If that's true, locating someone g...
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Circuit court clerk's office upgrading website security after breachAug 26, 2021 1:00 am - The Cook County circuit court clerk's office website is undergoing security updates after a breach Aug. 13 that directed users to an NFL-related website, the office said...
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25 men cited in sex sting in Leyden TownshipJul 23, 2021 1:00 am - Officers from the Cook County sheriff's police Special Victims Unit issued citations Thursday to 25 men and towed 21 vehicles as part of an undercover operation in an ar...