Park Ridge Crime
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Officials hope decrease in opioid deaths continues in McHenry, suburban CookMar 14, 2019 5:30 am - It's a result McHenry County officials hope will continue: fewer opioid overdose deaths in 2018 than 2017, the first such decrease in four years. The county recorded 44 ...
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Cook County grand jury indicts SmollettMar 08, 2019 12:00 am - A Cook County grand jury on Thursday returned a 16-count indictment against "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett, according to court records. The Cook County state's attorney...
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Prosecutors: Drug bust recovers more than 1,000 pounds of marijuanaMar 06, 2019 12:00 am - The Illinois State Police North Central Narcotics Task Force, composed of officers from Arlington Heights, Wheeling and other suburban police departments, recovered more...
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Wisconsin man indicted in death of Illinois trooper Christopher LambertFeb 26, 2019 12:00 am - Cook County prosecutors on Tuesday announced an indictment against the Wisconsin man they say caused the January accident on I-294 that claimed the life of Illinois Stat...
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How Cook County sheriff wants to fix the FOID revocation, weapons retrieval processFeb 22, 2019 12:00 am - Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart is proposing a task force in each county of the state that would handle Firearm Owner Identification Card revocation and weapon retrieval af...
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Elgin police: Man stole BMW from driveway, sparked drunken chase before crashFeb 14, 2019 12:00 am - A McHenry man who was found not guilty of setting a homeless woman on fire after she refused to have sex with him in 2014 is now held on charges he stole a BMW from an E...
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Driver hits state trooper's vehicle stopped along I-94Feb 13, 2019 12:00 am - An Illinois State Police trooper was injured Tuesday when a driver struck his vehicle. The trooper was stopped on the left shoulder of the northbound lanes of Interstat...
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More than 50 arrested on solicitation charges after sting in Cook, Lake countiesFeb 06, 2019 12:00 am - More than 50 Chicago-area residents are facing solicitation charges stemming from a nationwide sex buyer sting that netted nearly 400 arrests in 14 states, police announ...
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Charges dismissed against man accused of threatening judgeFeb 06, 2019 12:00 am - Cook County prosecutors confirmed Wednesday they have dismissed charges against a Skokie man who had been accused of threatening a Skokie judge on social media. A spoke...
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Northfield Township man shot to death in apartmentFeb 04, 2019 12:00 am - A 22-year-old Northfield Township man was found shot to death in his apartment late Sunday night in what Cook County authorities say they are investigating as a homicide...