Prospect Heights Crime
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Cook County settles sexual misconduct suit for $14 millionNov 19, 2020 12:00 am - The Cook County Board on Thursday approved a $14 million settlement of a lawsuit filed by female jail workers and assistant public defenders who contended a pattern of ...
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Cook County jail seeing more COVID-19 casesNov 15, 2020 12:00 am - The Cook County jail, after getting national attention for its very early outbreak of COVID-19, then bringing the numbers down to infinitesimal levels, is again facing a...
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Two held in Wheaton robbery and carjackingNov 13, 2020 12:00 am - This article is no longer available on dailyherald.com.
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No bail for Prospect Hts. teen charged with attempted murder, armed robberyOct 30, 2020 1:00 am - A Prospect Heights teen who prosecutors say shot a convenience store owner several times during an armed robbery, then kicked him after he fell to the floor, was ordered...
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Teens charged in Prospect Heights 7-Eleven robberyOct 29, 2020 1:00 am - Two teens have been charged with robbing a Prospect Heights 7-Eleven in August, police said Thursday. Police received a call Aug. 31 about shots fired and an armed robbe...
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Van Dyke's appeal dismissed at his own requestOct 09, 2020 1:00 am - Former Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke's appeal of his 2018 conviction for killing 17-year-old Laquan McDonald in 2014 was dismissed Friday following Van Dyke's ow...
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Sheriff: Victim not cooperating after Palatine Twp. shootingSep 27, 2020 1:00 am - A 24-year-old man suffered a nonlife-threatening gunshot wound early Sunday morning in unincorporated Palatine Township, authorities said. Cook County Sheriff's police s...
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Phony championship rings, fake N95 masks: What Customs agents are seizing at O'HareSep 18, 2020 5:30 am - Between the phony Super Bowl rings headed to Aurora, knockoff Apple watches on their way to Peru and a half-million fake N95 masks going to the East Coast, it's been a b...
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Violent crime prosecution sparks heated debate between Cook County state's attorney candidatesSep 18, 2020 1:00 am - Cook County state's attorney candidates Kim Foxx, the Democratic incumbent, and former judge Patrick O'Brien, her Republican challenger, agree attacking violent crime is...
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Cook County homicides in 2020 now exceed total for 2019Sep 15, 2020 1:00 am - With 677 homicides in 2020, Cook County has exceeded 2019's total for the entire year, the Cook County medical examiner's office reported. The medical examiner's office ...