Cook County Crime
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Man who drove through Woodfield indicted on charges of terrorism, criminal damage
Oct 18, 2019 3:52 PM - Cook County prosecutors announced an indictment against a Palatine man charged with driving his SUV into Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg. Javier Garcia, 23, faces terrorism and criminal damage to property charges related to the Sept. 20 disturbance. -
Street sign honors longtime Rolling Meadows presiding judge
Oct 11, 2019 7:36 PM - Twenty-four years after former minor league baseball player turned jurist James A. Geocaris retired as presiding judge of Rolling Meadows Third Municipal District Court, his presence still looms large. On Friday, a street was dedicated in his honor in front of the courthouse he helped establish. -
Elgin man gets 6 years for selling drugs near Wing Park
Aug 20, 2019 7:26 PM - An Elgin man who was arrested and charged with selling cocaine three times to an conidential police informant, including one sale near a park, has been sentenced to six years in prison. Terry L. Rogers, 52, pleaded guilty this month to one count of manufacture/delivery of cocaine within 1,000 feet of a school, park or place of worship, according to Kane County court records. -
Carpentersville man charged in 2016 DUI that killed baby wants blood evidence thrown out
Aug 14, 2019 5:06 PM - A 25-year-old Carpenterville man charged with driving under the influence in a Barrington Hills crash that killed a 5-month-old baby in November 2016 is seeking to have a judge throw out chemical tests that showed his client had a blood-alcohol level of .099, which is over the state's legal threshold of .08. Brayer Arias-Colazo's attorney argues his client passed field sobriety tests and refused medical treatment but was still detained and taken to a hospital for a blood and urine draw. -
Cook County jail inmates take on the world in chess tournament
Aug 9, 2019 5:30 AM - Fourteen inmates at the Cook County jail took on the world this week at a first-of-its-kind international chess tournament matching teams from detention facilities around the world. But chess is about more than just fun and games at the jail.
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Man who invaded home, shot man over ounce of marijuana and $10 gets 13 years in prison
Aug 1, 2019 2:27 PM - A 30-year-old Elgin man was sentenced to 13½ years in prison Wednesday after admitting to his role in a May 2018 home invasion, shooting and robbery. -
Authorities: Elgin man used dating app to set up armed robbery
Jun 25, 2019 11:42 AM - A 20-year-old man has been arrested and charged with using a dating app to rob a man of $50 at gunpoint in Elgin earlier this year. -
Chicago man arrested at Arlington Heights area hotel on prostitution charge
May 24, 2019 3:39 PM - A Chicago man has been charged with promoting prostitution and being an armed habitual criminal after being arrested with a loaded gun at an Arlington Heights area hotel, authorities said. -
Drug-induced homicide charges in death of St. Charles-area man
May 20, 2019 4:15 PM - An Elgin man is held on $500,000 bail after being charged with providing a fatal dose of fentanyl-laced heroin to 25-year-old Trevor Brubaker, who was found in his St. Charles Township house April 4. Jose R. Charles faces six to 30 years in prison if convicted of drug-induced homicide and was on probation for a 2015 heroin case at the time of his most recent arrest. -
13-year prison sentence for Elgin man who abused, shook 7-week-old baby
Apr 26, 2019 4:55 PM - A 24-year-old Elgin man was sentenced to 13 years in prison for breaking the leg of his live-in girlfriend's 7-week-old infant son in March 2016 and later shaking the baby three days later, causing permanent injuries that require constant care.
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