Cook County Crime
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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. -
Man who stole BMW, led Elgin police on chase gets jail, probation
Apr 25, 2019 11:48 AM - A McHenry man pleaded guilty this week to stealing a BMW from a driveway in Elgin and leading police on a drunken chase, and was sentenced to 180 days in jail and two years probation. -
Man accused of stabbing Elgin psychiatrist fit to stand trial; defense may argue insanity
Apr 12, 2019 5:04 PM - A man accused of attempted murder in stabbing his Elgin psychiatrist with a steak knife in August 2018 after she refused to write him a prescription for medical marijuana was ruled fit to stand trial Friday. The defense attorney for Elliot C. Lockwood, 20, of Crystal Lake, plans to argue his client was legally insane at the time of the attack. -
Former Schaumburg officer continuing efforts to have conviction vacated
Apr 11, 2019 5:20 PM - DuPage County prosecutors are objecting to a former Schaumburg police officer's attempts to have his conviction vacated and charges dismissed. In a one-page motion to dismiss and an accompanying 13-page memorandum of law filed Wednesday, prosecutors argue Terrance O'Brien's petition is "untimely." -
Man arrested, charged with attempted carjacking in Elgin, pushing woman
Mar 30, 2019 5:06 PM - A 20-year-old Cicero man is being held on $100,000 bail after his arrest Friday on charges he tried to steal a vehicle in Elgin, pushed a mom and her child to the ground and punched another person who tried to catch him. -
Police: Drunken driver was going 75 in 30 mph zone in Elgin crash that killed two
Mar 28, 2019 7:38 PM - A Glendale Heights man charged in a March 20 DUI crash in Elgin that killed two people was going more than twice the speed limit and had a blood-alcohol concentration of more than three times the legal threshold, according to court records. Adrian Velasco, 21, made his first court appearance Thursday and faces up to 28 years in prison if convicted of the most severe charges. -
Elgin police: Man stole BMW from driveway, sparked drunken chase before crash
Feb 14, 2019 12:25 PM - A McHenry man who was found not guilty on charges he set a homeless woman on fire after she refused to have sex with him in 2014 is held on charges he stole a BMW from an Elgin driveway and sparked a chase near the city's downtown that ended when he crashed into a snow bank. -
Medical examiner identifies man shot to death near Palatine
Feb 2, 2019 4:46 PM - A 20-year-old man who died Friday after being shot near his home in an unincorporated area near Palatine was identified Saturday as Jose L. Castaneda Jr. by the Cook County medical examiner's office.
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