Cook County Crime
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Sexual battery reported on Illinois Prairie Path in ElmhurstAug 22, 2026 2:59 pm - Elmhurst police have issued a community alert regarding their investigation of a reported sexual battery Thursday night by a man riding an electric scooter with its headlight on against a woman running on the Illinois Prairie Path.
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South Elgin man gets 14 years in prison for disseminating child pornographyAug 21, 2026 4:25 pm - A South Elgin man was sentenced to 14 years in prison after pleading guilty to disseminating child sexual abuse materials
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Homeless man charged following home invasionAug 21, 2026 3:09 pm - A homeless man was arrested this week following a home invasion in Des Plaines, according to a police news release.
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Carpentersville police investigating incident near school bus stop Friday morningAug 21, 2026 3:06 pm - Carpentersville police are investigating after a high school student near a bus stop said they felt threatened when approached by several people wearing masks Friday morning.
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Fugitive who fled to Poland after deadly 2020 crash in Wheeling extradited to U.S.Aug 21, 2026 10:34 am - A fugitive who fled to Poland following a deadly 2020 car crash in Wheeling is in custody in the suburbs.
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First-degree murder charge added in fatal boating crash on Fox River in McHenryAug 21, 2026 10:27 am - A Lisle man who has been jailed in connection with a fatal boating crash July 25 on the Fox River in McHenry has been indicted on a charge of first-degree murder.
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Amid rise in antisemitism, he’s bridging gap between first responders, Jewish communitiesAug 21, 2026 5:41 am - Amid a rising tide of antisemitic violence and hate crimes, a suburban business is working with police and other first responders to build cultural understanding between law enforcement and the Jewish communities they serve.
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Father charged in death of infant son in Mount ProspectAug 19, 2026 8:57 pm - A Rockford man was ordered Wednesday held in Cook County jail while he awaits trial in connection with the 2025 death of his infant son in Mount Prospect, authorities said.
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Anti-Flock signs removed as Rolling Meadows debates license plate camerasAug 19, 2026 6:05 pm - Rolling Meadows city inspectors removed 57 yard signs placed by opponents of automated license-plate reading cameras. Officials say the signs were on public property, but organizers accuse the city of selective enforcement.
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Rolling Meadows man charged with illegally possessing machine gunAug 19, 2026 2:42 pm - A Rolling Meadows man faces charges alleging he illegally possessed a loaded gun that had been altered to make it fully automatic.
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