Cook County Crime
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Former Cook County sheriff's deputy facing drug trafficking chargesDec 02, 2021 12:00 am - A former Cook County sheriff's deputy is being held on $1 million bail in Will County after being charged with multiple drug trafficking counts, state authorities announ...
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Cook County medical examiner's office passes 1,000th homicide for 2021Nov 30, 2021 12:00 am - The Cook County medical examiner's office on Tuesday confirmed the county's 1,000th homicide this year occurred over the Thanksgiving weekend. The county's homicide tot...
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Bail set for man charged with carjacking radio host Maze JacksonNov 11, 2021 12:00 am - A 28-year-old Homer Glen man has been charged with carjacking a vehicle from Chicago radio-show host Maze Jackson Tuesday. William S. Nixon, of the 15000 block of South ...
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Newly revealed Gacy victim's family speaks: 'The wait was excruciating'Oct 26, 2021 1:00 am - Even though it had been nearly 45 years since she'd last heard from her older brother, Carolyn Sanders said the hardest part of his absence came during the past five mon...
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Leyden Twp. woman accused of suffocating newbornOct 25, 2021 1:00 am - A Leyden Township woman has been charged with first degree murder after she suffocated her newborn child and buried him in her backyard, according to the Cook County she...
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How genealogy search and DNA helped identify latest John Wayne Gacy victimOct 25, 2021 1:00 am - Using DNA samples and genealogy together for the first time, investigators at Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart's office were able to identify another of serial killer John W...
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'You really do lose a part of yourself': No peace for family of postal worker shot on expresswayOct 09, 2021 1:00 am - Celebrating graduation with her mom who worked late shifts to pay for college costs made that rite of passage a shining moment for Jayla Shelton. "There's this picture ...
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Expressway shootings in Cook County at 188 this year, compared to 52 in 2019Oct 09, 2021 1:00 am - Within weeks, shootings on Chicago and Cook County expressways are on course to quadruple 2019's total, Illinois State Police records show. In 2019, there were 52 report...
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Security detail opened fire at carjacker outside Preckwinkle's home, but details remain sketchyOct 07, 2021 1:00 am - A security detail exchanged gunfire with a carjacker outside the Hyde Park home of Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle last week, but neither she nor other offi...
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Car theft ring used stolen, fake identities to buy luxury cars in Cook, DuPage countiesSep 28, 2021 1:00 am - Six people have been charged with operating a car theft ring that used stolen or false identities to buy automobiles from dealerships, including several in DuPage and Co...