Cook County Crime
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Sheriff: Kane County business owner shot up customer’s vanJun 09, 2024 11:21 am - The owner of a Kane County welding business faces felony drug and weapons charges after authorities say he shot up a customer’s van because he was unhappy with the client.
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Hanover Park man admits to money laundering, gets 6 yearsJun 07, 2024 9:03 pm - A Hanover Park man who pleaded guilty to money laundering has been sentenced to six years in prison, officials announced Friday. Michael A. Venegas, 24, was first invest...
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Highland Park man accused of murdering his older brothers, setting home on fireJun 07, 2024 6:53 pm - A Highland Park man is in custody and awaiting extradition from Missouri in the shooting deaths of his two brothers earlier in the week.
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Man charged with giving false info on gun permit applicationJun 07, 2024 3:31 pm - A Lombard man has been charged with giving false information on an application for an Illinois Firearm Owners Identification card.
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Elk Grove Village man charged in multimillion-dollar fraud schemeJun 07, 2024 2:49 pm - A 39-year-old Elk Grove Village man is facing multiple federal fraud charges in connection with a scheme prosecutors said netted him $9.5 million worth of materials over ...
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How Arlington Heights police are taking drones ‘to the next level’Jun 07, 2024 6:57 am - Five years after helping to pioneer the use of drones in suburban law enforcement, Arlington Heights police are at it again.The department in May deployed its first — and believed to be the region’s first — Drone Response Vehicle, a specially fitted SUV from which an officer can launch a drone in less than a minute.
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Man charged with leaving the scene after hitting teen bicyclistJun 04, 2024 8:47 pm - A Villa Park man has been charged with leaving the scene of a crash, after hitting a teen bicyclist, authorities say.
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Two state workers charged with PPP loan fraudJun 04, 2024 7:34 pm - Two state workers have been charged with committing Paycheck Protection Program loan fraud.
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Des Plaines changes direction, bans kratom salesJun 04, 2024 2:26 pm - The Des Plaines City Council on Monday outlawed the local sale of potentially intoxicating products made from the kratom tree.
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Murder-suicide suspected in ElginJun 01, 2024 10:02 am - The Elgin Police Department has reported a potential murder-suicide on the 100 block of South State Street in Elgin.