Cook County Crime
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Barrington man indicted on charge of first-degree murder in estranged girlfriend’s deathDec 13, 2024 1:49 pm - Cook County prosecutors on Friday announced the indictment of a Barrington man who they say beat his estranged girlfriend, a Vernon Hill endocrinologist, with a baseball bat last month before shooting her in the stomach. William R. Zientek is charged with first-degree murder. He’ll be arraigned on Jan. 9.
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Des Plaines fire may have been arson, police sayDec 13, 2024 1:49 pm - A Thursday night fire on the 400 block of West Oakton Street in Des Plaines may have been deliberately set, police said.
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St. Charles man admits to sexually soliciting boy, 13; faces prisonDec 13, 2024 12:52 pm - A St. Charles man has pleaded guilty to grooming and soliciting sex from a 13-year-old boy. He could be sentenced to prison and must register as a sex offender.
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Why lighting up your car for the holidays could put you on the naughty listDec 13, 2024 5:15 am - Showing off your holiday spirit with lights is great. Just keep it off the roadways. Putting lights on your vehicle is a violation of state law and could get you a ticket.
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Chicago man charged with murder in fatal stabbing of Des Plaines womanDec 12, 2024 5:09 pm - A 63-year-old Chicago man faces a first-degree murder charge in the deadly stabbing last week of a Des Plaines woman, police announced Thursday.
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Suspect arrested in Des Plaines shootingDec 12, 2024 2:43 pm - A Skokie man has been charged with firing a gun at a house on the 1500 block of Oakwood Avenue in Des Plaines earlier this week, police said Thursday.
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Des Plaines police identify stabbing victim, have person of interestDec 11, 2024 3:16 pm - Des Plaines police on Wednesday identified city resident Roberta S. Langan as the person stabbed to death last week in her apartment building.
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Former juvenile counselor charged with sending lewd pictures to teenDec 11, 2024 12:35 pm - A Buffalo Grove woman was charged with sending lewd photos to a 17-year-old boy, authorities said.
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Arrest made in fatal Mundelein shootingDec 11, 2024 9:58 am - A Mundelein man is in custody on charges stemming from the fatal shooting of a Wheeling man Monday night.
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Police continue search for suspect in shooting at Schaumburg apartment complexDec 11, 2024 9:27 am - A man shot Tuesday afternoon at a Schaumburg apartment complex has been stabilized at a hospital while police continue to search for the shooter.