Cook County Crime
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Three in vehicle parked outside Bartlett business charged with drug offensesFeb 09, 2024 2:48 pm - Three people were charged with drug offenses after Bartlett police were asked to do a well-being check on the apparently passed-out occupants of a vehicle parked outside ...
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Des Plaines resident scammed out of $16,000Feb 09, 2024 6:22 am - A Des Plaines resident lost about $16,000 to someone who’d promised to sell him a classic car but never delivered the vehicle, police said this week. The victim had conta...
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Cook County state’s attorney candidates discuss juvenile crime in Democratic primary debateFeb 09, 2024 6:00 am - Retail theft prosecution and juvenile crime were among the topics retired Illinois Appellate Court Judge Eileen O’Neill Burke and former Cook County prosecutor Clayton Ha...
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Another suspect charged in 2023 Arlington Heights jewelry store armed robberyFeb 08, 2024 10:40 pm - Another suspect has been charged in the smash-and-grab armed robbery of an Arlington Heights jewelry store more than a year ago.
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Cash machine stolen out of Des Plaines businessFeb 08, 2024 11:57 am - A burglar stole an ATM out of a Des Plaines store this week, police said. The heist occurred between 9 p.m. Monday and 9 a.m. Tuesday at Smokers Mart, 1184 S. Lee St. The...
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Hoffman Estates man gets 6 days behind bars for grabbing police baton during Jan. 6 riotFeb 07, 2024 9:29 am - A federal judge Tuesday sentenced a Hoffman Estates man to six days in prison for grabbing a police baton as officers tried to clear the U.S. Capitol Rotunda during the J...
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Lurie Children’s hospital has taken its networks offline after a cyberattackFeb 05, 2024 2:40 pm - Chicago children's hospital has been forced to take its networks offline after an unspecified cyberattack, limiting access to medical records and hampering communication...
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Returning stolen heritage: Federal agents give seized antiquities back to El SalvadorFeb 02, 2024 7:15 pm - Figurines, fossils, some with ties to Mayans, are 800 to 1,700 years old
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Man charged after ‘traffic altercation’ ends with one man shot, another stabbedFeb 02, 2024 1:38 pm - A man is facing criminal charges in connection with an altercation that left him shot and another person stabbed on Randall Road in Elgin. Sattar Alfayadi, 52, of the 150...
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Gurnee man pleads guilty to second-degree murder, sentenced to 20 years for 2022 shooting in GrayslakeFeb 01, 2024 1:36 pm - An 18-year-old Gurnee man was sentenced Wednesday to 20 years in prison on a charge of second-degree murder involving a fatal shooting in Grayslake in September 2022. Acc...