Cook County Crime
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Palatine police seek help locating SUV tied to November slayingJan 25, 2024 1:48 pm - Palatine police are asking for the public’s help locating a vehicle believed to be tied to the November slaying of a 30-year-old man. Jun Zhang was found shot to death ab...
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‘I thought I could die’: Bartender testifies in Elmhurst murder trial, says he was scared of being hurt by victimJan 24, 2024 6:31 pm - Editor’s note: An earlier version had an incorrect first name for Evan Wilcek and an incorrect age for Dunbar. A bartender who threw two brothers out of an Elmhurst ...
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Arlington Heights man charged in fatal Lake Zurich hit-and-runJan 24, 2024 7:01 am - An Arlington Heights man faces charges alleging he left the scene of a fatal SUV vs pedestrian crash 13 months ago in Lake Zurich. Gary L. Bozza, 67, is charged with fai...
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One man shot, another stabbed during Elgin traffic altercationJan 23, 2024 5:02 pm - One person was shot and another stabbed Tuesday in what Elgin police say was a traffic altercation. Officers responded at 2:42 p.m. to Sherman Hospital in Elgin when a ma...
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Mount Prospect police investigate shooting in reckless driving incidentJan 22, 2024 7:51 pm - The Mount Prospect Police Department is currently investigating a shooting in a reckless driving incident late Sunday evening, officials said in a news release. Police we...
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Self-defense argued in Elmhurst bar murder trialJan 22, 2024 6:16 pm - Karl Bomba was drunk the night he was ejected from the Spring Inn bar in Elmhurst, punched out a window and got into a confrontation with the bartender. But DuPage Count...
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Des Plaines man charged with two counts of sexual exploitation of a childJan 22, 2024 6:00 pm - Glenview police arrested a 24-year-old man Monday afternoon following an investigation into two separate incidents of indecent exposure to minors, authorities said in a n...
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Authorities: Four killed in the South Suburbs after domestic-related shooting, police have a suspectJan 21, 2024 2:52 pm - A man shot four people dead in a “domestic-related” incident in the South Suburbs, officials said Sunday. Police arrived on the scene shortly before 11:30 a.m. and found ...
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Itasca man charged with home invasion, denied pre-trial releaseJan 20, 2024 3:55 pm - An Itasca man accused of using an AR-15 rifle to shoot his way into an Itasca home was denied pre-trial release in a court hearing Saturday in Wheaton. Sean Brutto, 34, o...
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Bartlett man accused of threatening police with knifeJan 20, 2024 10:15 am - Bartlett police on Friday arrested a man they said was threatening officers with a knife. Bartlett resident Colin DeVitt, 22, was charged on three counts of aggravated as...