Cook County Crime
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Coroner IDs man shot to death Saturday in ElginNov 14, 2023 12:00 am - A man shot to death in Elgin Saturday has been identified. The Kane County Coroner's Office said Tuesday the victim is Juan Carlos Ambriz, 26, of St. Charles. He died of...
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Woman lost $8,800 in lottery ticket scam in Des Plaines, police sayNov 13, 2023 12:00 am - Scammers who wanted a Des Plaines woman's help cashing what they claimed was a $1 million winning lottery ticket bilked her out of $8,800, police said Monday. The crime ...
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Bartlett massage parlor worker faces prostitution chargesNov 13, 2023 12:00 am - An employee at a Bartlett strip mall massage parlor is facing prostitution charges after police conducted a sting at the business last week. Police said 47-year-old Ying...
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Man shot in leg Sunday night in Mount ProspectNov 13, 2023 12:00 am - Mount Prospect police are investigating a shooting Sunday night that left a man with a gunshot wound to the leg. Police said officers responding to a report of shots fir...
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Bartlett teen facing battery, robbery charges after attackNov 13, 2023 12:00 am - A 19-year-old Bartlett man is accused of robbing a woman during an attack late last month outside an apartment complex. Bartlett police said Guillermo Bonilla grabbed a ...
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Yang appears in court as part of retrial effortNov 12, 2023 10:00 pm - Marni Yang appeared in a Lake County courtroom Monday for the first time in more than 12 years as part of her effort to secure a new trial. It was also the first time Ya...
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Police: Man found shot along railroad tracks near downtown ElginNov 12, 2023 12:00 am - Police are investigating after a man was found shot late Saturday afternoon along the railroad tracks near downtown Elgin. According to Elgin police, officers were calle...
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Why Wheeling is banning unlicensed sale of synthetic potNov 10, 2023 10:00 pm - Selling unlicensed, cannabis-like products soon will be illegal in Wheeling. A divided village board this week approved a ban on the sale of synthetically derived versio...
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They died in a crash while fleeing from police. Who's to blame?Nov 10, 2023 4:30 am - The families of two women who died in a 2022 crash while fleeing from police are now suing the West Chicago Police Department and one of its officers, saying they're to ...
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Schaumburg armed robbery suspect denied pretrial release on Oak Brook gun, fleeing chargesNov 10, 2023 12:00 am - A Chicago man suspected of robbing a woman at gunpoint outside Woodfield Mall and fleeing police later in Oak Brook is being detained before trial. DuPage County Judge B...