Cook County Crime
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Highland Park man accused of killing brothers waives extraditionJun 11, 2024 7:30 pm - The Highland Park man accused of murdering his two older brothers and burning down their late mother’s house last week has waived extradition proceedings in St. Louis and is expected back in Illinois within a week.
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Mundelein-area man arrested after threatening neighbors, police sayJun 11, 2024 7:15 pm - A Mundelein-area man was arrested Tuesday morning after reportedly threatening neighbors with a knife, authorities said. Luis Maganda-Chino, 40, of the 26200 block of Nor...
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Juvenile charged with reckless homicide in deadly Elk Grove crashJun 10, 2024 5:56 pm - A juvenile driver faces reckless homicide and other charges stemming from crash last month in Elk Grove Village that killed a 45-year-old Des Plaines woman on her way home from work.
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Streamwood man sentenced to 52 years in prison for murder of ‘best friend’Jun 10, 2024 4:11 pm - Convicted in the April 2022 shooting death of the man he called his best friend, 29-year-old Streamwood resident Salvatore Scardino was sentenced Monday to 52 years in prison.
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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.