Cook County Crime
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Villa Park murder-suicide spurs change in domestic-violence prosecutionsMay 03, 2024 5:15 am - Last week’s tragedy in Villa Park ‒ where a man ordered to stay away from his wife instead went to their home and shot her to death before killing himself ‒ has spurred c...
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Grayslake man used 3D printer to make guns, gun parts, sheriff’s police sayMay 02, 2024 11:44 am - A Grayslake man used 3D printers to illegally manufacture firearms and machine gun conversion devices, police said Thursday. Charles A. Best, 31, of the 200 block of High...
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Teen charged with attempted murder in Mount Prospect stabbingMay 02, 2024 10:03 am - A Mount Prospect teenager is facing attempted murder charges in connection with a stabbing early last month at a vacant commercial building. Manuel Rivera Jr., 18, also f...
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Man charged in Woodridge shooting murderMay 01, 2024 3:11 pm - A 22-year-old Crest Hill man has been charged with shooting a man to death last week in Woodridge. Gevon Anderson, of the 16500 block of Coventry Lane, is charged with fi...
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Man charged with attempted murder, domestic battery in Elgin shootingMay 01, 2024 12:59 pm - A man has been charged with attempted murder for a shooting that happened early Sunday morning in Elgin. Edward Perez, 35, of the 600 block of Dover Drive, Elgin, is also...
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Police investigating armed robbery of Arlington Heights storeMay 01, 2024 9:33 am - Arlington Heights police are investigating the reported armed robbery of a liquor store over the weekend. According to police, an employee of the business on the 1700 blo...
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Streamwood man convicted of murder in fatal 2022 shooting of friendApr 30, 2024 8:08 pm - Salvatore Scardino, of Streamwood, was convicted Tuesday of first-degree murder in the April 2022 shooting death of Kwemi Hardwick, the man he described as his best friend.
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Cash stolen out of wallet at Rivers CasinoApr 30, 2024 7:41 am - Someone stole $400 out of a patron’s wallet inside Rivers Casino in Des Plaines early Monday, police said. The theft occurred shortly before 2 a.m. The victim had left hi...
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Trial begins for Streamwood man charged with killing ‘best and only’ friendApr 29, 2024 9:43 pm - The trial of a Streamwood man charged with fatally shooting a man described as his best and only friend commenced Monday in a Cook County courtroom. Salvatore Scardino, 2...
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Men face home repair fraud chargesApr 29, 2024 11:04 am - Two men have been charged with theft and home repair fraud crimes, accused of taking money and not delivering on promises to seal coat a driveway, replace a stone walkway...