Cook County Crime
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Limited, in-person operations resume Monday at Cook County courtsJul 03, 2020 1:00 am - Cook County courts in Rolling Meadows, Skokie and other suburban and city districts resume limited in-person operations and services beginning Monday, July 6, even as mo...
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Cook County prosecutors won't pursue minor, protest-related offensesJun 30, 2020 1:00 am - Protesters charged with disorderly behavior, curfew violations and other minor offenses related to civil rights protests that occurred in Chicago and some suburbs follow...
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Cook County courts set to resume some proceedings July 6Jun 26, 2020 1:00 am - Starting July 6, Cook County courts will resume some in-person proceedings curtailed by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to orders issued Friday by Chief Judge Timothy C...
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Demonstrators call for defunding Cook County jailJun 18, 2020 1:00 am - For a solid 40 minutes, a cacophony of car horns, drums, cowbells and trombones echoed along the strip of grass just beyond the coiled razor wire glistening in the sunli...
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Authorities: Elgin man severely beat woman with caneJun 02, 2020 1:00 am - A 72-year-old Elgin man has been arrested and charged with using a cane to severely beating a woman in her 30s who was living in his apartment, according to police and c...
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Cook County civil, criminal cases postponedMay 27, 2020 1:00 am - Many criminal and civil cases pending in Cook County courts, including trials, have been postponed following Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans' extension of his order modifyi...
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Burglary suspect who has COVID-19 is on home detention, instead of in DuPage jailMay 21, 2020 1:00 am - An earlier version contained incorrect information, supplied to the Daily Herald, about the detainee being housed in a quarantine unit at the Cook County jail. A Ch...
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Bail reduction denied for Elgin man charged with striking, sexually assaulting womanMay 19, 2020 1:00 am - A 25-year-old Elgin man charged with striking and sexually assaulting a woman after an argument over loud music will remain in Cook County jail on $1 million bail after ...
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Mancow seeks to have defamation lawsuit tossed, says exposing MacDonald was 'duty'May 16, 2020 1:00 am - WLS radio host Erich "Mancow" Muller wants a defamation and eavesdropping lawsuit brought by Harvest Bible Chapel founder James MacDonald dismissed, arguing the suit is ...
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Elgin man charged with home invasion, pistol whipping man SundayMay 14, 2020 1:00 am - A 21-year-old Elgin man is wanted on charges that he forced his way into an Elgin apartment on Sunday and pistol-whipped a man inside. An arrest warrant has been issued ...