Cook County Crime
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Man accused of firing gun at driver who honked at himAug 26, 2023 1:00 am - A DuPage judge set a $600,000 bond for a man charged with firing a handgun at a vehicle on Route 83 in Burr Ridge Thursday afternoon after the driver honked at him, auth...
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Truck crash kills man, closes road at rush-hourAug 25, 2023 11:00 pm - This article is no longer available on dailyherald.com.
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'Flat-out lied': Ex-Gurnee man imprisoned 29 years on bad conviction sues police, prosecutorsAug 25, 2023 5:00 am - Herman Williams spent almost three decades in prison after being wrongfully convicted of his former wife's 1993 murder. Now the former Gurnee resident and Gulf War veter...
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Mount Prospect man facing weapons, battery, drug chargesAug 25, 2023 1:00 am - A Mount Prospect man is facing multiple charges after police responded to a domestic battery complaint early Sunday morning. Police said they were called to a convenienc...
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Glenbard North student accused of threatening the principalAug 25, 2023 1:00 am - A Glenbard North High School student has been accused of threatening the principal. Zachary Kurzeja, 18, of the 600 block of Matthews Lane, is being held on $250,000 bai...
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Student arrested at Palatine High was carrying loaded gun, District 211 saysAug 24, 2023 1:00 am - A Palatine High School student who was arrested on campus Monday was carrying a loaded gun, according to an email that Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 sent ...
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Mount Prospect teen who was shot last week in Palatine dies from woundsAug 23, 2023 1:00 am - A 15-year-old Mount Prospect boy who was shot last week in Palatine died from his wounds late Tuesday, officials said. The Cook County medical examiner's office on Wedne...
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Palatine man pleads not guilty to aggravated criminal sexual assault of underage victimAug 22, 2023 1:00 am - A 32-year-old Palatine man pleaded not guilty Tuesday morning in Lake County to aggravated criminal sexual assault of a minor. Antioch police opened an investigation in...
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Leaders condemn bomb threats directed at suburban librariesAug 22, 2023 1:00 am - Bomb threats made to some suburban libraries in the past week have forced buildings to close and drawn condemnation from state officials and the local American Civil Lib...
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Des Plaines woman loses $45,000 to cyber scammersAug 21, 2023 1:00 am - A Des Plaines woman lost $45,000 to scammers who said her computer had been hacked, police said Monday. The 73-year-old victim first heard from the scammers Aug. 16. The...