Cook County Crime
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Mount Prospect shooting victim now facing drug and weapons chargesNov 16, 2023 12:00 am - A Mount Prospect man who was shot in the leg Sunday evening during an apparent robbery attempt outside his home, is now facing drug and weapons charges himself. Mount Pr...
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Rivers Casino says computer system was hacked and customer data accessedNov 16, 2023 12:00 am - Computer files containing personal information of gamblers and employees at Rivers Casino in Des Plaines as well as online sportsbook customers may have been accessed by...
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Libertyville family sues Volkswagen, Verizon after carjackingNov 15, 2023 4:30 am - For about 40 minutes back in February, married couple Gregory Kovtelidakis and Taylor Shepherd feared they would never see their 2-year-old son Isaiah again. That's how...
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Father of man charged in Highland Park shooting makes statement with T-shirt before starting jail sentenceNov 15, 2023 12:00 am - In the months after being charged with felony reckless conduct for helping his son obtain a FOID card, Robert Crimo Jr. largely refrained from making public statements. ...
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Des Plaines man shot wife, killed unborn child during argument, police sayNov 15, 2023 12:00 am - A Des Plaines man shot his pregnant wife and killed the unborn child during an argument as they drove through town, police said Wednesday. Amal Reji, 30, of the 1200 blo...
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Police: Scammer listed Des Plaines resident's second home for saleNov 14, 2023 12:00 am - A Des Plaines resident's second home in Arizona was put up for sale by a scammer using a fake ID, authorities said Monday. The 69-year-old resident called police Friday ...
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Suspect in Bensenville officer's shooting deemed mentally unfit to stand trialNov 14, 2023 12:00 am - A man accused of shooting a Bensenville police officer in 2021 has been declared mentally unfit to stand trial. Kiante J. Tyler is incapable of participating in his lega...
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Two suspects wanted in connection with Mount Prospect shootingNov 14, 2023 12:00 am - Mount Prospect police are seeking two suspects in connection with a shooting Sunday that left a homeowner with a gunshot wound to the leg. The shooting occurred just bef...
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Police: DeKalb man, 18, facing charges after high-speed chase through ElmhurstNov 14, 2023 12:00 am - A DuPage County judge denied pretrial release to a 18-year-old DeKalb man accused of leading police on a high-speed chase in a stolen vehicle Monday night in Elmhurst. Y...
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Man accused of breaking in, beating woman in her Willowbrook-area apartmentNov 14, 2023 12:00 am - A Willowbrook-area man has been accused of breaking into a woman's apartment and beating her. Pretrial release was denied Tuesday for Abelardo Zapata Jr., 33, of the 16W...