Cook County Crime
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'Everybody looked up to Ken': Former colleagues remember slain Wheeling police officerNov 06, 2023 4:30 am - Wheeling police officer Ken Dawson was shot to death Nov. 5, 1985, while responding to a burglary. He was only 41. Nearly 40 years later, memories of his service and sac...
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Man treated for gunshot wound outside Rivers CasinoNov 06, 2023 12:00 am - Des Plaines police are investigating an early morning shooting Saturday outside the Rivers Casino. An injured man flagged down a Des Plaines officer just before 1 a.m. S...
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Police: Woman's gun goes off in car, hits boyfriend outside Rivers CasinoNov 06, 2023 12:00 am - A shooting outside Rivers Casino in Des Plaines early Saturday turned out to be an accident where a woman's gun went off and hit her boyfriend, police said. Ari T. Mille...
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Aurora man pleads guilty to putting child porn video on social mediaNov 06, 2023 12:00 am - An Aurora man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison in exchange for pleading guilty Wednesday to disseminating child pornography. Gabriel M. Martinez, 30, of the 900 ...
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Father of accused Highland Park shooter takes plea deal, get 60 days in jailNov 06, 2023 12:00 am - The father of the man accused of killing seven people at the 2022 Highland Park Independence Day parade will serve 60 days in jail after pleading guilty Monday to reckle...
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DuPage State's Attorney Berlin to present public safety update at Civic Awareness program Nov. 16Nov 04, 2023 11:00 pm - Cantigny, in partnership with the League of Women Voters, invites the public to their next Civic Awareness Series program on Thursday, Nov. 16. DuPage County State's Att...
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Facing long road to recovery, injured Kane County sheriff's detective remains positiveNov 03, 2023 5:00 am - Kane County Sheriff's Detective Brian Anderson is facing a long and difficult recovery - one that'll be measured in years, not days or weeks - from devastating injuries ...
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Judge: Accused Highland Park mass shooter's interrogation video won't be played at father's trialNov 03, 2023 1:00 am - A Lake County judge ruled Friday that video of the interrogation of the accused Highland Park mass shooter will not be played during the trial of his father, set to begi...
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Suspect charged in January Arlington Heights jewelry store armed robberyNov 03, 2023 1:00 am - Arlington Heights police Thursday detained a suspect in the smash-and-grab armed robbery of a downtown jewelry store last January. Cornell E. Martinez, 27, of the 3500 b...
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Cops could tap into cameras at two Arlington Heights schools, under proposalNov 02, 2023 1:00 am - Arlington Heights police would be allowed to tap into camera systems at two schools during any emergency response, under an agreement to be considered Thursday by the No...