Cook County Crime
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'It's in its very infancy right now': Kane County sets up its own forensic crime labJul 28, 2023 1:00 am - Kane County's first forensic crime lab is now open, and the new facility has already taken on several cases. "We do everything from blood testing to rapid DNA ... to exp...
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Huntley man sentenced for Carpentersville home invasionJul 27, 2023 1:00 am - A Huntley man has been sentenced to 23 years in prison after pleading guilty to a Carpentersville home invasion. The Kane County state's attorney's office on Thursday an...
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Minnesota man charged in Villa Park train station murderJul 27, 2023 1:00 am - A Minnesota man is facing murder charges in connection with the death of a 62-year-old man last year at the Villa Park train station. Bail was denied for Gregory Matthew...
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3 charged with stealing 45 iPhones from Bloomingdale Verizon storeJul 26, 2023 1:00 am - Two women and a boy have been charged with burglarizing a Verizon Wireless store in Bloomingdale and stealing nearly $45,000 worth of phones. Bail was set Wednesday morn...
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Sheriff: Fired Fox Lake man committed arsonJul 26, 2023 1:00 am - A Fox Lake man fired from his job Tuesday returned to the workplace late at night and began setting fire to items in the business' parking lot, including a motorcycle, a...
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Bail set for Des Plaines man accused of firing gun into the airJul 26, 2023 1:00 am - Bail was set at $50,000 Wednesday for a Des Plaines man accused of firing a gun into the air multiple times Monday night. Eric Chavez, 29, of the 8800 block of Dee Road,...
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Woman charged with reckless homicide in DUI crash that killed 2 near Sugar GroveJul 26, 2023 1:00 am - A Sugar Grove woman has been charged with reckless homicide for a crash Saturday near Sugar Grove where she had a blood-alcohol level almost three times the legal limit,...
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Owner of Chain boat rental business accused of throwing customer's phone in lakeJul 25, 2023 1:00 am - The owner of a Chain O' Lakes boat rental business was arrested after, authorities allege, she tossed a customer's cellphone into the water during a confrontation Saturd...
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Woman charged in Oak Brook car chase after fragrance theftJul 24, 2023 1:00 am - A Peoria woman has been charged with leading police on a high-speed chase Friday after two people in her car stole items from an Oak Brook store, authorities said. DuPag...
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One killed, two injured in crash near Sugar GroveJul 21, 2023 11:00 pm - One person was killed and two others injured in a three-vehicle crash late Friday night near Sugar Grove, police said. Jonathan P. Couch, 54, of Sugar Grove, died at a h...