Cook County Crime
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Did misogyny, inept police work and more let a suburban killer evade justice?Jun 16, 2023 5:30 am - When Chris Loudon became a Lisle police detective, the job came with an assignment: Try to solve three cold cases. One was the rape of an elderly woman in the early 1990...
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Mole-removal scheme nets Lombard doctor 6 months in prisonJun 16, 2023 1:00 am - A former Lombard doctor will spend six months in federal prison after pleading guilty to health care fraud stemming from a mole-removal scheme he concocted to collect mo...
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Judge sets Crimo Jr. trial date for late OctoberJun 16, 2023 1:00 am - The criminal case against Robert Crimo Jr., the father of the man charged in the 2022 Fourth of July mass shooting in Highland Park, will go to trial in late October, ac...
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Des Plaines police release video of officer fatally shooting ax-wielding manJun 15, 2023 1:00 am - Des Plaines police released bodycam videos Thursday showing an officer fatally shooting an ax-wielding man last month in an apartment building hallway. The videos - four...
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Wheeling man held without bail following two gun-related altercationsJun 15, 2023 1:00 am - A 20-year-old Wheeling man has been charged with burglary, aggravated battery and mob action after, authorities say, video showed him and two other defendants threatenin...
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Police: Man called 911 to report he killed ex-wife in Geneva, then shot himselfJun 15, 2023 1:00 am - A man called 911 to report he had murdered his wife late Wednesday afternoon in Geneva before turning his gun on himself, authorities said Tuesday. Chad Dockery, 49, fat...
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Des Plaines resident lost $1,000 in Taylor Swift ticket scam, police sayJun 14, 2023 1:00 am - A Des Plaines woman who thought she was buying Taylor Swift concert tickets from someone using social media was scammed out of $1,000, police said Wednesday. The 58-year...
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From Sicily to Downers Grove and beyond: Preserving a family's rare tomato, even in DuPage jailJun 13, 2023 5:30 am - When Enrico Inciardi's family emigrated to the United States around 1900, they secretly brought a taste of their Sicily home with them. Fearing U.S. Customs authorities ...
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Police: Lake Villa-area man had child send him nude videos and imagesJun 13, 2023 1:00 am - A Lake Villa-area man was charged with three felonies Monday after police said he possessed child pornography, including photos and videos of an acquaintance's daughter....
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Driver shot in case of road rage near LibertyvilleJun 13, 2023 1:00 am - A 32-year-old Cicero man was shot in the leg Tuesday evening in a case of road rage, the Lake County sheriff's office said. Libertyville police located the victim around...