Cook County Crime
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Chicago man charged with promoting prostitution, who skipped court date, arrested at Naperville motelNov 17, 2023 10:00 pm - Officers from the Cook County Sheriff's Fugitive Apprehension Unit arrested a man at a Naperville motel after he'd failed to appear for a court hearing, officials said S...
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What's behind the surge in deadly crashes involving drugged driversNov 17, 2023 4:30 am - Illinois has a drugged driving problem, and it began well before the legalization of recreational marijuana in 2020. That's among the key findings of a new analysis of t...
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Ex-District 300 employee pleads not guilty to charges involving child sex abuse imagesNov 17, 2023 12:00 am - In a second case filed against him this year, a former Community Unit District 300 employee pleaded not guilty to charges alleging he solicited a child for sexually expl...
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Prospect Heights man accused of setting fires in Des PlainesNov 17, 2023 12:00 am - A Prospect Heights man is accused of setting two fires at a Des Plaines shopping center this week, police said Friday. Daniel Vences, 32, of the 800 block of East Old Wi...
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Police: Man found shot to death in PalatineNov 17, 2023 12:00 am - A man was found shot to death Friday night in Palatine, officials said. At around 6 p.m., police responded to a call about a man bleeding in the 800 block of South Plum...
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Palatine man charged with sexually assaulting juvenileNov 17, 2023 12:00 am - A Palatine man is accused of sexually assaulting a girl, authorities said Friday. Rigoberto Rivera, 41, of the 600 block of South Middleton Avenue, is charged with preda...
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McHenry County jail could take in detainees from Lake County under proposed dealNov 17, 2023 12:00 am - McHenry County soon might house Lake County inmates in the McHenry County jail if an agreement between the two counties is approved. Lake County has a severe corrections...
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Police: Former Buffalo Grove school PTO president stole $10,000 from groupNov 16, 2023 12:00 am - The former president of the parent teacher organization at Prairie Elementary School in Buffalo Grove is accused of stealing more than $10,000 from the organization, Buf...
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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...