Cook County Crime
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Leaders condemn bomb threats directed at suburban librariesAug 22, 2023 1:00 am - Bomb threats made to some suburban libraries in the past week have forced buildings to close and drawn condemnation from state officials and the local American Civil Lib...
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Des Plaines woman loses $45,000 to cyber scammersAug 21, 2023 1:00 am - A Des Plaines woman lost $45,000 to scammers who said her computer had been hacked, police said Monday. The 73-year-old victim first heard from the scammers Aug. 16. The...
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Juvenile injured in Hoffman Estates shooting Aug. 9 now facing chargesAug 21, 2023 1:00 am - A 17-year-old boy hospitalized after an Aug. 9 shooting in Hoffman Estates now faces multiple charges in juvenile court, police said Monday. The teen is charged with agg...
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False 911 call about man with gun clears Schaumburg office buildingAug 21, 2023 1:00 am - Schaumburg police are investigating a Monday morning "swatting" incident in which officers responded to a 911 call falsely reporting a man with a gun at an office buildi...
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Jury finds Ingleside man guilty of aggravated DUI in fatal crashAug 21, 2023 1:00 am - A Lake County jury found a 41-year-old Ingleside man guilty on one count of aggravated DUI resulting in death last week, prosecutors announced Monday. The verdict means ...
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Two Glenview-area teenagers shot to death at apartment complexAug 20, 2023 1:00 am - A 16-year-old boy and 19-year-old man were shot to death Saturday night at a Glenview-area apartment complex, authorities said Sunday. Cook County sheriff's police said ...
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Woman injured in early morning shooting in ElginAug 20, 2023 1:00 am - Elgin police are investigating an early morning shooting Sunday that left a woman injured. According to police, officers responding a reported shooting at 12:24 a.m. in ...
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Police: Group steals car from Cinemark parking lot in WoodridgeAug 18, 2023 11:00 pm - Woodridge police say they are searching for four suspects in connection with a carjacking in the Cinemark Seven Bridges and IMAX parking lot Friday night. Police were ca...
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Police dogs nab armed robbery suspect near Vernon HillsAug 18, 2023 11:00 pm - A Lake Zurich man charged with felony armed robbery remained held in Lake County jail Saturday on $500,000 bail after a pair of police dogs found him hiding in a wetland...
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Two women charged with stealing nearly $2,900 worth of perfume from Von Maur store in LombardAug 18, 2023 1:00 am - Two women have been accused of stealing $2,878 worth of fragrances on Wednesday from the Von Maur department store in Lombard. Trenity Jackson, 20, and Maniyah Lovett-He...