Cook County Crime
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Indiana man convicted on gun charges in Kane CountyJul 28, 2023 1:00 am - An Indiana man has been found guilty of being an armed habitual criminal. A Kane County jury also convicted Lorenzo J. Garcia on July 19 of unlawful use of a machine gun...
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Woman charged with bringing gun to DuPage courthouseJul 28, 2023 1:00 am - A woman has been accused of bringing a loaded gun into the DuPage County courthouse Thursday. Authorities allege Suheir Barham, 47, of the 9100 block of Melvina Avenue i...
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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...