Cook County Crime
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Police seek info about Villa Park tobacco shop robberyMar 31, 2023 1:00 am - Villa Park police are investigating the armed robbery of a tobacco store. Tobacco Hut, 543 E. St. Charles Road, was robbed by three people at 11:45 a.m. Tuesday, police ...
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Buffalo Grove police gearing up for new body camerasMar 30, 2023 1:00 am - Buffalo Grove police officers will be equipped with body cameras later this year, more than 12 months before a state deadline requires it, under a deal recently approved...
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'His presence was as big as his stature': Support pours in for Batavia officer's familyMar 30, 2023 1:00 am - Joe Gudella had spent just a little over a year with the Batavia Police Department, but he made a big impression on the community he served. "The passing of Officer Joe ...
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Student brings 3 rounds of ammo to Elmhurst elementary schoolMar 29, 2023 1:00 am - Visitation Elementary School in Elmhurst was placed on a soft lockdown at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday after a student brought three rounds of ammunition to the school to show ot...
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Lake in the Hills residents charged in Hoffman Estates bike shop robberyMar 28, 2023 1:00 am - A man and a woman from Lake in the Hills have been charged in Monday's robbery of a Hoffman Estates bike store, the Hoffman Estates Police Department announced Tuesday. ...
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Police, sheriffs to increase enforcement of distracted driving laws in AprilMar 28, 2023 1:00 am - In honor of Distracted Driving Awareness Month, the DuPage County sheriff's office, the Illinois State Police, Carpentersville police and about 200 other police departme...
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Police: Man and woman arrested after trying to rob Hoffman Estates bike storeMar 27, 2023 1:00 am - After a brief chase, Hoffman Estates police apprehended a man and a woman officials say tried to rob a store around 2 p.m. Monday. The pair entered Crank Revolution Bike...
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Contractor now accused of bribing worker in Cook County assessor's officeMar 27, 2023 1:00 am - A Lemont contractor involved in the public corruption case against former Chicago Alderman Carrie Austin now is charged in a scheme to bribe an employee of the Cook Coun...
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Authorities seek two suspects in Elgin bank robberyMar 25, 2023 1:00 am - Authorities are searching for suspects in a Saturday afternoon bank robbery in Elgin. Two men walked into the PNC Bank, 1695 Larkin Ave., at 1:37 p.m., displayed a gun a...
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Two Chicago men charged with stealing perfume in Oak Brook, leading officers in a chaseMar 24, 2023 1:00 am - Bond has been set at $50,000 each for two Cook County men charged with burglary and fleeing from authorities in a high-speed chase, officials said Friday. Kovadis Stewa...