Cook County Crime
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DuPage County jail guard charged with sexual misconductMay 16, 2023 1:00 am - A DuPage County jail guard has been arrested on charges he had sexual relations with a female detainee. Ricardo Hardy, 52, of the 3600 block of Congressional Parkway in ...
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Round Lake Beach teen arrested after high-speed chase near GurneeMay 16, 2023 1:00 am - A 17-year-old from Round Lake Beach is accused of driving 137 mph while trying to elude a traffic stop near Gurnee before crashing early Saturday morning. The teen, whos...
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Driver charged with DUI after SUV crashes into vehicles outside auto dealershipMay 15, 2023 1:00 am - An Elgin woman faces a misdemeanor driving under the influence charge after police say her vehicle went off the road in Bartlett early Saturday morning and struck a sign...
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Man pleads guilty to carjacking in Lombard McDonald's drive-throughMay 15, 2023 1:00 am - A man who took part in a carjacking at a McDonald's drive-through in Lombard has been sentenced to 22 years in prison. Dallas Dabney pleaded guilty Monday to one count o...
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South Elgin girl who was abducted in 2017 found in North CarolinaMay 15, 2023 1:00 am - A South Elgin girl who was abducted in 2017 has been found in North Carolina and her mother has been arrested, ABC 7 reported Monday. Kayla Unbehaun, now 15, is safe in ...
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Another tool in high-speed chases: GPS darts that Oak Brook police can shoot onto fleeing vehiclesMay 12, 2023 5:00 am - An alarming surge in drivers' fleeing from police across the suburbs, often at dangerous speeds, has law enforcement leaders troubled, state lawmakers searching for answ...
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Palatine revokes Red Roof Inn's business license citing illegal drug sales, prostitutionMay 12, 2023 1:00 am - Palatine has cracked down on a local hotel for permitting illegal drug sales, prostitution, fights and sexual assaults on the property, officials said. Following an admi...
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Barrington-area man charged again with domestic batteryMay 12, 2023 1:00 am - A Barrington-area man, already on parole for a 2017 domestic battery conviction, was charged with the same offense this week after beating his partner and trying to evad...
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Elgin cracking down on speeding, street racingMay 12, 2023 1:00 am - Numbers show Elgin police are cracking down on speeding this year. And officers, during a weekly radio show, announced they are coming after street racers next. The radi...
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Lake County man charged with head-butting neighbor, kicking dogMay 11, 2023 1:00 am - Authorities say a 56-year-old Lake County man head-butted his neighbor and kicked the man's dog during a confrontation Sunday near Spring Grove. Joseph Donohue is charge...