Cook County Crime
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Elgin teen faces attempted murder charge in December shootingJan 09, 2020 12:00 am - A 17-year-old from Elgin is being charged as an adult with attempted murder in the shooting of a teen girl in Elgin in early December 2019. Erik R. Lopez, of 1800 block ...
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Suspect sought in attempted child abduction in Palatine Twp.Jan 08, 2020 12:00 am - Cook County sheriff's investigators are asking for the public's help in identifying a man who may have attempted to abduct two children Tuesday in Palatine Township. Acc...
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2019's most notable suburban crimesJan 03, 2020 5:00 am - A mass shooting at an Aurora factory, a heartbreaking conclusion to a case of a missing Crystal Lake boy, a 25-year sentence for a South Barrington cold case homicide; t...
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How Cook County 'scent kits' can make the difference in finding missing peopleDec 20, 2019 4:40 am - When a senior suffering from dementia or young person with autism wanders away - and chances are they will at some point - every minute counts if tragedy is to be avoide...
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Prosecutors: Retired priest was asked if he was OK to drive before fatal hit-and-runDec 08, 2019 12:00 am - A retired priest accused of a drunkenly running over a pair of parish teachers and driving off without providing help was asked if he was OK to drive shortly before leav...
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Police: Man armed with sledgehammer, drywall saw tries to force his way into houseNov 27, 2019 12:00 am - A 26-year-old Elgin man is held on $400,000 bail after his arrest this week on charges he forced his way into a house while armed with a small sledgehammer and drywall s...
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Jail, probation for kicking, biting Carpentersville police in July and 2018 arrestsNov 19, 2019 12:00 am - A 25-year-old woman has been sentenced to jail time and four years probation after admitting to fighting, biting and kicking Carpentersville police and firefighters in J...
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Elgin man sentenced to 55 years for mistaken-identity fatal shootingNov 15, 2019 12:00 am - Corrected 11/16 that the murder weapon was found in an awning at Ingram's girlfriend's apartment. An Elgin man was sentenced Friday to 55 years in prison for gunnin...
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Buschauer gets 25 years for drowning wife 19 years agoNov 08, 2019 12:00 am - Frank Buschauer, convicted of drowning his wife 19 years ago in the couple's South Barrington home in what a Cook County judge had described as "a senseless death over t...
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Meet Hatty, Cook County's canine companion for crime victimsNov 01, 2019 5:30 am - Gentle, friendly and cuddly probably aren't the words you'd expect when hearing a description of the latest staffing addition at the office responsible for prosecuting s...