Cook County Crime
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'A plague on our community': Former village leader recalls after effects of Brown's murdersJan 08, 2023 5:30 am - In the weeks after the murders of seven people inside a local Brown's Chicken restaurant, Michael Cassady, the assistant village manager at the time, carried on a somber...
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'I don't think any of us really had closure': Brown's murder victim's sister recalls toll on familyJan 08, 2023 5:30 am - Even though Marcus Nellsen had been working only for a few months at the Brown's Chicken in Palatine by Jan. 8, 1993, he already felt at home. "He would call me up and (...
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'A testament to my parents': Murders created enduring bond between Brown's owners' daughtersJan 08, 2023 5:30 am - For the first time in 30 years, Lynn and Richard Ehlenfeldt's daughters will spend Jan. 8 together. Not since police discovered the bodies of their parents and five of ...
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Timeline of the Brown's Chicken murder caseJan 08, 2023 5:30 am - Jan. 8, 1993: Seven murdered at Brown's Chicken in Palatine; the victims were found in a walk-in cooler and freezer. Jan. 9, 1993: Police arrest former Brown's worker bu...
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'It seemed so surreal': Former mayor recalls how Palatine responded to Brown's tragedyJan 08, 2023 5:30 am - It was a 3 a.m. phone call from her top administrator that informed former Palatine Mayor Rita Mullins that her community had been changed forever. "He said there has be...
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Brown's Chicken murders 30 years later: Seven murders and finally justiceJan 08, 2023 5:30 am - On Friday, Jan. 8, 1993, two killers armed with a handgun, their pockets filled with bullets, walked into a Palatine Brown's Chicken & Pasta around closing time. They ha...
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Wisconsin kidnapping suspect caught after high-speed chase from Wadsworth to Spring GroveJan 07, 2023 12:00 am - A Twin Lakes, Wisconsin man sought on a warrant for kidnapping was taken into custody at his father's home Thursday evening, hours after fleeing his vehicle following a ...
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Lake County top prosecutor lobbies state legislators to pass assault weapon banJan 06, 2023 4:00 am - Lake County State's Attorney Eric Rinehart added his voice Thursday to those urging state legislators to pass a ban on so-called assault weapons before the legislative s...
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One injured in Des Plaines shooting, three young men in custodyJan 06, 2023 12:00 am - Three young men, including two minors, are being held in connection to a gang-related shooting that left one person injured Thursday night in Des Plaines, police announc...
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After more than 2 years, Round Lake Beach police find suspect in fatal crashJan 06, 2023 12:00 am - A 28-year-old Round Lake Beach man with an arrest warrant for his role in a 2020 DUI crash that killed two people is now behind bars after being apprehended by police re...