Cook County Crime
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Looking for answers and hope in Willowbrook Corner: Community leaders join forces to offer helpJun 26, 2023 1:00 am - The Rev. Betty Starks left Anne M. Jeans Elementary School cautiously optimistic that change would come to Willowbrook Corner. Starks was among 25 invited guests who met...
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Sheriff: Driver found with cocaine, hallucinogenic mushrooms after Gurnee traffic stopJun 26, 2023 1:00 am - Authorities seized cocaine, cannabis and psilocybin mushrooms from a 31-year-old Oak Forest man during a traffic stop in Gurnee earlier this month, officials said. The d...
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Elgin police investigating fatal shooting overnight SundayJun 25, 2023 1:00 am - Elgin police are investigating the fatal shooting of a man early Sunday morning in a residential area two blocks from a grade school. According to police, officers respo...
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Sheriff: Man charged with attempted murder in 2022 Maine Twp. shootingJun 24, 2023 1:00 am - Bail was set at $500,000 Saturday for a Chicago man accused of shooting a woman during a road rage episode last year in an unincorporated area of Maine Township, Cook Co...
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Park Ridge police: Man impersonated officer, made inappropriate contact with girlsJun 23, 2023 11:00 pm - Park Ridge police are investigating two reports of a man who impersonated an officer while approaching teenage girls. The man started to question two teens who were walk...
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How a Glen Ellyn man's case could change laws banning felons from possessing gunsJun 23, 2023 5:00 am - A Glen Ellyn man is at the center of a legal fight that could wipe out the long-standing ban on gun ownership for anyone convicted of a felony in federal court. A divide...
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Barrington man held on child pornography chargesJun 23, 2023 1:00 am - A Barrington man charged with possession and dissemination of child pornography was ordered held on $250,000 bail Friday and prohibited from using the internet or having...
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Prosecutors: Florida man led police on a high-speed chase in stolen vehicleJun 23, 2023 1:00 am - A Florida man has been charged with leading Elmhurst police on a high-speed chase in a stolen vehicle. Omar Castro, 22, appeared at a bond hearing Friday morning in DuPa...
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New police dogs on the job in Wheeling and Buffalo GroveJun 22, 2023 1:00 am - The Wheeling and Buffalo Grove police departments' newest four-legged members made their public debuts this week. In Wheeling, a German shepherd named Locke has partnere...
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Prosecutors: College of Lake County student tore down Pride flag, attacked two teachersJun 21, 2023 1:00 am - A College of Lake County student faces felony battery and hate crime charges after authorities said he tore down a Pride flag and attacked two teachers at the Grayslake ...