Cook County Crime
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Des Plaines resident lost $1,000 in Taylor Swift ticket scam, police sayJun 14, 2023 1:00 am - A Des Plaines woman who thought she was buying Taylor Swift concert tickets from someone using social media was scammed out of $1,000, police said Wednesday. The 58-year...
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From Sicily to Downers Grove and beyond: Preserving a family's rare tomato, even in DuPage jailJun 13, 2023 5:30 am - When Enrico Inciardi's family emigrated to the United States around 1900, they secretly brought a taste of their Sicily home with them. Fearing U.S. Customs authorities ...
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Police: Lake Villa-area man had child send him nude videos and imagesJun 13, 2023 1:00 am - A Lake Villa-area man was charged with three felonies Monday after police said he possessed child pornography, including photos and videos of an acquaintance's daughter....
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Driver shot in case of road rage near LibertyvilleJun 13, 2023 1:00 am - A 32-year-old Cicero man was shot in the leg Tuesday evening in a case of road rage, the Lake County sheriff's office said. Libertyville police located the victim around...
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Prospect Heights man gets 11 more years for child molestationJun 13, 2023 1:00 am - A Prospect Heights man already behind bars for sexually assaulting a girl in McHenry County has been sentenced by a DeKalb County judge to 11 more years for molesting th...
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Three held on charges they beat an Arlington Heights man with fists and a baseball batJun 13, 2023 1:00 am - An Arlington Heights man suffered extensive injures, including two broken legs, fractured vertebrae, a brain hemorrhage, a collapsed lung and a broken nose, when three m...
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Mt. Prospect man faces drug, gun chargesJun 13, 2023 1:00 am - A federal grand jury has indicted a Mount Prospect man on drug and firearm charges, alleging he possessed multiple guns while selling fentanyl and other narcotics in sev...
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DuPage County detainee dies after being found unconscious in cellJun 12, 2023 1:00 am - A DuPage County jail detainee died Monday after being found unconscious in her cell, the DuPage County sheriff's office announced. Reneyda Aguilar-Hurtado, 50, was disco...
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Nursing assistant accused of abusing patient at Elgin Mental Health CenterJun 12, 2023 1:00 am - A certified nursing assistant has been arrested on allegations she abused a patient at the Elgin Mental Health Center, the Illinois State Police announced. Lauren D. Ca...
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Bail set at $2 million for driver charged in crash that killed recent Schaumburg High gradsJun 12, 2023 1:00 am - An Elgin man who authorities say caused a three-vehicle crash Saturday that killed two recent Schaumburg High School graduates was ordered held on $2 million bail Monday...