Cook County Crime
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Thief hits slot players at Rivers CasinoDec 26, 2022 12:00 am - A thief working inside Rivers Casino in Des Plaines stole money from three gamblers early Friday by cashing in credits at temporarily unattended slot machines, police sa...
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Rosemont man charged with threatening a Villa Park police officerDec 25, 2022 12:00 am - Bail was set at $75,000 for a Rosemont man accused of threatening a police officer outside a bar. Ryan McGovern, 24, of the 6100 block of Ruby Street is charged with one...
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The new search for Carol's killer: 47 years later, podcast investigates college student's slayingDec 23, 2022 4:30 am - The night of Dec. 22, 1975, Carol Rofstad said goodbye to her best friend after an evening out and began walking to the sorority house where she lived on the Illinois St...
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Elgin man sentenced to 8 years in prison for child pornographyDec 23, 2022 12:00 am - An Elgin man will spend time in prison after pleading guilty to reproducing child pornography. Patrick K. Shanahan, 35, of the 200 block of South State Street, entered a...
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Elgin man charged with murdering his brotherDec 21, 2022 12:00 am - An Elgin man is facing first-degree murder charges in connection with the death of his brother. Juan F. Hernandez, 44, of the 700 block of Preston Avenue, appeared at a ...
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Streamwood man sentenced to 3 years in prison on weapons chargeDec 19, 2022 12:00 am - A 25-year-old Streamwood man has been sentenced to three years in prison stemming from a shots fired report last year in Lake in the Hills. Travious O. Brown-Utley plead...
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Elgin man died of knife wounds, coroner saysDec 19, 2022 12:00 am - An autopsy Monday showed a 33-year-old Elgin man found dead Sunday in an Elgin home likely died of multiple cut and stab wounds. But the manner of death has not yet been...
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Body found in Elgin homeDec 18, 2022 12:00 am - An arrest Sunday morning near Summit Street and Hiawatha Drive in Elgin led to the discovery of a body in a home several blocks away, police said on social media Sunday ...
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Parade shooting suspect's father free after posting bondDec 18, 2022 12:00 am - The father of the suspect in the July 4 Highland Park parade shooting is free after posting $50,000 bond Saturday afternoon, authorities said Sunday. Robert Crimo Jr. fa...
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Autopsy scheduled for Texas woman found unresponsive Friday in Lake County jail cellDec 17, 2022 12:00 am - An autopsy is scheduled Monday for a 24-year-old woman from Grand Prairie, Texas, found unresponsive in her cell at the Lake County jail, authorities said. According to ...