Cook County Crime
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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...
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Berwyn man accused of hitting Elgin woman, injuring her daughterOct 28, 2019 1:00 am - A Berwyn man faces battery charges for hitting his girlfriend and injuring her daughter who tried to intervene, authorities said Monday. Darius J. Fizer, 28, of the 1500...
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Man pleads guilty to running over ex-girlfriend in Yorktown parking lotOct 28, 2019 1:00 am - Several days before he ran her over in a Yorktown Center parking lot in Lombard, Jose Aguirre texted his ex-girlfriend - the mother of his son - to tell her: "My son's g...
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Man who drove through Woodfield indicted on charges of terrorism, criminal damageOct 18, 2019 1:00 am - Cook County prosecutors announced an indictment against a Palatine man charged with driving his SUV into Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg last month. Javier Garcia, 23, fac...
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Street sign honors longtime Rolling Meadows presiding judgeOct 11, 2019 1:00 am - Twenty-four years after minor-league baseball player-turned-Cook County jurist James A. Geocaris retired as presiding judge of Rolling Meadows Third Municipal District, ...
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Man with long record of break-ins gets 8 years for Lake in the Hills burglaryOct 10, 2019 1:00 am -
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Foxx unveils plan to expunge 'tens of thousands' of pot convictionsAug 27, 2019 1:00 am - Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx announced plans Tuesday to team with a San Francisco-based nonprofit to erase "tens of thousands" of minor cannabis convictions in ...
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Elgin man gets 6 years for selling drugs near Wing ParkAug 20, 2019 1:00 am - An Elgin man who was arrested and charged with selling cocaine three times to an confidential police informant, including one sale near a park, has been sentenced to six...
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Carpentersville man charged in 2016 DUI that killed baby wants blood evidence thrown outAug 14, 2019 1:00 am - The attorney for a Carpentersville man charged with driving under the influence in a Barrington Hills crash that killed a 5-month-old is asking a judge to throw out chem...
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Cook County jail inmates take on the world in chess tournamentAug 09, 2019 5:30 am - The players stared intently at the chess boards in front of them, tracking their opponents' every move and plotting not only a response, but the response after that, and...