Cook County Crime
-
Man gets 12 years in prison for drugged-driving crash that killed Judson University studentsDec 13, 2022 12:00 am - Caleb Jones' graduation from Judson University in May 2021 was a blur. But one thing he remembers clearly: "There was literally an empty seat next to me," he said Friday...
-
Bail denied for man charged with attempted murder in shooting of Lombard police officer after robberyDec 10, 2022 12:00 am - A Chicago man was ordered held without bail Saturday on charges of the attempted murder of a 33-year-old Lombard police officer who was shot while investigating an armed...
-
FBI: Suspects in custody after Westchester bank robbery Friday afternoonDec 10, 2022 12:00 am - Two people are in custody following a bank robbery Friday afternoon in Westchester during which federal authorities say one of the suspects pressed a handgun to the head...
-
Buffalo Grove police respond to report of armed robbery at bankDec 09, 2022 10:00 pm - According to a news release from the village of Buffalo Grove, there is a large police presence Saturday afternoon at Bank of America at 55 W. Lake Cook Road in Buffalo ...
-
Suspect dead, Lombard police officer hospitalized after exchanging gunfireDec 09, 2022 12:00 am - A suspect in an armed robbery has died, and a Lombard police officer remains hospitalized after both were shot Thursday, authorities said. Police were called to a report...
-
Kane state's attorney: Aurora officers followed procedure in June chaseDec 09, 2022 12:00 am - Aurora police officers who pursued two suspects in an Arlington Heights stabbing on June 10 "acted properly and followed department policy" in the moments leading up to ...
-
Bail denied for man charged with robbing woman at Villa Park WalmartDec 09, 2022 12:00 am - Bail was denied on Friday for a man charged with robbing a 73-year-old woman at gunpoint in the parking lot of the Walmart store in Villa Park. Jarquez Jones, 18, of the...
-
Carpentersville man arrested after Des Plaines bank scammed out of $20,000, police sayDec 08, 2022 12:00 am - A Carpentersville man accused of scamming a Des Plaines bank out of more than $20,000 was arrested this week after trying to open an account at a different bank, police ...
-
Cop, armed robbery suspect shot in LombardDec 08, 2022 12:00 am - A Lombard police officer and a suspect in an armed robbery were both shot Thursday, authorities said. The armed robbery happened at the Pipes & Tobacco Smoke Shop at Mai...
-
'We got him': Former Wheeling resident wanted in teen's 2020 killing capturedDec 07, 2022 12:00 am - A former Wheeling resident suspected of fatally shooting a Mundelein teen has been captured after a 2½-year international manhunt. Alessis Botello, 20, was arrested on a...