Cook County Crime
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Police: Des Plaines teacher physically abused four studentsFeb 23, 2023 12:00 am - A Des Plaines elementary school teacher faces four misdemeanor battery charges stemming from allegations she physically abused several young students in December and Jan...
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Des Plaines authorizes new Tasers for policeFeb 22, 2023 4:00 am - Des Plaines police are getting new Taser electroshock weapons to replace the ones they now carry. The city council on Tuesday approved purchasing the black-and-yellow, p...
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How social media posts helped lead to brothers' arrests in Streamwood slayingFeb 22, 2023 12:00 am - Two Hoffman Estates men, described by prosecutors as street gang members and siblings, were ordered held without bail Wednesday in connection with a fatal 2021 shooting ...
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License plate readers won't be used for traffic enforcement, Des Plaines chief saysFeb 22, 2023 12:00 am - Cameras that will record images of passing cars and their license plates in Des Plaines won't be used for speed control or other types of traffic enforcement, the city's...
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Glenview arrests three; Northbrook holds road safety campaign over Super Bowl weekendFeb 22, 2023 12:00 am - Earlier this month, the Glenview Police Department made three arrests pertaining to cases that in one instance dated to March 2022. A 27-year-old Chicago man is charged ...
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Murder charge dropped in West Dundee road rage case, but man's found guilty of batteryFeb 22, 2023 12:00 am - A Huntley man was sentenced to probation and jail Wednesday for his involvement in a 2021 road rage attack in West Dundee that left a Carpentersville man dead. Ryan Barr...
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Des Plaines residents left 3 young kids home alone, police sayFeb 21, 2023 12:00 am - Two Des Plaines residents were arrested Feb. 17 after police discovered they'd left three young children home alone, authorities said Tuesday in a news release. Rufina G...
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St. Charles man sentenced to 9 months in prison for tax fraudFeb 21, 2023 12:00 am - A St. Charles man was sentenced to nine months in prison and ordered to pay more than $3.3 million in restitution after pleading guilty to federal tax fraud charges. Edw...
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Man charged in shooting that injured a person in ElginFeb 21, 2023 12:00 am - A man has been charged with reckless discharge of a firearm in connection with a shooting that happened early Sunday morning in Elgin. Armani J. Morris, 18, of the 3000 ...
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Carpentersville man charged with possessing, disseminating child pornographyFeb 21, 2023 12:00 am - A Carpentersville man is facing 20 charges of child pornography-related crimes. Bail was set at $100,000 Saturday for Christopher M. Scholl, 44, of the 3100 block of Wak...