Cook County Crime
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Man pleads guilty to trying to set movie theater on fireNov 29, 2022 12:00 am - A man who tried to set an Oak Brook movie theater auditorium on fire has pleaded guilty and been sentenced to 15 years in prison. David Ferguson, 33, of Chicago pleaded ...
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Juvenile charged with armed robbery of Bartlett gas stationNov 29, 2022 12:00 am - Bartlett police and the Kane County state's attorney's office charged a boy with armed robbery, aggravated assault and retail theft in the armed robbery of a gas station...
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Eviction leads to drug, weapon charges against Schaumburg womanNov 29, 2022 12:00 am - An eviction Monday led to the arrest of a Schaumburg woman who authorities say had heroin, methamphetamine, fentanyl and marijuana, along with more than $12,000 in cash ...
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Man who was killed in Waukegan strip mall shooting ID'd as North Chicago residentNov 28, 2022 12:00 am - Authorities have released the name of the person who was killed in a shooting at a Waukegan strip mall that also injured two others. Tarren Gibson, 20, of North Chicago ...
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Teacher charged with sexually abusing kids at Elgin child care centerNov 28, 2022 12:00 am - A teacher at an Elgin child care center has been charged with sexually abusing students over the past 14 years. Frank R. Walaitis, 57, is being held on $200,000 bail at ...
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Tow-truck driver sentenced to 50 years for fatal I-88 shootingNov 28, 2022 12:00 am - A tow-truck driver who shot another motorist on I-88 near Oak Brook five years ago in a "road rage" attack was sentenced Monday to 50 years in prison for murder. Anthony...
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Police searching for two men after Elmhurst bank robberyNov 28, 2022 12:00 am - Elmhurst police are seeking the public's help to find two men they say robbed the Wintrust Bank at 115 W. Third St. on Monday afternoon. Police officers arrived at the b...
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State police's simulator lets cops practice responses to danger. We tried it, and it's hard.Nov 25, 2022 4:30 am - Police officers often say the public doesn't understand that sometimes situations go sideways in seconds. The Illinois State Police on Wednesday gave members of the medi...
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Man charged with DUI, fleeing after hit-and-run in BartlettNov 25, 2022 12:00 am - A Hampshire man was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and leaving the scene of an accident after a reported hit-and-run crash Tuesday in Bartlett, poli...
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Man charged with possession of stolen car in Bartlett after pursuitNov 25, 2022 12:00 am - An investigation into a vehicle abandoned in the middle of a Bartlett road led to an extensive search and eventual arrest of a Joliet man Wednesday, authorities said. Jk...