Cook County Crime
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Joyous reunion in South Elgin also a reminder of suburban teens who remain missingMay 19, 2023 5:30 am - “Kayla Unbehaun Found Safe!” the home page of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children declared this week, announcing that the South Elgin girl who went mi...
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Mother accused of abducting daughter in 2017 returns to Illinois to face chargesMay 18, 2023 1:00 am - Heather Unbehaun, the woman accused of abducting her child six years ago, has returned to Illinois. She turned herself in at the Kane County jail Wednesday afternoon and...
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Bail set at $750K for Bensenville man accused of fleeing police, crashing into Wood Dale homeMay 17, 2023 1:00 am - Bail was set at $750,000 Wednesday for a Bensenville man accused of leading police on a high-speed chase before crashing into a Wood Dale home. Jose Guzman, 39, of the ...
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'In good condition and in good spirits': Missing South Elgin girl has reunited with her fatherMay 16, 2023 1:00 am - An earlier version misspelled the name of Buncombe County. A South Elgin girl who was found Saturday after being taken by her mother six years ago has been reunited...
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DuPage County jail guard charged with sexual misconductMay 16, 2023 1:00 am - A DuPage County jail guard has been arrested on charges he had sexual relations with a female detainee. Ricardo Hardy, 52, of the 3600 block of Congressional Parkway in ...
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Round Lake Beach teen arrested after high-speed chase near GurneeMay 16, 2023 1:00 am - A 17-year-old from Round Lake Beach is accused of driving 137 mph while trying to elude a traffic stop near Gurnee before crashing early Saturday morning. The teen, whos...
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Driver charged with DUI after SUV crashes into vehicles outside auto dealershipMay 15, 2023 1:00 am - An Elgin woman faces a misdemeanor driving under the influence charge after police say her vehicle went off the road in Bartlett early Saturday morning and struck a sign...
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Man pleads guilty to carjacking in Lombard McDonald's drive-throughMay 15, 2023 1:00 am - A man who took part in a carjacking at a McDonald's drive-through in Lombard has been sentenced to 22 years in prison. Dallas Dabney pleaded guilty Monday to one count o...
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South Elgin girl who was abducted in 2017 found in North CarolinaMay 15, 2023 1:00 am - A South Elgin girl who was abducted in 2017 has been found in North Carolina and her mother has been arrested, ABC 7 reported Monday. Kayla Unbehaun, now 15, is safe in ...
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Another tool in high-speed chases: GPS darts that Oak Brook police can shoot onto fleeing vehiclesMay 12, 2023 5:00 am - An alarming surge in drivers' fleeing from police across the suburbs, often at dangerous speeds, has law enforcement leaders troubled, state lawmakers searching for answ...