Cook County Crime
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Prosecutors: Waukegan alderperson cast dead mother’s primary ballotMay 27, 2026 12:38 pm - A Waukegan alderperson faces up to three years in prison amid allegations she cast a mail-in ballot this spring in her dead mother’s name.
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Teen charged in Palatine slaying appears in juvenile courtMay 26, 2026 12:45 pm - A 15-year-old boy charged in a deadly Palatine shooting in March appeared in court Tuesday facing a first-degree murder charge.
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Authorities: Motorcyclist pulled gun on Hoffman Estates police officers during traffic stopMay 26, 2026 11:18 am - A motorcyclist who authorities claim pulled a gun on Hoffman Estates police officers during a traffic stop earlier this month is facing multiple felony charges.
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Rolling Meadows High School student charged in connection with knife threatMay 24, 2026 12:51 pm - An 18-year-old Rolling Meadows High School student faces two felony charges after allegedly threatening to harm others with a knife, authorities said.
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Park Ridge police seek video in investigation of battery that left a teen seriously injuredMay 23, 2026 11:44 am - Residents in a Park Ridge neighborhood are being asked to review door bell or surveillance camera footage from Monday evening as police investigate a battery that resulted in serious injuries to a teen.
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Authorities: Teen set fire to Kane County Cougars bus in CanadaMay 22, 2026 11:03 am - The Kane County Cougars’ team bus was destroyed in a fire that police in Canada allege was intentionally set by a teenage girl.
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Des Plaines man jailed after car chase in DuPage countyMay 21, 2026 4:48 pm - A Des Plaines man is being detained pretrial after being chased by police in Oak Brook in connection with an investigation into a burglary in Wheeling.
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Ex-volleyball coach accused of sexually assaulting teenMay 21, 2026 10:40 am - An Elburn man has been accused of sexually assaulting a girl he coached at an Elgin volleyball club a quarter century ago.
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Police: Rolling Meadows High student threatened to harm others with knifeMay 21, 2026 8:35 am - A Rolling Meadows High School student is in custody after police said the student threatened to “harm others with a knife.”
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Waukegan man charged with sharing child sex abuse materialsMay 21, 2026 8:14 am - A Waukegan man is facing charges of sharing child sex abuse materials after authorities seized multiple electronic devices found in his apartment.