Cook County Crime
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Bartlett man charged with possession of child pornographyOct 12, 2022 1:00 am - A Bartlett man faces possession of child pornography charges after Cook County investigators alleged he viewed numerous pornographic images and videos of children under ...
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In 5th Congressional District race, Quigley and Hanson differ on gun controlOct 11, 2022 1:00 am - Editor's note: Tommy Hanson is making his fourth bid for Congress. He ran and lost in 2008, 2018 and 2020. Democratic U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley and Republican challen...
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Woman pleads not guilty to charges stemming from crash that killed Elgin man, Marengo womanOct 09, 2022 1:00 am - A 27-year-old Georgia woman pleaded not guilty Friday to several felonies alleging that she was under the influence of cocaine and driving 104 mph last year when she cau...
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Why Lake County's top prosecutor isn't bailing on the SAFE-T ActOct 07, 2022 5:20 am - Will County State's Attorney James Glasgow questions whether lawmakers behind Illinois' controversial SAFE-T Act "are deliberately trying to destroy public order." McHen...
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Former Des Plaines man repeatedly raped child, authorities sayOct 07, 2022 1:00 am - A former Des Plaines man is facing charges he sexually assaulted a child over three years, authorities announced Friday. Mitchell House, 40, who police said now is homel...
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Former Arlington Heights cop accused of fracturing relative's handOct 07, 2022 1:00 am - An Algonquin man and former Arlington Heights police officer pleaded not guilty Friday to charges alleging he caused bodily harm to a female relative and fractured her h...
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Judge says R. Kelly will have to appear in Cook County court for future hearingsOct 06, 2022 1:00 am - The judge in R. Kelly's ongoing state court case told his defense attorney Thursday that going forward he wants the R&B superstar in a Cook County courtroom for hearings...
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Cook County Board candidates Trevor, Podgorski weigh in on SAFE-T ActOct 05, 2022 5:30 am - While any changes to Illinois' criminal justice reform bill known as the SAFE-T Act remains an issue for state lawmakers to decide, the legislation will have a significa...
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Airsoft BB gun prompted school lockdownOct 05, 2022 1:00 am - The weapon that prompted a lockdown at a Wheeling middle school Tuesday was an airsoft BB gun, Wheeling Township Elementary District 21 officials said. Holmes Middle Sch...
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More charges in deadly Fort Sheridan confrontation? Officials not ready to sayOct 05, 2022 1:00 am - Officials won't yet say whether the two young men involved in a confrontation that led to the death of a 45-year-old Highland Park man last month in Lake County's Fort S...