Cook County Crime
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Ex-Boy Scouts leader pleads guilty to attempted groomingMar 09, 2023 12:00 am - A former Boy Scouts camp leader pleaded guilty Thursday to misdemeanor attempted grooming. Richard J. Reynolds, 57, of the 400 block of Logan Street in Rockford, was sen...
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Sleepy Hollow woman accused of leading state trooper on 120 mph chaseMar 08, 2023 12:00 am - Bail was set at $25,000 Wednesday for a Sleepy Hollow woman accused of leading a state trooper on chase that reached 120 mph on Interstate 88. The trooper saw Tianna Bry...
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Authorities: Lake County jail inmate attacked guard, tried to escapeMar 07, 2023 12:00 am - Additional charges were levied against a Waukegan man who officials said attacked a Lake County jail guard and tried to escape while being transferred from a cell to the...
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Chicago man faces murder charge in Glenview motel shootingMar 07, 2023 12:00 am - A Chicago man was charged early Tuesday with murder in connection with a fatal shooting Sunday at a Glenview motel. Glenview police said Melvin Trimble, 37, of the 1600 ...
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Police recover accomplice vehicle used in Libertyville-area carjackingMar 07, 2023 12:00 am - Authorities have recovered a stolen white BMW that was used in a carjacking last month in the Libertyville area, the Lake County sheriff's office announced Tuesday. Two...
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Scammer swiped $200,000 in cryptocurrency from Des Plaines man, police sayMar 07, 2023 12:00 am - A Des Plaines man was scammed out of roughly $200,000 worth of bitcoin cryptocurrency in recent weeks, police said. The thefts occurred in several transactions between F...
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Passenger impaled by a fence post in Mettawa crashMar 06, 2023 12:00 am - One person was impaled by a wooden fence post and critically injured Monday afternoon in a three-vehicle crash in Mettawa that investigators said was caused by a driver ...
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Elmhurst police issue warning about mail theftMar 06, 2023 12:00 am - Elmhurst police are investigating a recent spate of mailbox break-ins. A resident reported a U.S. Postal Service mailbox with its door ajar at the northeast corner of Fi...
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Man charged with drug-induced homicide of fellow DuPage County jail inmateMar 06, 2023 12:00 am - A DuPage County jail detainee is accused of killing another inmate by supplying him fentanyl-laced heroin in the jail. Derichard P. Brown, 22, of the 100 block of South ...
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Woman found shot to death at Glenview motelMar 05, 2023 12:00 am - Glenview police have person of interest in custody as they continue to investigate the fatal shooting of a Chicago woman early Sunday at a local motel. Police said offic...