Cook County Crime
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How police are easing anxiety for citizens with autismSep 18, 2025 5:31 pm - Getting pulled over by a police officer, or any other unexpected encounter with law enforcement, is stressful, all the more so for a person who struggles with social interactions and communication as a result of autism. Easing that anxiety is the idea behind two suburban departments’ new Blue Envelope Program.
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Carpentersville man faces child pornography chargesSep 17, 2025 7:37 pm - A Carpentersville man is charged with possessing and disseminating child sex abuse materials.
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Elgin man convicted of sexually abusing, assaulting a childSep 17, 2025 10:34 am - An Elgin man has been found guilty of sexually abusing and assaulting a child.
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Beach Park man sentenced to 27 years for attempted murder in stabbing of 8-year-oldSep 16, 2025 3:39 pm - A Beach Park man has been sentenced to 27 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections after pleading guilty to one count of attempted first-degree murder in the 2024 stabbing of an 8-year-old child.
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Man faces multiple charges after string of crimes in Algonquin areaSep 16, 2025 2:33 pm - Officers had to give the suspect in a string of crimes in the Algonquin area two doses of Narcan when he was found unresponsive in a backyard, McHenry County Judge Jeffrey Altman said.
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Elgin man convicted of murder in stabbing deathSep 15, 2025 11:42 am - An Elgin man was convicted of first-degree murder Thursday in the stabbing death of a woman in 2024.
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Lombard man charged with battering DuPage County sheriff’s deputies ordered held for trialSep 13, 2025 3:40 pm - A Lombard man accused of battering several DuPage County Sheriff's deputies Friday, sending three to the hospital, has been ordered held pending trial.
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Elgin man accused of entering Algonquin home, stealing truck, attempting to enter 2nd houseSep 13, 2025 3:26 pm - An Elgin man is suspected in a string of incidents that began Thursday morning when authorities said he entered an Algonquin home through an unlocked sliding door and stole a truck.
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Sex offender accused of possessing child pornographySep 12, 2025 4:28 pm - A sex offender in Roselle has been accused of possessing child sexual abuse materials.
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Wheeling man charged after police say Vernon Hills resident scammed out of $27,000Sep 12, 2025 1:57 pm - Vernon Hills police arrested a 54-year-old Wheeling man after a resident was scammed out of $27,000.