Cook County Crime
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Murder charge dropped in West Dundee road rage case, but man's found guilty of batteryFeb 22, 2023 12:00 am - A Huntley man was sentenced to probation and jail Wednesday for his involvement in a 2021 road rage attack in West Dundee that left a Carpentersville man dead. Ryan Barr...
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Des Plaines residents left 3 young kids home alone, police sayFeb 21, 2023 12:00 am - Two Des Plaines residents were arrested Feb. 17 after police discovered they'd left three young children home alone, authorities said Tuesday in a news release. Rufina G...
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St. Charles man sentenced to 9 months in prison for tax fraudFeb 21, 2023 12:00 am - A St. Charles man was sentenced to nine months in prison and ordered to pay more than $3.3 million in restitution after pleading guilty to federal tax fraud charges. Edw...
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Man charged in shooting that injured a person in ElginFeb 21, 2023 12:00 am - A man has been charged with reckless discharge of a firearm in connection with a shooting that happened early Sunday morning in Elgin. Armani J. Morris, 18, of the 3000 ...
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Carpentersville man charged with possessing, disseminating child pornographyFeb 21, 2023 12:00 am - A Carpentersville man is facing 20 charges of child pornography-related crimes. Bail was set at $100,000 Saturday for Christopher M. Scholl, 44, of the 3100 block of Wak...
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Man charged with aggravated DUI after crash into Lombard houseFeb 20, 2023 12:00 am - A Lombard man is facing multiple criminal and traffic charges after a Sunday police chase that ended with him driving a pickup truck into a house in Lombard. Thomas E. W...
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Des Plaines likely to install cameras that read license plates of passing vehiclesFeb 20, 2023 12:00 am - Automated cameras that record license plates and images of vehicles soon could be installed in Des Plaines to help police fight crime. The city council on Tuesday is exp...
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Police: Man injured, individuals in custody after Elgin shootingFeb 19, 2023 12:00 am - Elgin police say individuals are in custody in connection with an early morning shooting Sunday that left a man injured. Officers responding to reports of a shooting at ...
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North Chicago man found shot in Waukegan parking lot; police investigatingFeb 17, 2023 10:00 pm - The Waukegan Police Department is investigating a shooting of a man late Friday afternoon in a parking lot. At approximately 5:40 p.m., officers from the Waukegan Police...
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How Mount Prospect candidates would address crimeFeb 17, 2023 4:30 am - Hiring more police officers, boosting neighborhood watch programs, adding police social workers and buying license plate readers are among the ideas Mount Prospect villa...