Cook County Crime
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'We got him': Former Wheeling resident wanted in teen's 2020 killing capturedDec 07, 2022 12:00 am - A former Wheeling resident suspected of fatally shooting a Mundelein teen has been captured after a 2½-year international manhunt. Alessis Botello, 20, was arrested on a...
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Town hall meeting Dec. 15 in Buffalo Grove to focus on SAFE-T ActDec 07, 2022 12:00 am - How the SAFE-T Act will be implemented in Lake County is the topic of a public town hall meeting Thursday, Dec. 15, in Buffalo Grove. State Rep. Daniel Didech, Lake Cou...
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Scammer takes Des Plaines bank for more than $20,000, police sayDec 06, 2022 12:00 am - A scammer used fake ID to open an account at a Des Plaines bank and then steal more than $20,000, police said this week. The thefts occurred at Village Bank and Trust, 1...
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Man charged with reckless driving after car crashes into houseDec 06, 2022 12:00 am - Two people were injured Monday when a BMW X6 hit a house in Elmhurst. The driver, Vladyslav Vityk, 18, has been charged with reckless driving, disobeying a traffic-contr...
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Man charged with shooting 6 times at Lombard homeDec 06, 2022 12:00 am - A Warrenville man has been charged with shooting six times into a Lombard home on Friday evening. Bail was set Monday at $100,000 for Brian A. Redmond, 31, of the 28000 ...
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Police searching for suspect after shooting injures oneDec 06, 2022 12:00 am - Streamwood and Bartlett police are conducting a joint investigation to determine who shot a man Monday who was taken to a hospital from a home in Streamwood. Streamwood ...
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Two boys charged with stealing SUV at Villa Park repair shopDec 06, 2022 12:00 am - Two boys from Chicago have been charged with stealing a vehicle from a Villa Park automobile repair shop Saturday. Each is charged with possession of a stolen motor vehi...
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Police: Buffalo Grove man murdered family, then killed himselfDec 05, 2022 12:00 am - A Buffalo Grove man murdered his wife, mother and two young daughters before taking his own life last week in the family home, police said Monday, ending days of uncerta...
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'Wish we could have helped her more': Fundraiser launched in memory of Buffalo Grove mom, daughtersDec 04, 2022 12:00 am - Friends of a Buffalo Grove mother found dead in her home Wednesday along with her two young daughters have launched an online fundraiser to help pay for their burial. Th...
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Vera Kisliak describes a tormented life with husband, according to court recordsDec 03, 2022 12:00 am - A few weeks before she was killed, Vera Kisliak made what appears to be a fateful decision: she let her estranged husband, who for months had tormented and threatened he...