Cook County Crime
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Man accused of stabbing Elgin psychiatrist fit to stand trial; defense may argue insanityApr 12, 2019 1:00 am - A man charged with stabbing his Elgin psychiatrist with a steak knife in August after she refused to write him a prescription for medical marijuana was ruled fit to stan...
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Former Schaumburg officer continuing efforts to have conviction vacatedApr 11, 2019 1:00 am - DuPage County prosecutors are objecting to a former Schaumburg police officer's attempts to have his conviction vacated and charges dismissed. In a one-page motion to di...
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Bolingbrook man gets 19 years for child pornography, sex traffickingApr 06, 2019 1:00 am - Ronald Gobenciong, 46, of Bolingbrook was sentenced Thursday to 19 years in federal prison man in a child pornography and sex trafficking case, the Cook County sheriff's...
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Man arrested, charged with attempted carjacking in Elgin, pushing womanMar 30, 2019 1:00 am - A 20-year-old man has been arrested and charged with trying to carjack a vehicle in Elgin Friday afternoon, pushing a mom and her child to the ground and punching anothe...
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Police: Drunken driver was going 75 in 30 mph zone in Elgin crash that killed twoMar 28, 2019 1:00 am - A Glendale Heights man charged in a March 20 DUI crash in Elgin that killed two people was going more than twice the speed limit and had a blood-alcohol concentration mo...
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Officials hope decrease in opioid deaths continues in McHenry, suburban CookMar 14, 2019 5:30 am - It's a result McHenry County officials hope will continue: fewer opioid overdose deaths in 2018 than 2017, the first such decrease in four years. The county recorded 44 ...
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Cook County grand jury indicts SmollettMar 08, 2019 12:00 am - A Cook County grand jury on Thursday returned a 16-count indictment against "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett, according to court records. The Cook County state's attorney...
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Prosecutors: Drug bust recovers more than 1,000 pounds of marijuanaMar 06, 2019 12:00 am - The Illinois State Police North Central Narcotics Task Force, composed of officers from Arlington Heights, Wheeling and other suburban police departments, recovered more...
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Wisconsin man indicted in death of Illinois trooper Christopher LambertFeb 26, 2019 12:00 am - Cook County prosecutors on Tuesday announced an indictment against the Wisconsin man they say caused the January accident on I-294 that claimed the life of Illinois Stat...
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How Cook County sheriff wants to fix the FOID revocation, weapons retrieval processFeb 22, 2019 12:00 am - Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart is proposing a task force in each county of the state that would handle Firearm Owner Identification Card revocation and weapon retrieval af...