Cook County Crime
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Cook County Board incumbent would expand weapons banOct 31, 2022 1:00 am - In the wake of the mass shootings in Highland Park and Uvalde, Texas, and surging gun violence in Chicago, Cook County Board member Scott Britton believes the county's b...
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Police: Two men charged after fight over gun during drug deal in ElginOct 31, 2022 1:00 am - Two men face felony charges for their role in a fight over a gun during a drug deal Saturday afternoon at the Clock Tower Plaza in Elgin, police said Monday evening. Ste...
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Coroner's office IDs 8-month-old boy, 29-year-old woman killed in crash near WaukeganOct 31, 2022 1:00 am - The 8-month-old boy and 29-year-old woman who were killed Saturday afternoon in a crash near Waukegan were identified by authorities Monday. Waukegan resident Cecilia Gu...
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Highland Park man pleads not guilty to killing parentsOct 28, 2022 1:00 am - A Highland Park man who is accused of stabbing his parents to death last month has pleaded not guilty, the Lake County state's attorney's office announced Friday. On Sep...
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Woman charged with aggravated DUI, reckless homicide in Rosemont crashOct 28, 2022 1:00 am - A 34-year-old woman whose blood prosecutors say contained THC - the active ingredient in marijuana - has been charged with aggravated DUI in a crash that killed a motorc...
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At least $5,000 in pumpkins reported stolen from Huntley-area farmOct 27, 2022 1:00 am - If you got a good deal two weeks ago on pumpkins from a guy selling them on a street corner or off the back of a truck, there's a chance you may have bought stolen produ...
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Elk Grove driver charged with reckless homicide in death of Septemberfest workerOct 27, 2022 1:00 am - The driver who authorities say was behind the wheel of the car that struck a 58-year-old security worker at Schaumburg's Septemberfest last month, causing fatal injuries...
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Ex-Kane sergeant dodges 7 felony charges, gets 180 days in jail in plea dealOct 27, 2022 1:00 am - In an agreement with prosecutors, a former Kane County corrections officer, initially charged with seven felonies - one related to attempted sexual assault and six of of...
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'They should be banned': Foster calls for restrictions on military-style firearmsOct 26, 2022 5:30 am - Democratic U.S. Rep. Bill Foster of Naperville believes the private ownership and sale of military-style weapons like those used in several mass shootings, including thi...
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Elgin police apprehend fleeing suspectOct 26, 2022 1:00 am - Elgin police say they have apprehended a suspect wanted by a neighboring agency. At 5:55 p.m. Wednesday, officers recognized a suspect on the 1000 block of Summit Stree...