Cook County Crime
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Park Ridge police investigating off-duty Chicago officer's restraint of boyJul 06, 2022 1:00 am - A Park Ridge couple are expressing outrage over what they say was an off-duty Chicago police officer's unwarranted and excessive restraint of their 14-year-old son durin...
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Feds charge official in Cook County assessor's office with corruptionJul 06, 2022 1:00 am - Federal prosecutors in Chicago charged an official of the Cook County assessor's office Wednesday with "corruptly" accepting home improvements, jewelry, sports tickets a...
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State police defend decision to give Highland Park shooting suspect a firearm permitJul 06, 2022 1:00 am - Illinois State Police Director Brendan Kelly defended his agency's decision to award a Firearm Owner's Identification card to the 21-year-old Highwood man accused of kil...
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FBI opens family assistance center for victims of Highland Park shootingJul 06, 2022 1:00 am - The FBI has opened a family assistance center in Highland Park to assist people physically or emotionally affected by Monday's mass shooting. Personal items left along t...
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Prosecutors: Highland Park mass shooting suspect contemplated second attack in WisconsinJul 06, 2022 1:00 am - The 21-year-old Highwood man accused of carrying out a mass shooting during the Highland Park Independence Day parade Monday admitted to police officers that he carried ...
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Bailey apologizes for comments to 'move on' shortly after Highland Park shootingJul 05, 2022 1:00 am - Republican nominee for governor Darren Bailey has apologized for telling residents to "move on" from the Highland Park mass shooting 90 minutes after the attack unfolded...
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Father died protecting 2-year-old son from shooting at Highland Park paradeJul 05, 2022 1:00 am - Chicago Sun-Times Aiden McCarthy, a 2½-year-old boy left orphaned by the mass shooting at the Highland Park Fourth of July parade Monday, survived because his father shi...
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'We seek justice': Suspect charged with 7 murders as police detail troubling pastJul 05, 2022 1:00 am - As the death toll from Monday's mass shooting at Highland Park's Independence Day parade rose to seven Tuesday, authorities announced charges that could put the shooting...
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What happened in the eight hours after shots rang out at Highland Park's July 4 paradeJul 05, 2022 1:00 am - Typically the sidewalk crowds are five rows deep at Highland Park's Fourth of July Parade - it's that beloved. Resident David Goldenberg didn't take any chances. "I had...
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'This should never have happened': Harris speaks to Highland Park residents at scene of tragedyJul 05, 2022 1:00 am - Vice President Kamala Harris pledged the federal government's support Tuesday as she met with local law enforcement, Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering and other local o...