Cook County Crime
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Police outline how Highland Park suspect amassed arsenal despite troubling historyJul 05, 2022 1:00 am - Authorities revealed a 21-year-old Highwood man accused of killing seven and wounding more than two dozen others during an attack Monday on a Fourth of July parade in Hi...
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Visiting grandfather identified as one victim of Highland Park shootingJul 04, 2022 1:00 am - Nicolas Toledo wasn't sure if he wanted to go to the Fourth of July parade in Highland Park. He used a walker and figured there would be a large crowd gathered to watch ...
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'It's terrible, so terrible': What bystanders saw and heard during Highland Park July 4 shootingJul 04, 2022 1:00 am - Wendy Emanuel Apple, a Deerfield resident who grew up in Highland Park, was standing on Central Avenue in front of the Bluemercury store. "I have gone to the parade for...
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'Impossible to imagine': 6 killed, 30+ hurt after gunman opens fire at Highland Park July 4 paradeJul 04, 2022 1:00 am - A rooftop gunman opened fire on paradegoers in downtown Highland Park Monday morning, turning a happy community event into a deadly tragedy by killing six people, sendin...
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'Nothing short of horrific': Highland Park residents, officials react to parade shootingJul 04, 2022 1:00 am - Local officials, Highland Park natives and others reacted to news of the shootings in Highland Park: "I grew up in Highland Park and this parade is a highlight of the ye...
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Casino patron arrested after struggling with policeJul 03, 2022 1:00 am - A Chicago man was arrested early Friday after causing a disturbance inside Rivers Casino and then struggling with police officers, police said. Vishal Patel, 29, of the ...
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Google for guns: How the state created its own system to trace weapons involved in crimesJul 01, 2022 5:15 am - For a police detective in Illinois trying to trace the origins of a gun used in a crime, it can feel a bit like traveling back in time, and not just because it's a histo...
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Learn about cybercrime at Maine Township programJul 01, 2022 1:00 am - Maine Township officials and the Cook County sheriff's office will host a program on computer crimes and safety on Thursday. The session is set for 6 p.m. July 7 at town...
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3 charged with money laundering, promoting prostitution at suburban massage parlorsJul 01, 2022 1:00 am - The owners and operators of eight suburban massage parlors have been charged with money laundering and promoting prostitution, the Illinois attorney general's office ann...
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Long Grove teen charged with robbing man at knife point on walking pathJul 01, 2022 1:00 am - A Long Grove teen has been charged with robbing another man at knife point on a walking path in town Thursday night. Justin Sutherland, 18, of the 4400 block of Pebble C...