Cook County Crime
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Suspect dead, Lombard police officer hospitalized after exchanging gunfireDec 09, 2022 12:00 am - A suspect in an armed robbery has died, and a Lombard police officer remains hospitalized after both were shot Thursday, authorities said. Police were called to a report...
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Kane state's attorney: Aurora officers followed procedure in June chaseDec 09, 2022 12:00 am - Aurora police officers who pursued two suspects in an Arlington Heights stabbing on June 10 "acted properly and followed department policy" in the moments leading up to ...
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Bail denied for man charged with robbing woman at Villa Park WalmartDec 09, 2022 12:00 am - Bail was denied on Friday for a man charged with robbing a 73-year-old woman at gunpoint in the parking lot of the Walmart store in Villa Park. Jarquez Jones, 18, of the...
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Carpentersville man arrested after Des Plaines bank scammed out of $20,000, police sayDec 08, 2022 12:00 am - A Carpentersville man accused of scamming a Des Plaines bank out of more than $20,000 was arrested this week after trying to open an account at a different bank, police ...
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Cop, armed robbery suspect shot in LombardDec 08, 2022 12:00 am - A Lombard police officer and a suspect in an armed robbery were both shot Thursday, authorities said. The armed robbery happened at the Pipes & Tobacco Smoke Shop at Mai...
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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 ...