Cook County Crime
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Bartlett police arrest boy in connection to several burglaries to vehiclesSep 14, 2022 1:00 am - Bartlett police Saturday arrested a male juvenile in connection with several thefts from vehicles in the village. The boy is charged with criminal damage to state suppor...
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Driver charged nearly a year after crash that killed Elgin man, Marengo womanSep 14, 2022 1:00 am - A Georgia woman accused of driving while under the influence of cocaine and causing a crash that killed two people, including an Elgin man who was her passenger, last ye...
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Former Lake County deputy charged with falsifying timesheets to get $4,000 in unearned paySep 14, 2022 1:00 am - A former Lake County sheriff's deputy is charged with falsifying more than a dozen timesheets to earn more than $4,000 for overtime hours he did not work, authorities sa...
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Man pleads guilty to animal cruelty for stabbing family dog to deathSep 14, 2022 1:00 am - A Carpentersville man who said God told him to kill his family's dog pleaded guilty Wednesday to aggravated cruelty to an animal. Christopher Castillo, 24, was sentenced...
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'Such a big shock': Friends rally to support Inverness mom, daughter in poisoning caseSep 13, 2022 1:00 am - Friends of an Inverness family are in shock and disbelief after authorities said the father poisoned himself and his children with carbon monoxide over the weekend, kill...
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Chicago man to serve 65 years in prison for fatal Waukegan shootingSep 12, 2022 1:00 am - A Lake County judge sentenced a Chicago man to serve 65 years in prison for a 2020 shooting in Waukegan that authorities attributed to road rage. Sheldon Brown, 34, plea...
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Suspects flee after Rivers Casino discovers counterfeit $100 billsSep 12, 2022 1:00 am - Editor's note: This story has been updated with more details about the crime and the suspects. Would-be thieves tried to use five counterfeit $100 bills at a cashie...
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Police: Inverness father poisons children, killing son, critically injuring daughterSep 12, 2022 1:00 am - A 10-year-old Inverness boy is dead and his 6-year-old sister is in critical condition after their father poisoned them with carbon monoxide, killing himself in the proc...
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League of Women Voters hosting forum on reducing gun violenceSep 11, 2022 1:00 am - The League of Women Voters of Lake County is hosting a virtual forum "Reducing the Plague of Gun Violence, Here, There, Everywhere" at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Speakers are Jose...
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Round Lake Beach man accused of locking ex-partner in barn sentenced to periodic imprisonmentSep 09, 2022 1:00 am - A Round Lake Beach man accused of abducting and assaulting an ex-partner before locking her in a barn near Mundelein in March has been sentenced to two years of periodic...