Cook County Crime
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Man charged with robbing two women at gunpoint at Schaumburg hotelDec 01, 2022 12:00 am - Bail was set at $500,000 Thursday for a Chicago man accused of robbing a woman at gunpoint immediately after an arranged sexual encounter at a Schaumburg hotel Tuesday n...
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Rosemont man sentenced to 25 years in prison for producing child pornDec 01, 2022 12:00 am - A Rosemont man was sentenced to 25 years in prison for taking dozens of sexually explicit photographs of a 3-year-old girl, federal prosecutors announced Thursday. Marco...
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Two children among five found dead in Buffalo Grove homeNov 30, 2022 12:00 am - Two children were among the five people found dead Wednesday morning in a Buffalo Grove, Lake County officials said. Chief Deputy Lake County Coroner Steve Newton said m...
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Lake County prosecutors aim to keep murder, sex crime defendants jailed after bail ends Jan. 1Nov 30, 2022 12:00 am - The Lake County state's attorney's office has begun the process of keeping dozens of jailed defendants, including those charged with murder and sex offenses, behind bars...
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Des Plaines resident loses $5,000 to cryptocurrency scamNov 30, 2022 12:00 am - A Des Plaines resident reported being scammed out of $5,000 this year by someone over the internet, police said. The crimes occurred between March 1 and Nov. 23, accordi...
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Man pleads guilty to trying to set movie theater on fireNov 29, 2022 12:00 am - A man who tried to set an Oak Brook movie theater auditorium on fire has pleaded guilty and been sentenced to 15 years in prison. David Ferguson, 33, of Chicago pleaded ...
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Juvenile charged with armed robbery of Bartlett gas stationNov 29, 2022 12:00 am - Bartlett police and the Kane County state's attorney's office charged a boy with armed robbery, aggravated assault and retail theft in the armed robbery of a gas station...
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Eviction leads to drug, weapon charges against Schaumburg womanNov 29, 2022 12:00 am - An eviction Monday led to the arrest of a Schaumburg woman who authorities say had heroin, methamphetamine, fentanyl and marijuana, along with more than $12,000 in cash ...
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Man who was killed in Waukegan strip mall shooting ID'd as North Chicago residentNov 28, 2022 12:00 am - Authorities have released the name of the person who was killed in a shooting at a Waukegan strip mall that also injured two others. Tarren Gibson, 20, of North Chicago ...
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Teacher charged with sexually abusing kids at Elgin child care centerNov 28, 2022 12:00 am - A teacher at an Elgin child care center has been charged with sexually abusing students over the past 14 years. Frank R. Walaitis, 57, is being held on $200,000 bail at ...