Cook County Crime
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21-year sentence awaits North Chicago man - once he's caughtSep 07, 2022 1:00 am - A Lake County judge Wednesday sentenced a North Chicago man to 21 years in prison on gun charges, though police officers will have to apprehend him before his prison ter...
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How a Mount Prospect detective leaned into his banker past to become a crypto crimefighterSep 06, 2022 5:30 am - Cryptocurrency has many names: bitcoin, ethereum, tether, chainlink, litecoin and shiba inu, to list just a handful. Whatever the name, it all means the same thing to a ...
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Lincolnshire woman accused of setting fire to hurt family memberSep 06, 2022 1:00 am - A Lincolnshire woman has been accused of intentionally starting a house fire last year to harm a family member. Jisha M. Kurian, 34, of the 200 block of Dover Circle, wa...
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Lake Villa massage therapist charged after two women complain of inappropriate touchingSep 06, 2022 1:00 am - A 45-year-old Arlington Heights man working as a massage therapist in Lake Villa has been charged with aggravated battery after two women reported he touched them inappr...
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Gurnee man released from prison after judge vacates life sentence in 1993 murder of his ex-wifeSep 06, 2022 1:00 am - A 58-year-old Gurnee man who spent nearly 29 years behind bars over the 1993 murder of his ex-wife left a downstate prison Tuesday afternoon after a Lake County judge va...
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Appeals court throws out 'legally inconsistent' verdicts in ex-teacher's caseSep 02, 2022 5:30 am - A DuPage County jury last year convicted former Bartlett High School chemistry teacher Garry Brodersen of endangering the life or health of a child, deciding he knew har...
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Day care worker pleads guilty of battery for taping child to chairSep 02, 2022 1:00 am - A KinderCare worker pleaded guilty Thursday to misdemeanor battery, for restraining a 2½-year-old child by taping him to a chair using packing tape. Aryana J. Cintora, 2...
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Woodridge man charged in I-290 fatalitySep 02, 2022 1:00 am - A Woodridge man has been charged in a July fatal crash on Interstate 290. Omar Abdul Raoof, 27, was arrested Friday on a charge of aggravated driving under the influence...
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U-46 employee accused of sexually abusing middle school studentSep 02, 2022 1:00 am - An Elgin Area School District U-46 employee has been charged with the sexual assault, aggravated sexual abuse and child luring of a student at Tefft Middle School in Str...
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'Environment of fear': More police around Downers Grove library after threats over drag eventSep 02, 2022 1:00 am - Downers Grove police have increased patrols around the local library after threats against the facility and staff stemming from a planned drag-themed bingo event for tee...