Cook County Crime
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Suspect charged in theft from Louis Vuitton at Northbrook CourtJun 14, 2022 1:00 am - This article is no longer available on dailyherald.com.
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Police dog tracks down Lindenhurst school burglary suspectsJun 13, 2022 1:00 am - A police dog tracked down a group of burglars who broke into a school in Lindenhurst, according to the Lake County sheriff's office. At 2:30 a.m. Sunday, authorities re...
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One convicted in Bloomingdale Twp. kickback trialJun 13, 2022 1:00 am - A worker at a suburban excavation company has been convicted on charges alleging he paid hundreds of thousands of dollars in kickbacks to Bloomingdale Township's onetime...
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Elgin mass shooter seeks medical release from prison, but victims' families say it should never happenJun 11, 2022 1:00 am - Calling it the "final insult," surviving victims of the last man Kane County prosecutors put on death row are fighting to ensure a new Illinois law doesn't override thei...
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Scammer defrauds Des Plaines residentJun 10, 2022 1:00 am - A Des Plaines resident was defrauded Wednesday by someone posing as an Amazon customer service representative, police said Friday. The scammer persuaded the victim to pu...
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Democratic primary rival accuses Preckwinkle of failing to address crimeJun 09, 2022 5:30 am - The Democratic primary challenger to Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle accused the top county official of not doing enough to address rising crime, but the lo...
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Former Aurora chief Ziman to help DOJ investigate police response to Uvalde shootingJun 09, 2022 1:00 am - The U.S. Department of Justice is turning to a former suburban top cop to help it examine how police responded to the May 24 mass shooting that left 19 children and two ...
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Charges dropped against former couple accused of attacking Round Lake Beach man in InglesideJun 08, 2022 1:00 am - Prosecutors have dropped charges against two people who had been accused of beating and stabbing a man during a fight in Ingleside last December. Kylie R. Fecht initiall...
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Downers Grove gymnastics coach faces child porn, sexual abuse chargesJun 08, 2022 1:00 am - This article has been updated to include a statement from the gymnastics business where Wyatt Kopka worked, and more information about the charges he faces. An inst...
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Former Bloomingdale Twp. road boss testifies about kickback schemeJun 08, 2022 1:00 am - Former Bloomingdale Township Highway Commissioner Robert Czernek spent hours in federal court Wednesday testifying about a kickback scheme. Czernek has admitted he stee...