Cook County Crime
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At least $5,000 in pumpkins reported stolen from Huntley-area farmOct 27, 2022 1:00 am - If you got a good deal two weeks ago on pumpkins from a guy selling them on a street corner or off the back of a truck, there's a chance you may have bought stolen produ...
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Elk Grove driver charged with reckless homicide in death of Septemberfest workerOct 27, 2022 1:00 am - The driver who authorities say was behind the wheel of the car that struck a 58-year-old security worker at Schaumburg's Septemberfest last month, causing fatal injuries...
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Ex-Kane sergeant dodges 7 felony charges, gets 180 days in jail in plea dealOct 27, 2022 1:00 am - In an agreement with prosecutors, a former Kane County corrections officer, initially charged with seven felonies - one related to attempted sexual assault and six of of...
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'They should be banned': Foster calls for restrictions on military-style firearmsOct 26, 2022 5:30 am - Democratic U.S. Rep. Bill Foster of Naperville believes the private ownership and sale of military-style weapons like those used in several mass shootings, including thi...
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Elgin police apprehend fleeing suspectOct 26, 2022 1:00 am - Elgin police say they have apprehended a suspect wanted by a neighboring agency. At 5:55 p.m. Wednesday, officers recognized a suspect on the 1000 block of Summit Stree...
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Man faces gun, battery, armed habitual criminal charges in ElginOct 26, 2022 1:00 am - A 28-year-old Carpentersville man is being held on charges that he pointed a gun at someone in Elgin. Jose Acosta Jr., of the 7000 block of Lowell Drive, was arrested ea...
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Elgin child molester sentenced to life in prisonOct 26, 2022 1:00 am - An Elgin man has been sentenced to life prison for sexually assaulting two children, the Kane County state's attorney's office announced Wednesday. José A. Tamayo, 33, o...
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Des Plaines-based Lutheran Social Services of Illinois reports data breachOct 26, 2022 1:00 am - Some clients of Lutheran Social Services of Illinois may have had their personal information compromised by a security breach. On Jan. 27, the Des Plaines-based agency ...
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Sheriff: Lake County man threatened judge, faces new chargeOct 26, 2022 1:00 am - A defendant in a domestic battery case being heard in Lake County is facing a new charge after threatening a judge, authorities said. Joseph W. Lichon, 29, of the 0-100 ...
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Police: Man yelled racial slurs, hit woman outside bar late Sunday nightOct 25, 2022 1:00 am - A 40-year-old Grayslake man was charged with a hate crime after, police say, he yelled racial slurs at and later hit a woman he encountered at a bar outside Grayslake la...