Cook County Crime
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Des Plaines police investigating abuse allegations against suburban priestSep 27, 2022 1:00 am - Des Plaines police are investigating separate allegations of sexual misconduct levied against a priest who formerly worked in the city. The announcement of the police in...
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A cold case, but not a forgotten one: How suburban cops continue to hunt the Tylenol killerSep 26, 2022 5:00 am - Editor's note: This is the second of two parts. In the top drawer of his desk, Elk Grove Village Police Chief Charles Walsh keeps a 40-year-old case file first comp...
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Elgin man charged with gunrunningSep 26, 2022 1:00 am - An Elgin man has been charged with gunrunning. Antonio D. Elliott, 27, of the 300 block of Yarwood Street, is also charged with two counts of armed violence, three count...
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Aurora man who skipped trial convicted of sexually assaulting two childrenSep 26, 2022 1:00 am - An Aurora man who skipped out on his criminal trial was found guilty of sexually assaulting two children and faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison, the Kane Count...
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'Devastating': Investigators seeking clues on who vandalized new Rolling Meadows muralSep 26, 2022 1:00 am - Months after its installation and dedication, a mural created by Rolling Meadows High School art students on the wall of the Kirchoff Road pedestrian underpass has been ...
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Inmate who died in cell at Lake County jail identifiedSep 26, 2022 1:00 am - Officials have not determined a final cause of death of the 51-year-old man who was found dead in a cell at the Lake County jail Friday evening, but they say it appears ...
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One suspect in custody after attempted catalytic theftSep 24, 2022 1:00 am - A 29-year-old Chicago man has been charged with trying to steal a catalytic converter in Arlington Heights, but several other robbers eluded police Saturday morning, acc...
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'We lost our innocence': Four on the front lines recall the Tylenol killings 40 years agoSep 24, 2022 1:00 am - Editor's note: This is the first of a two-part series. Helen Jensen was busy preparing dinner for her family about 7 p.m. on Sept. 29, 1982, when the phone rang at ...
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EV Rider: Palatine police are pioneering electric motorcycles in law enforcementSep 23, 2022 5:30 am - Make mention of motorcycle cops, and for people of a certain age thoughts turn to the 1970s and '80s TV hit "CHiPS," where every week California Highway Patrol officers ...
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Elgin police chief explains why public was not alerted about knife-wielding manSep 23, 2022 1:00 am - Elgin Police Chief Ana Lalley explained on her weekly radio show Friday why a large and lengthy police response to a man who was threatening people with a knife did not ...