Cook County Crime
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Judge bars Elmhurst police from releasing reports in murder caseSep 23, 2022 1:00 am - A DuPage County judge has barred Elmhurst police from releasing its reports about a murder case to the Daily Herald. Judge Ann Celine O'Hallaren Walsh said Friday that r...
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'A nationwide issue': How supply-chain problems affect suburban police, fire fleetsSep 22, 2022 5:30 am - Supply-chain issues that have limited the availability of new passenger cars, trucks and SUVs in the suburbs and across the nation are affecting public safety department...
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Gurnee-area man charged with more counts of child pornSep 22, 2022 1:00 am - Investigators say they have uncovered evidence that a Gurnee-area man who already faces three possession of child pornography charges sent videos of children engaged in ...
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Ex-Waukegan cop who shot, killed 19-year-old Black man in 2020 faces murder chargesSep 22, 2022 1:00 am - The former Waukegan police officer who shot and killed 19-year-old Black man Marcellis Stinnette on Oct. 20, 2020, has been charged with three counts of second-degree mu...
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Parasail operator charged with manslaughter in Elk Grove woman's death in Florida KeysSep 22, 2022 1:00 am - Prosecutors have charged a Marathon, Florida, boat captain with manslaughter in connection with the May 30 parasailing death of an Elk Grove Village woman in the Florida...
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Prosecutors challenge SAFE-T Act eliminating cash bail as thousands sign petitionSep 21, 2022 5:00 am - As questions linger over what the end of cash bail will mean in Illinois, three county state's attorneys are turning to the courts for help, and one state senator has la...
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Second man charged in connection with deadly Fort Sheridan Forest Preserve confrontationSep 21, 2022 1:00 am - A second man involved in a weekend confrontation that left a 45-year-old Highland Park man dead in Lake County's Fort Sheridan Forest Preserve is facing criminal charges...
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Des Plaines woman accused of shoving 3-year-old nephew into Lake MichiganSep 21, 2022 1:00 am - A Des Plaines woman has been accused of shoving her 3-year-old nephew into Lake Michigan and doing nothing to save the boy, who was rescued by firefighters but is not ex...
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Sheriff's office: Spring Grove woman charged with felonies after shoving deputySep 20, 2022 1:00 am - A 40-year-old Spring Grove woman was arrested after she twice shoved a Lake County sheriff's deputy last week, authorities said. Jennifer L. Beese is charged with one fe...
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Sheriff's office says employees at 6 businesses sold alcohol to minorsSep 20, 2022 1:00 am - Six employees at Lake County businesses have been accused of selling alcohol to minors. The Lake County sheriff's office said Monohar T. Grandham, 60, Justin Defnil, 52,...