Cook County Crime
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Suspects flee after Rivers Casino discovers counterfeit $100 billsSep 12, 2022 1:00 am - Editor's note: This story has been updated with more details about the crime and the suspects. Would-be thieves tried to use five counterfeit $100 bills at a cashie...
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Police: Inverness father poisons children, killing son, critically injuring daughterSep 12, 2022 1:00 am - A 10-year-old Inverness boy is dead and his 6-year-old sister is in critical condition after their father poisoned them with carbon monoxide, killing himself in the proc...
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League of Women Voters hosting forum on reducing gun violenceSep 11, 2022 1:00 am - The League of Women Voters of Lake County is hosting a virtual forum "Reducing the Plague of Gun Violence, Here, There, Everywhere" at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Speakers are Jose...
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Round Lake Beach man accused of locking ex-partner in barn sentenced to periodic imprisonmentSep 09, 2022 1:00 am - A Round Lake Beach man accused of abducting and assaulting an ex-partner before locking her in a barn near Mundelein in March has been sentenced to two years of periodic...
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Online fundraiser launched for Highland Park couple whom authorities say son killedSep 09, 2022 1:00 am - An online fundraiser has been launched to pay for the funeral costs of a Highland Park couple who authorities say were murdered Wednesday by one of their sons. Ronald Go...
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Authorities identify man shot by Zion officerSep 09, 2022 1:00 am - The Lake County coroner's office has identified the man who was shot by a Zion police officer. George Franklin, 47, of Zion died from multiple gunshot wounds, the corone...
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Downers Grove man sentenced to 17 years in prison for burglariesSep 08, 2022 1:00 am - A DuPage County judge Wednesday sentenced a Downers Grove man to 17 years in prison for breaking into two residences and a business in 2019 and stealing more than $60,00...
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Schaumburg police hosting catalytic converter theft deterrent event Sept. 10Sep 08, 2022 1:00 am - The Schaumburg Police Department will host a free theft deterrent event for Schaumburg residents from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, at Jiffy Lube, 801 W. Golf Ro...
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Elk Grove Village man admits to breaching CapitolSep 08, 2022 1:00 am - An Elk Grove Village man pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge Thursday for breaching the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection in what he had previously d...
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Elmhurst man charged with child pornography possessionSep 08, 2022 1:00 am - Bail was set at $75,000 Thursday for an Elmhurst man charged with possession of child pornography. David P. Faust, 52, faces five charges of possessing videos of childre...