Cook County Crime
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Shooter sentenced to 55 years for murdering Carpentersville manMar 07, 2022 12:00 am - A former Belvidere man has been sentenced to 55 years in prison for the 2004 gang-related slaying of a Carpentersville man, the Kane County state's attorney's office ann...
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Elmhurst man sentenced after most recent repair fraud convictionMar 07, 2022 12:00 am - An Elmhurst man has been sentenced to seven years in prison after admitting he defrauded customers of his home repair company out of thousands of dollars in DuPage Count...
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Teen killed in hit-and-run crash in Burr RidgeMar 07, 2022 12:00 am - Burr Ridge police are investigating a hit-and-run crash Saturday that killed a 16-year-old boy. The crash occurred about 9:20 p.m. as the boy was crossing Route 83 east...
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How Naperville-area police are teaming up to help prevent suicidesMar 04, 2022 4:30 am - Not long after a neighbor died by suicide in a DuPage County forest preserve last year, Naperville Park District police Officer Tom Wronski walked into his chief's offic...
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Mount Prospect sergeant details investigation that led to arrest in fatal 2018 shootingMar 04, 2022 12:00 am - The Mount Prospect police sergeant who led the painstaking investigation into the fatal 2018 shooting of an Arlington Heights man found in a burned-out vehicle in a cond...
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Police: Des Plaines man was driving 112 mph while street racing on Golf RoadMar 04, 2022 12:00 am - A Des Plaines motorist was caught Thursday night driving 112 mph while racing against another driver on Golf Road, police said. Eli Mendieta-Maldonado, 25, of the 800 bl...
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Missing man with suspected gang ties found dead in forest preserve near WayneMar 04, 2022 12:00 am - The body of a gunshot victim found late Thursday morning in a DuPage County forest preserve has been identified as a Round Lake Park man who went missing in late January...
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Lawyer: Suspect in Streamwood road-rage shooting may have case to claim self-defenseMar 03, 2022 12:00 am - The defense strategy for an 18-year-old man charged with murder in a road-rage shooting Sunday in Streamwood has not yet been forged, but his attorney said prosecutors' ...
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Testimony: Arlington Heights man was shot at close range; shell casings found in defendant's Mount Prospect homeMar 03, 2022 12:00 am - An assistant Cook County medical examiner testified Thursday that the Arlington Heights man found dead four years ago inside a burning vehicle was shot multiple times at...
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Officer describes grisly crime scene as Mount Prospect murder trial continuesMar 02, 2022 12:00 am - Members of Vladimir Esquivel's family shed silent tears and clutched each other Wednesday during testimony from the police officer assigned to photograph the scene where...