Cook County Crime
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Gunrunner back in DuPage jail, now charged with funeral furlough escapeJan 24, 2022 12:00 am - A Villa Park man who authorities say cut off his GPS monitor while on furlough to attend his brother's funeral is back in custody at the DuPage County jail. Bruce T. Ber...
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Two injured in early morning shooting in ElginJan 23, 2022 12:00 am - Elgin police are investigating an early morning shooting Sunday that left two people wounded. According to police, officers called to the 1300 block of Eagle Road at 4:...
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Why did former Fox Lake administrator resign? Gliniewicz lawyers to hold hearing Monday to find outJan 21, 2022 12:00 am - Ahead of Melodie Gliniewicz's criminal trial, her lawyers claim the village of Fox Lake intentionally withheld information about the termination of former Village Admini...
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Kane County woman pleads guilty to animal cruelty over dogs' starvation, deathsJan 20, 2022 12:00 am - A woman accused of maltreating 14 dogs, three of which died, pleaded guilty Thursday to misdemeanor animal cruelty. Emily Chesterfield, who lived near South Elgin and no...
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Public might not get to see report on bribery allegationsJan 20, 2022 12:00 am - The Cook County Board of Review hired a high-profile Chicago law firm last year through a contract worth up to $110,000 to look into alleged bribery in the county office...
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Help sought in identifying Green Oaks carjacking suspectsJan 19, 2022 12:00 am - The Lake County sheriff's office is seeking public help in identifying two men involved in an early morning carjacking Nov. 27 in Green Oaks. Sheriff's deputies were cal...
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Sheriff: Lake County man used hidden cameras to record children, adults in bathroomJan 19, 2022 12:00 am - Following months of investigation, a Lake Villa Township man was indicted Wednesday on 15 felony charges stemming from allegations he secretly recorded people, including...
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Carpentersville man sentenced to 45 years in sex abuse caseJan 19, 2022 12:00 am - A Carpentersville man was sentenced Wednesday to 45 years in prison for sexually abusing and grooming a 13-year-old girl. Constantino Vasquez-Juan, 38, of the 7000 block...
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Chicago man pleads guilty to Woodridge gas station robberyJan 18, 2022 12:00 am - One of two men charged with robbing a gas station in Woodridge has pleaded guilty. Eddie R. Boens, 24, of the 5100 block of West Washington Boulevard in Chicago, pleaded...
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Arrests made in Des Plaines armed robbery, theftJan 18, 2022 12:00 am - Arrests have been made in two separate crimes that occurred at Rivers Casino in Des Plaines, police announced. One was an armed robbery that occurred in October, Des Pla...