Cook County Crime
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Franklin Park man charged in Round Lake woman's overdose in GlenviewJan 17, 2022 12:00 am - A Franklin Park man has been charged with drug-induced homicide in the death of a Round Lake woman in Glenview, officials said Monday. Troy Campbell, 43, of the 9500 blo...
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Before trial, family recalls Elgin woman whose son is charged with killing, dismembering herJan 15, 2022 12:00 am - More than four years after an Elgin woman lost her life over what authorities describe as a dispute involving loud music, the trial of her son - the man charged with kil...
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Behind-the-scenes heroes honored for work that led to arrests in Oakbrook mall shootingJan 14, 2022 4:10 am - DuPage County this week honored the behind-the-scenes heroes whose work played an essential role in the capture of two suspects in the shooting at Oakbrook Center mall t...
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Chicago man charged with threatening Lombard police officerJan 14, 2022 12:00 am - A Chicago man has been charged with threatening to shoot a Lombard police officer. Daryl Meeks, 41, of the 5400 block of West Haddon Avenue, was arrested shortly before ...
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Despite rise in gunfire, Elgin crime rate at 50-year lowJan 13, 2022 4:00 am - Elgin's crime rate reached a 50-year low in 2021, police chief Ana Lalley told Elgin City Council members Wednesday. Lalley provided the committee of the whole with an o...
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Republicans call for hearings on DCFSJan 13, 2022 12:00 am - Three Republican state House members called for hearings into the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services on Thursday out of concerns for workers' safety, im...
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Lake County prosecutors snare grant for DNA testing to reduce wrongful convictionsJan 13, 2022 12:00 am - The Lake County state's attorney's office has landed a federal grant for DNA testing to reduce the number of wrongful convictions. “It's an important tool in looking at ...
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Villa Park gunrunner sought as he escapes custody after attending his brother's funeralJan 13, 2022 12:00 am - A Villa Park man who was sentenced to 10 years in prison for gunrunning is now accused of escaping custody by cutting off a GPS monitor. He did it while on furlough atte...
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Police: Hoffman Estates woman with BB gun charged with misdemeanorsJan 13, 2022 12:00 am - An 18-year-old Hoffman Estates woman was charged with misdemeanors after police determined she had a BB gun at a village intersection Wednesday morning, causing a school...
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Man gets 20 years for wrong-way DUI crash that killed 2 in Clarendon HillsJan 13, 2022 12:00 am - A Chicago man who killed two people in a wrong-way head-on crash in Clarendon Hills has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. DuPage County Judge Daniel Guerin pronounce...