Cook County Crime
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Buffalo Grove Park tagged with Nazi symbolSep 16, 2026 4:01 pm - A basketball court at Reiner Park was tagged with a swastika by a spinning e-bike, Buffalo Grove Park District officials said.
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Zion man facing 1st-degree murder charges in connection with Ingleside shooting deathSep 16, 2026 2:31 pm - A Zion man has been charged with three counts of first-degree murder in connection with a fatal shooting July 24 in Ingleside.
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6 Des Plaines police officers on paid leave as investigation into fatal shooting continuesSep 16, 2026 12:26 pm - Six Des Plaines police officers who responded to the 911 call that preceded last week’s fatal shooting of a resident are on paid administrative leave, the department said Wednesday.
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‘I never raped anybody in my whole life’: Customs and Border agent takes stand in federal trialSep 16, 2026 7:48 am - A U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent made the risky move Tuesday of taking the witness stand in his own rape trial, where he repeatedly denied sexually assaulting o...
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Police: Barrington woman had sexual contact with 16-year-oldSep 15, 2026 4:38 pm - A 41-year-old Barrington woman was arrested Tuesday on allegations of having sexual contact with a 16-year-old boy.
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Chinese sex worker tells jury federal agent was offered free services to stop attacking womenSep 14, 2026 5:48 pm - A mid-level supervisor for a ring of Chinese prostitutes told a federal jury Monday she was initially fond of U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent Luis Uribe when he started paying her for sex and that their relationship was comfortable enough that she asked him for help with immigration issues.
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Police: Taxi customer gave drug-laced candy to driverSep 14, 2026 3:29 pm - A Colorado man who police say gave candy containing a hallucinogen to a taxi driver during a ride was arrested late Sunday in Des Plaines.
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Police say Flock is invaluable. But as misuse mounts, many wonder how to rein in the surveillance systemSep 13, 2026 3:32 pm - Automated license plate readers — increasingly synonymous with Flock, though there are other brands on the market — photograph the license plates and other identifiers of passing vehicles. Police officers are then able to search and share the data for investigations. But a growing number of cops throughout the Chicago area and across the country have been accused of searching those databases for personal reasons. Civil liberties activists too are alarmed that law enforcement departments could use the cameras to work with immigration officials or surveil ordinary citizens.
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Why suburban police are teaming up to fight video gambling smash-and-grabsSep 10, 2026 4:16 pm - Amid a rash of smash-and-grab burglaries targeting video gambling machines in restaurants, bars and other businesses, suburban law enforcement agencies are teaming up to fight back.
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Elgin man gets 65-year sentence in killing of pregnant, estranged wifeSep 10, 2026 10:39 am - An Elgin man has been sentenced to 65 years in prison for stabbing his estranged wife to death.