Cook County Crime
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Cook County Sheriff's officer saves overdose victim at Elk Grove Township hotelApr 25, 2018 1:00 am - A Cook County Sheriff's officer used the anti-opiate drug naloxone to revive a woman suffering from an apparent overdose at an Elk Grove Township hotel Monday morning, S...
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Man has 15 DUI convictions. Now he faces 30 years in prison.Apr 24, 2018 5:30 am - Christopher Clingingsmith was forbidden to drive. The judge hearing his 2017 driving under the influence case prohibited it as a condition of setting bail. The state of ...
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Feds charge six with income tax fraudApr 10, 2018 1:00 am - Federal prosecutors announced income tax fraud charges against six people Tuesday, as well a guilty plea in a seventh case. The defendants include at least two Chicago-a...
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Jail, probation on reduced charge for man accused of Elgin rapeApr 10, 2018 1:00 am - A Bloomingdale man accused of an Elgin rape in summer 2017 recently pleaded guilty to a reduced charge and was released from Kane County jail after serving 290 days whil...
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Ex-social worker at Elgin Mental Health Center accused of sexual misconductApr 05, 2018 1:00 am - A former social worker at the Elgin Mental Health Center was arrested Thursday on charges she had sexual relations and contact with a patient there from November 2014 th...
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Getaway driver in 2017 Elgin slaying gets 18 months prisonApr 03, 2018 1:00 am - A woman accused of serving as the getaway driver for three men charged in an August 2017 stabbing death in Elgin has been sentenced for a reduced charge to 18 months in ...
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Gymnastics coach facing sex assault charges in Lake County could face similar charges in CookApr 02, 2018 1:00 am - A gymnastics coach from Palatine charged in Lake County with molesting one of his juvenile students is waiting to see if similar sexual assault charges will be filed aga...
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Pilot charged with flying $1.9 million of marijuana into Illinois wants case movedMar 29, 2018 1:00 am - A California man accused of flying $1.9 million worth of marijuana into Illinois in his own plane in February told police he lost his dispensary license in California an...
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Congress passes anti-sex trafficking bill supported by Cook County sheriffMar 25, 2018 1:00 am - Congress has passed anti-online sex trafficking legislation long supported by Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart, prompting Craigslist to remove its personals ads and leading ...
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Six charged in suburban gas station skimming schemeMar 15, 2018 1:00 am - Six Floridians are facing several felony theft charges in Illinois after authorities said they used credit card skimming devices on gas pumps at more than 100 service st...