Cook County Crime
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Former Bloomingdale Twp. road boss admits taking kickbacksMar 24, 2022 1:00 am - A former suburban highway commissioner admitted Thursday that he took more than $281,000 in kickbacks and sought to hide the money from his wife, but he temporarily paus...
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Jury deliberating whether Round Lake Beach man shot twin boys in self-defenseMar 24, 2022 1:00 am - Jurors deliberated late into the night Thursday on whether a Round Lake Beach man acted in self-defense when he shot 17-year-old twin brothers, killing one, during a con...
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New York man guilty of sexual assault of Aurora childMar 24, 2022 1:00 am - A New York man faces a minimum of 15 years in prison after a Kane County jury convicted him Tuesday of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child. Rene Cuanetl, 36, of...
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Burr Ridge shooting killer was upset about pay, about to be fired, police sayMar 23, 2022 1:00 am - An over-the-road truck driver who killed his boss Tuesday in Burr Ridge had worked for the company for about one week, had a disagreement about pay and a work assignment...
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Shooter kills self after slaying at Burr Ridge businessMar 22, 2022 1:00 am - Two people were shot, one of them fatally, Tuesday afternoon at a Burr Ridge business by a worker who later killed himself. About 3 p.m., officers responded to reports o...
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Elgin man gets 27 years in prison for sexually assaulting childMar 22, 2022 1:00 am - An Elgin man has been sentenced to 27 years in prison for three counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child. Joel Rivera, 44, pleaded guilty in August. He was...
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Juvenile arrested in TikTok-inspired attack on LGBTQ+ students in BarringtonMar 22, 2022 1:00 am - Barrington police have arrested a boy on two counts of battery and disorderly conduct alleging he shot a pair of Barrington High School classmates with a water bead gun ...
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Hanover Park men charged with robbing store of $21,000 in iPhonesMar 21, 2022 1:00 am - Bail has been sent for two Hanover Park men who authorities say held up a Hanover Park telecommunications store at gunpoint earlier this month and made off with 23 iPhon...
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Carjacker steals woman's SUV at gunpoint in Mount ProspectMar 21, 2022 1:00 am - A woman's SUV was stolen at gunpoint over the weekend in Mount Prospect, police reported late Monday night. At 11:02 p.m. Saturday, officers responded to the 1800 block ...
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Elgin man sentenced for Huntley burglaryMar 21, 2022 1:00 am - A 32-year-old Elgin man has been sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to a Huntley burglary, court records show. Damian A. Franco faced two felony bur...