Cook County Crime
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Barrington High parent: LGBTQ students targeted in TikTok-inspired attackMar 20, 2022 1:00 am - Police and Barrington Unit District 220 school officials are investigating reports that two students who are members of Barrington High School's LGBTQ community were att...
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Schaumburg man sentenced to 3½ years for fleeing police, plunging vehicle into Fox RiverMar 19, 2022 1:00 am - A Schaumburg man has been sentenced to 3½ years in prison after admitting he led Fox River Grove police on a chase that ended with his causing $300,000 in property damag...
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Synagogue services go on as planned after bomb threat in Highland ParkMar 18, 2022 1:00 am - Shabbat services were held as planned by a Highland Park synagogue Friday just hours after it received an antisemitic phone call and a bomb threat. On a Facebook post, N...
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Streamwood man sentenced to 34 years in prison for sexually abusing girlMar 18, 2022 1:00 am - A 37-year-old Streamwood man was sentenced to a total of 34 years in prison Friday for sexually abusing a 12-year-old girl. Pedro Morales was convicted of five counts o...
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Streamwood police nab suspect with 11 warrants from 8 departmentsMar 18, 2022 1:00 am - A Glendale Heights man who authorities said had at least 11 outstanding arrest warrants from eight law enforcement agencies throughout the state was nabbed by Streamwood...
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Thieves targeting catalytic converters in ElginMar 18, 2022 1:00 am - Elgin has not been immune to the state and national explosion in catalytic converter thefts. Police Chief Ana Lalley reported a three-fold increase in such thefts in the...
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Elgin man sentenced to 21 years for sex assaults, child pornMar 17, 2022 1:00 am - An Elgin man has been sentenced to a total of 21 years in prison for producing child pornography and sexually assaulting a child. Jorge A. Gonzalez Munoz, 44, of the 90...
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Police: Man sexually abused multiple kids from 2013-2016Mar 17, 2022 1:00 am - A Bartlett man has been charged with sexually assaulting and abusing multiple juvenile victims from 2013 to 2016, police said Thursday. Ronald C. Jurek, 23, was taken to ...
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Arlington Heights police now have counselor who can respond to crisis callsMar 16, 2022 5:00 am - There's a new person working the afternoon shift at the Arlington Heights Police Department, but she doesn't wear a badge or carry a gun. Amid national debates on defund...
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Glenview man accused of killing cat facing felony chargesMar 16, 2022 1:00 am - A Glenview man accused of killing a pet now is facing felony charges, officials said. Lovell Johnstone, 64, was arrested March 14 and charged with one count of aggravate...