Cook County Crime
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FBI investigating Bartlett bank robberyDec 16, 2021 12:00 am - A bank in Bartlett was robbed by three people Thursday morning. Officers arrived at the BMO Harris branch at 335 S. Main St. around 9:20 a.m. and learned the three had ...
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Bail set for Elgin man accused of wrestling Elmhurst cop for gunDec 16, 2021 12:00 am - Bail was set at $200,000 for an Elgin man who wrestled with a police officer and tried to take his gun, authorities said. Alexander Speweik, 34, of the 3100 block of He...
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Man shoots dog to save woman from attack near St. CharlesDec 16, 2021 12:00 am - A woman sustained serious injuries Tuesday morning when she was attacked by two large dogs near St. Charles, the Kane County sheriff's office reported. She was saved whe...
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Suburban school districts respond to unspecified social media threatDec 16, 2021 12:00 am - Area school districts are responding to a nationwide social media post about an unspecified threat, a TikTok post referencing "school shootings and bomb threats for ever...
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Villa Park teen accused of posting shooting threat against Willowbrook High SchoolDec 15, 2021 12:00 am - A 15-year-old boy has been charged with felony disorderly conduct for threatening Willowbrook High School in Villa Park, according to the DuPage County state's attorney'...
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No injuries after shots fired in Des PlainesDec 15, 2021 12:00 am - No one was hurt when gunshots were fired Monday night on the 2100 block of South Ash Street in Des Plaines, police said. Windows of a house were broken by the shots, how...
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Sheriff: Orland Park man attacked Grayslake woman in car, followed her homeDec 15, 2021 12:00 am - A South suburban man is scheduled to appear in court Friday on charges he assaulted a woman in a car last week and then followed her home, where sheriff's deputies inter...
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Sex offender pleads guilty to trespassing at Elmhurst schoolDec 15, 2021 12:00 am - A sex offender who was at the center of a Lake Park High School football controversy in 2019 has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor trespassing at an Elmhurst elementary scho...
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Suspect in robberies outside Rivers Casino arrestedDec 14, 2021 12:00 am - A suburban man wanted by police following a pair of robberies outside Rivers Casino in Des Plaines has been arrested, authorities announced Tuesday. Kenneth Lyke, 24, of...
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Man arrested after refusing to leave Des Plaines casinoDec 14, 2021 12:00 am - A Chicago man who was arrested Saturday after refusing to leave Rivers Casino in Des Plaines later pushed a police officer, leading to another charge, authorities said. ...