Cook County Crime
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Prosecutor: Traffic dispute that led to murder charge started as victim backed into his drivewayMar 02, 2022 12:00 am - A confrontation Sunday that left one Streamwood man dead and another jailed on a charge of first-degree murder began with a minor traffic dispute over a perceived rude a...
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Prosecutors: Video footage, shell casings point to Mount Prospect man in 2018 murderMar 01, 2022 12:00 am - Police responding to a report of a burning car in a Mount Prospect condominium complex parking lot four years ago never expected to uncover a homicide, prosecutors say. ...
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Driver, passenger arrested after hit-and-run in StreamwoodMar 01, 2022 12:00 am - Streamwood and Bartlett police Monday handled the separate arrests of a Hoffman Estates driver related to a hit-and-run and his passenger on an outstanding warrant. Stre...
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Sheriff: Woman injured after fleeing traffic stop now charged with DUIFeb 28, 2022 12:00 am - A Waukegan woman who police said crashed into a tree after fleeing a traffic stop remained hospitalized Monday, authorities said. Lake County sheriff's police say Vaness...
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'Traffic dispute' ends with Streamwood man dead, one person in custodyFeb 28, 2022 12:00 am - Streamwood police are investigating the shooting death of a man during a "traffic dispute" Sunday. The Cook County medical examiner's office identified the homicide vict...
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Trial to begin Monday for Mount Prospect man charged in 2018 shootingFeb 26, 2022 12:00 am - He's charged with shooting Arlington Hts. man, burning body
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Elgin police arrest one following report of person with weaponFeb 25, 2022 10:00 pm - Elgin police officers responded to the area Larkin, Edison and Highland avenues about midday Saturday following a report of a person with a weapon, according to a police...
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Drops in recidivism, opiate deaths prove 'real justice reform' is working, Kane County sheriff saysFeb 25, 2022 4:30 am - Drops in recidivism, opiate deaths prove that 'real justice reform' is working, Kane County sheriff says
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Aurora man charged with threatening Crystal Lake school, North Aurora policeFeb 25, 2022 12:00 am - A 27-year-old Aurora man has been charged with making threats against a Crystal Lake elementary school and the North Aurora Police Department. Sahduddin S. Ahmed, of the...
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Police: Carpentersville man choked, beat woman in Lake ZurichFeb 24, 2022 12:00 am - A 34-year-old Carpentersville man has been accused of breaking into his girlfriend's Lake Zurich home and then choking and beating her. Terry Brennan, of the 100 block o...