Cook County Crime
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Prosecutors: Palatine High School teacher’s aide was sharing child sex abuse materialsAug 08, 2025 12:43 pm - A Palatine High School teacher’s aide has been charged with possessing and sharing child sexual abuse material online using the messaging app Kik, prosecutors said Friday.
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Authorities: Man was selling stolen ovens, dryers and had homemade explosivesAug 08, 2025 11:26 am - A Barrington-area man who Lake County authorities say was selling stolen appliances online and who had home-made explosives at his residence faces theft, explosives charges.
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‘Isn’t just a prank’: Destructive social media trend arrives at suburbs’ doorstepAug 08, 2025 4:45 am - The latest social media trend that has young people engaging in dangerous behavior is the “door kick challenge.“ It’s like ding-dong-ditch, but instead of ringing the bell and running away these perps are trying to kick down the door.
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Lake County man gets 7 years for trying to sell illegal gunsAug 07, 2025 8:05 pm - A Lake County man on Thursday was sentenced to seven years in prison for trying to sell illegal firearms, some of which were stolen.
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Detention continued for teen accused in plotting to bomb Islamic centerAug 07, 2025 12:23 pm - The teen accused of planning a terror attack on the Islamic Education Center in Glendale Heights will remain in detention until his next court hearing, as a judge wants him to start counseling regarding online radicalization.
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Man detained following shooting at McDonald’sAug 06, 2025 7:14 pm - A man has been charged and ordered detained following a shooting in Mount Prospect last month. Bashkim Rockwell, 38, was arrested on July 31 following an investigation in...
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Two men dressed as women rob Park Ridge gas stationAug 06, 2025 1:27 pm - Two men dressed as women sprayed a gas station clerk with a Mace-like substance before robbing the Park Ridge business Tuesday night, police said.
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South Barrington police release speeding enforcement dataAug 04, 2025 2:49 pm - South Barrington police issued 89 speeding tickets between July 8 and Aug. 1 as part of a focused traffic safety campaign, the department announced Monday.
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‘A chilling effect on justice’? ICE argues courthouse immigration arrests make sense, but local opponents fear impactAug 02, 2025 5:58 pm - As U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents descend on courthouses around the country to detain individuals they say are undocumented immigrants, prosecutors, defense attorneys and judges cope with the impact federal detentions and deportations have on the pursuit of justice.
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Authorities seek public’s help finding pickup truck involved in fatal Beach Park hit and runAug 02, 2025 11:07 am - Authorities are asking for the public’s help finding a pickup truck involved in a fatal hit-and-run crash resulting in the death of 19-year-old Adrian Rogel-Villanueva of Waukegan.