Cook County Crime
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Geneva woman charged with felony hate crimes, aggravated battery on police officerDec 13, 2025 5:11 pm - A 51-year-old Geneva woman was charged with multiple felonies after police alleged she spit in an officer’s mouth and threatened to attack her neighbors, records show.
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Chicago man charged with breaking into Downers Grove North High School, battering janitorDec 13, 2025 4:52 pm - A 56-year-old Chicago man was charged with burglary, attempted robbery and aggravated battery for breaking into Downers Grove North High School and accosting a janitor, prosecutors said.
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Arrest made in death of infant found in Lake County woods five years agoDec 12, 2025 2:05 pm - Five years after Riverwoods police began investigating the death of an infant whose remains were found in a wooded area near Riverwoods, an arrest has been made.
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How a cellphone number led police to Elmhurst murder suspectDec 11, 2025 7:13 pm - A young woman goes missing in the dead of night, after an acquaintance gets a call from her and hears a struggle, then a hang-up. Less than a day later, Elmhurst police have a murder suspect in custody.
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Des Plaines man loses $1,500 in sale gone wrongDec 11, 2025 4:09 pm - A Des Plaines man sent a stranger $1,500 for vehicle parts but didn’t get everything he ordered, police said Thursday.
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Man guilty in 2021 shooting at indoor amusement parkDec 11, 2025 4:08 pm - A man who shot a person a a birthday party at an indoor amusement park in Villa Park has been found guilty of aggravated battery with a firearm.
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Streamwood police take suspect into custody after hourslong standoff at homeDec 11, 2025 9:53 am - Streamwood police took a suspect into custody just before midnight Wednesday after an hourslong standoff at a residence near the intersection of Yellowstone and Kings Canyon drives.
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Man detained pretrial after Oak Brook car chase connected to robberyDec 10, 2025 5:01 pm - A man is being held in jail on charges that he led police on a high-speed chase in connection with a theft from a store at Oakbrook Center mall in Oak Brook. Dwaun Blaloc...
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Man gets 33 years for shooting Lombard police officerDec 09, 2025 5:14 pm - A man was sentenced to 33 years in prison Tuesday in connection with the robbery of a Lombard store and the subsequent shooting of a police officer three years ago.
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Man accused of murdering woman in ElmhurstDec 09, 2025 4:05 pm - An Elmhurst man has been accused of beating and stabbing to death a woman he lured to his home.