Cook County Crime
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Police: Shooting at Arlington Heights apartments 'isolated' eventFeb 01, 2022 12:00 am - Arlington Heights police said a shooting Monday night at an apartment complex was an isolated event and the victim was targeted, but they declined to indicate whether th...
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Elgin man found guilty of murdering, dismembering his 76-year-old motherFeb 01, 2022 12:00 am - A jury found Brian Peck guilty Tuesday on murder charges for killing and dismembering his mother in her Elgin townhouse, a verdict greeted by tears and hugs among the 76...
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54 more cases linked to corrupt ex-cop to be tossedFeb 01, 2022 12:00 am - Nearly 50 more people will have their convictions thrown out after prosecutors in Chicago said Tuesday they're working to right the wrongs of a former police sergeant wh...
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'I just tried to get her to stop stabbing me,' son in Elgin murder, dismemberment case testifiesJan 31, 2022 12:00 am - The Elgin man charged with killing and dismembering his mother testified he acted in self-defense after the 76-year-old came at him with a military-grade survival knife ...
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Attempted murder charge dropped, but Ingleside woman indicted on other countsJan 31, 2022 12:00 am - Officials dropped an attempted murder charge initially levied against an Ingleside woman accused of stabbing a 32-year-old Round Lake Beach man during a fight in Decembe...
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Schaumburg man accused of plunging car into Fox River misses court hearingJan 31, 2022 12:00 am - A $40,000 warrant was issued for the arrest of a Schaumburg man who did not appear in court on Monday, where he was set to enter into a plea on charges related to drivin...
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Man shot in Arlington Heights apartment buildingJan 31, 2022 12:00 am - A shooting Monday night in an Arlington Heights apartment building is under investigation. Police responded about 7:25 p.m. to the Stonebridge Apartments at 400 W. Rand ...
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Neighbor: Elgin man on trial complained about his mother two months before her murderJan 28, 2022 12:00 am - The president of Gail Peck's Elgin homeowner's association testified Friday that Peck's son Brian complained about having to care for his 76-old-old mother about two mon...
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Sheriff: Palatine Township man charged in fatal stabbing of roommateJan 28, 2022 12:00 am - A 47-year-old Palatine Township man stabbed his roommate to death Wednesday after an argument while the two were drinking, Cook County Sheriff Thomas Dart said Friday. M...
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Carpentersville man's arrest led to 'large police presence' at Algonquin storeJan 28, 2022 12:00 am - A 45-year-old Carpentersville man attempted to flee McHenry County sheriff's office investigators Thursday outside a Dollar Tree store in Algonquin, prompting a "large p...