Cook County Crime
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Bail set for five charged after Elgin shootingJan 25, 2022 12:00 am - Five Elgin residents have been charged in connection with a shooting that sent one person to the hospital early Sunday. Jesus Canales, 18, is charged with aggravated bat...
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Public defender: Elgin man accused of murdering, dismembering his mother acted in self-defenseJan 25, 2022 12:00 am - Attorneys for an Elgin man charged with murdering and dismembering his mother said Tuesday that Brian Peck acted in self-defense after his mother became violent followin...
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Chicago man pleads guilty to possessing stolen car in case tied to Downers Grove, Warrenville carjackingsJan 25, 2022 12:00 am - A Chicago man pleaded guilty Tuesday to aggravated possession of a stolen motor vehicle in a case connected to carjackings in Downers Grove and Warrenville. Reginald Far...
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Volo business employee who reported theft charged with committing itJan 25, 2022 12:00 am - An employee at a Volo business who told police and his boss last week that he discovered money was missing from a safe was caught on camera stealing the money, Lake Coun...
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Sheriff: Driver who crashed car near Mundelein offered to pay witnesses not to call 911Jan 25, 2022 12:00 am - Lake County sheriff's police said a man who crashed into a parked car last Monday tried to pay bystanders not to report the crash and, when that failed, grabbed the witn...
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Man in critical condition, suspect in custody, after shooting at Rolling Meadows sports barJan 25, 2022 12:00 am - A 33-year-old Forest Park man is in police custody after a shooting late Monday night at a Rolling Meadows sports bar wounded three people, authorities said. A fight bet...
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Palatine man charged with breaking into Mount Prospect apartment, attacking residentJan 25, 2022 12:00 am - A 30-year-old Palatine man faces homes invasion and aggravated battery charges alleging he broke into a Mount Prospect apartment in November and attacked a resident. Zen...
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South Elgin man charged in two Geneva traffic disputesJan 25, 2022 12:00 am - A South Elgin man is charged with battery in two separate traffic disputes in Geneva. Elvin L. Adams Jr., 24, of the 800 block of West Spring Street, was arrested on Jan...
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1-year prison term for Westmont orthopedic practice worker who wrote fake prescriptionsJan 24, 2022 12:00 am - A former administrative assistant at an orthopedic practice in Westmont has been sentenced to one year in federal prison for writing fraudulent opioid prescriptions for ...
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Gunrunner back in DuPage jail, now charged with funeral furlough escapeJan 24, 2022 12:00 am - A Villa Park man who authorities say cut off his GPS monitor while on furlough to attend his brother's funeral is back in custody at the DuPage County jail. Bruce T. Ber...