Cook County Crime
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Des Plaines man killed in hit-and-run Monday nightDec 28, 2021 12:00 am - Des Plaines police are searching for the driver of a vehicle that struck and killed a 41-year-old man late Monday near his home. Ian Clark was walking roughly a block fr...
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2 Chicago men charged in connection with Oakbrook Center shootingDec 28, 2021 12:00 am - Two Chicago men have been charged in connection with the shooting that injured five people Thursday at the Oakbrook Center shopping mall. Steve L. Lane, 29, of the 6900 ...
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ATM, cash stolen at Des Plaines businessesDec 27, 2021 12:00 am - Three Des Plaines businesses were burglarized in a similar fashion early Sunday. Two gas stations and a liquor store were hit in the same time frame. Cash and an ATM wer...
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Zorn: The long litany of Foxx falsehoods on SmollettDec 27, 2021 12:00 am - The vast understatement of Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx's admission that she "didn't handle (the Smollett case) well" in an October 2019 interview with Axios ca...
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Editorial: State's Attorney Foxx, our non-prosecuting prosecutorDec 25, 2021 1:00 pm - If you ever sit in on a news conference or interview with Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx, she makes a good presentation - professional, unflappable, polished. And...
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Elgin police report shots firedDec 25, 2021 12:00 am - Shots were fired Saturday morning on the 800 block of Adams Street in Elgin, according to Elgin police. Police said officers responded to a call reporting the shots at 6...
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Oak Brook police, DuPage state's attorney issue call for witnesses to Oakbrook Center shootingDec 25, 2021 12:00 am - The investigation continued Saturday into Thursday's gunfight between two men at Oakbrook Center mall that wounded four, including one of the suspects, and kept shoppers...
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Oakbrook Center resumes business as usual the day after shootingDec 24, 2021 12:00 am - Oakbrook Center mall was busy Friday morning with shoppers doing last-minute holiday shopping and dining. There were no obvious signs that four people had been shot the...
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Zion teen pleads not guilty to murder charges in shooting death of 23-year-old womanDec 23, 2021 12:00 am - A 16-year-old Zion boy pleaded not guilty Wednesday to the charges stemming from the fatal shooting of a 23-year-old Zion woman in October, authorities said Thursday. Ze...
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Drug arrest at Rivers CasinoDec 23, 2021 12:00 am - A Hampshire man was arrested early Monday after he dropped a small bag of cocaine inside Rivers Casino in Des Plaines, police said. Darren Leech, 37, of the 19N200 block...