Cook County Crime
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Driver charged with DUI in fatal head-on crash in WestmontAug 02, 2021 1:00 am - A Blue Island woman charged in connection with a head-on crash that took the life of a Downers Grove man early Sunday had alcohol, cocaine and marijuana in her system, p...
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Pro skateboarder charged with murder in death of Wheaton manAug 02, 2021 1:00 am - A pro skateboarder from California has been charged with first-degree murder of a Wheaton man in an assault in Oakbrook Terrace. Terry W. Kennedy, 36, of Long Beach is b...
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Chicago man charged with first-degree murder in Carpentersville shootingAug 02, 2021 1:00 am - Jamar L. Robinson has been charged with first-degree murder in last week's shooting death of Jorge Sanchez in Carpentersville. The Kane County state's attorney's office ...
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Drunken motorist hit pedestrian in Des Plaines, police sayAug 02, 2021 1:00 am - A Des Plaines man was arrested over the weekend after police said he struck a pedestrian with his car and then left the area. Marcos Trejo, 27, of the 400 block of Alles...
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Boy found dead in Villa Park apartment Saturday morningJul 31, 2021 1:00 am - Police are investigating the death of a boy in a Villa Park apartment Saturday morning, authorities confirmed. The death was reported just before noon in an apartment bu...
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Police release photos of suspects in West Dundee road rage beating deathJul 31, 2021 1:00 am - West Dundee police on Saturday released photos of the three men suspected in a road-rage beating that left a Carpentersville man dead. Kurt E. Doporcyk, 41, of Algonquin...
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Murder most fowl? DuPage man accused of killing neighborhood roosterJul 30, 2021 5:30 am - A chicken fight has led to a dead rooster in DuPage County and criminal charges for the man accused of killing it. Richard Meyers, 68, of the 1N0-99 block of Prince Cros...
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Nearly hourlong police chase ends in wetlandJul 29, 2021 1:00 am - Wauconda police pursued an armed man for nearly an hour Thursday afternoon through Wauconda, Mundelein and other parts of Lake County before apprehending him with the he...
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Elgin man killed in Carpentersville shootingJul 29, 2021 1:00 am - An earlier version had an incorrect first name for the victim. An Elgin man was shot to death early Thursday in Carpentersville, police say. Police say they were ca...
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Police: Round Lake Beach inmate punched correctional officerJul 28, 2021 1:00 am - A Round Lake Beach man already behind bars at Lake County jail now faces charges of aggravated assault of a peace officer after punching a correctional officer in the he...