Cook County Crime
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Addison teen charged with fleeing in a stolen carMar 18, 2026 4:18 pm - An Addison boy has been charged with trying to elude police while driving a stolen car.
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Two charged with fleeing police in DuPage in separate incidentsMar 17, 2026 6:35 pm - Two Chicago men have been charged with fleeing from police in DuPage County, in two separate events.
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Wheeling Walmart store evacuated after bogus bomb threatMar 17, 2026 1:55 pm - A Walmart store at 1455 Lake-Cook Road in Wheeling was temporarily evacuated Monday night after police in a neighboring town received a bomb threat.
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Cary man charged in hit-and-run near BarringtonMar 17, 2026 11:47 am - A Cary man is charged with driving under the influence and leaving the scene of a hit-and-run crash that seriously injured a pedestrian near Barrington Monday night.
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Palatine police: Man found dead in car with gunshot woundMar 17, 2026 6:14 am - A 20-year-old man died of an apparent gunshot wound Monday night after police found him in a car that reportedly struck several parked vehicles and a dumpster, Palatine police said.
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‘Selfless dedication’: Seven Arlington Heights police officers earn top honors for rescuing couple from armed intruderMar 16, 2026 9:42 pm - Seven Arlington Heights police officers received the department’s highest honor Monday for rescuing two homeowners trapped during an armed home invasion on Feb. 19.
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Arlington Heights man charged with sexually assaulting teenage girl last summerMar 16, 2026 6:25 pm - An 18-year-old Arlington Heights man is accused of plying a 16-year-old girl with alcohol and sexually assaulting her at his home last summer.
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Judge denies pretrial release for teen charged in graduation party sexual assaultMar 16, 2026 3:17 pm - A 19-year-old Prospect Heights man accused of sexually assaulting a former classmate during a graduation party in June should stay behind bars in the DuPage County jail while awaiting trial, a judge ruled Monday.
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Lombard man charged with hate crime after attack at bakeryMar 15, 2026 10:51 am - Justin Ward, 34, of Lombard, was charged with a hate crime and aggravated battery after attacking a man at Crave Cookies on Roosevelt Road last Friday night, prosecutors said.
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Lake sheriff’s deputy injured in Gurnee crashMar 15, 2026 9:55 am - A Lake County sheriff’s deputy is recovering from injuries suffered in a crash Saturday night in Gurnee.