Cook County Crime
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Probation, community service for man in 7-hour Elgin police standoffJun 14, 2017 1:00 am - A 58-year-old man who sparked a seven-hour standoff with Elgin police last summer after threatening to shoot a woman has been sentenced to a year of probation and 30 hou...
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Two men injured in shooting near Arlington HeightsJun 12, 2017 1:00 am - Two men were shot Monday afternoon at an apartment complex in unincorporated Palatine Township near Arlington Heights, authorities said. Cook County sheriff's police res...
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Prosecutors: Bartlett man strangled wife because she wouldn't stop 'nagging him'Jun 02, 2017 1:00 am - Editor's note: A previous version of this report mistakenly said prosecutors alleged Carlo Madonia killed his wife because she wouldn't stop "nagging him" about retu...
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Elgin police investigating DUI stop of off-duty cop driving department truckMay 13, 2017 1:00 am - Elgin police are investigating whether an off-duty officer violated department policy after a media report alleged he was drinking and driving in an unmarked department ...
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Gang-related shooting wounds two teens in PalatineMay 12, 2017 1:00 am - A person of interest was being questioned in what Palatine police said was a gang-related shooting of two teens Friday morning outside a clubhouse at a condominium compl...
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3 inmates charged in assault of Cook County jail officersApr 29, 2017 1:00 am - Three inmates accused of assaulting two correctional officers in the Cook County jail Wednesday now face multiple charges, including attempted murder, Sheriff Thomas J. ...
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Suburban men charged in connection with Mexico-to-Chicago drug pipelineApr 11, 2017 1:00 am - A yearlong investigation into a Mexico-to-Chicago drug pipeline resulted in the seizure of more than 190 kilograms of heroin and 19 drug-related arrests, including of se...
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Lake in the Hills man charged after jail fightApr 11, 2017 1:00 am - A Lake in the Hills man accused of masterminding the kidnapping and cigarette torture of his ex-girlfriend in Elgin in early 2016 has been charged in connections with a ...
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Judge's murder in Chicago prompts increased security at Rolling Meadows courthouseApr 10, 2017 1:00 am - The chief judge of the Rolling Meadows courthouse asked for increased security at the building after a Cook County criminal court judge was murdered in front of his Sout...
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President's proposed budget could be costly for suburban jailsMar 24, 2017 5:10 am - President Donald Trump's proposed budget includes as much as $4.5 billion in new spending to enforce immigration laws. But its elimination of one immigration-related pr...