Cook County Crime
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Palatine man sentenced to 27 years in fatal shooting of girlfriendJan 21, 2026 5:37 pm - A Palatine man has been sentenced to 27 years in prison after pleading guilty to the fatal shooting of his girlfriend more than a year ago.
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Judge: Man was targeting woman in Carpentersville apartment fireJan 20, 2026 4:29 pm - The Indiana man accused of setting a Carpentersville apartment building on fire in November acted in jealousy, a judge said at the man’s first Kane County court hearing Tuesday.
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Buffalo Grove priest on leave amid investigation into abuse claimJan 18, 2026 9:52 am - A Catholic priest who has served as associate pastor of a Buffalo Grove parish for more than 15 years has been placed on leave amid an investigation into a decades-old sexual abuse allegation.
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Woman pleads guilty to abducting grandchild from Aurora homeJan 17, 2026 2:55 pm - A woman has pleaded guilty to abducting her grandchild in a case where the child’s father and uncle are accused of taking the boy from a house in Aurora.
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Zion man charged with domestic battery, attempted murderJan 17, 2026 11:44 am - A Zion man is in custody after Lake County sheriff’s deputies say he strangled a woman and wrapped a belt around her neck following an argument. The woman is in critical condition, according to authorities.
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Four arrested fleeing from police in unrelated incidentsJan 16, 2026 9:32 pm - In line with DuPage County’s efforts to charge anyone accused of attempting to flee from police, officers with the Addison, Bensenville, Elmhurst and Glen Ellyn Police D...
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Authorities: Rosemont man was trafficking guns, drugs throughout suburbsJan 16, 2026 2:42 pm - The Lake County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Group arrested a Rosemont man in Deerfield Thursday following an investigation of his suspected involvement in selling cocaine and firearms in both Lake and Cook counties.
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Authorities: Deerfield man had child sex abuse imagesJan 16, 2026 12:00 pm - A Deerfield man is facing multiple charges of possessing numerous images and videos of child sexual abuse materials, many involving children as young as toddlers, Lake County sheriff’s police said.
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Man charged with multiple firearm offenses in ElginJan 16, 2026 9:18 am - Jesus D. Ramos Pratz, 23, of Elgin, is facing multiple felony charges after allegedly discharging a gun in Elgin Wednesday.
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Interstate shootings drop to 6-year low, state police sayJan 15, 2026 8:39 pm - Shootings on interstate highways in Illinois in 2025 were the lowest since 2019, according to state police.