Cook County Crime
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FBI: Cubs fans should be wary of phony memorabiliaNov 17, 2016 10:00 pm - It's a great time to be a Cubs fan. It's also a great time to be someone looking to scam a Cubs fan. The FBI is warning the former about the latter this week, as those ...
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Elgin police: Milwaukee man caught with 4.5 pounds of pot, cash on I-90Nov 16, 2016 12:00 am - A 22-year-old Milwaukee man was arrested on charges he possessed 4.5 pounds of marijuana after a traffic stop at an Elgin toll booth along Interstate 90, according to po...
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Drugs, weapons charges follow single-car accidentNov 12, 2016 12:00 am - A 21-year old Orlando, Florida, man was being held Saturday in Cook County Jail on drug and weapons charges stemming from a single-car accident in Prospect Heights. Poli...
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Elgin man guilty of selling synthetic pot out of Algonquin tobacco shopNov 04, 2016 1:00 am - A Kane County judge Friday convicted an Elgin man of selling synthetic marijuana out of his Algonquin tobacco shop in 2013. John G. Monteleone, 48, faces six to 30 years...
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Lake in the Hills man charged with attempted murder in Elgin shootingNov 01, 2016 1:00 am - A 35-year-old man has been charged with a Saturday morning shooting at an Elgin apartment in which one person was wounded. Marco C. Beach, of the 1300 block of Count Cou...
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Bye bye bond? Cook County considers doing away with pay-for-freedom systemOct 28, 2016 5:15 am - It's a scene recognizable to anyone familiar with the criminal justice system: after a night in lockup, a recent arrestee gets hauled into court, where a judge sets bond...
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More videos released of Cook County jail brawlsOct 28, 2016 1:00 am - Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart has released additional video of a brawl Tuesday between numerous inmates housed in the Cook County Jail's Division 9 maximum security area ...
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Suspect in Bartlett man's murder misses court; trial for 2nd man setOct 26, 2016 1:00 am - A man accused of covering up the murder of a Bartlett man, who went missing in August 2014, initially skipped court this week but eventually showed up after an arrest wa...
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Did Elgin man know he was selling illegal synthetic marijuana? A Judge will decideOct 25, 2016 1:00 am - Prosecutors wrapped up their case against an Elgin man accused of selling synthetic marijuana out of his Algonquin tobacco shop, arguing he gave a pointed warning to an ...
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Former Elgin deputy police chief urged to settle lawsuit over ID theftOct 24, 2016 1:00 am - A former Elgin deputy police chief who pleaded guilty to felony identity theft for hacking into his mistress's husband's email might reach a settlement in a federal laws...