Cook County Crime
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Amid rash of human trafficking cases, Dart calls on website operators to work with policeOct 24, 2023 1:00 am - Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart is calling on website managers to work with police to prevent human sex trafficking and labor exploitation, after his investigators' work he...
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Freed after serving 16 years for Rolling Meadows murder, he now seeks accountability for 'miscarriage of justice'Oct 12, 2023 11:00 pm - Nearly 12 years ago, after a Cook County judge sentenced him to life in prison for the 2006 murder of aspiring Rolling Meadows rapper Marquis Lovings, Patrick Taylor ins...
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'Hate has been mainstreamed': Report details surge in extremism in IllinoisOct 06, 2023 5:00 am - From the vandalism of a Lake in the Hills bakery to prevent a drag performance to antisemitic comments shouted at Deerfield High School soccer players to white supremaci...
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Officials: Rolling Meadows man held after leading Wood Dale police chief on chaseOct 04, 2023 1:00 am - A DuPage County judge denied pretrial release for a Rolling Meadows man accused of leading the Wood Dale police chief on a high-speed chase, officials said. Angelo Marti...
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Two Waukegan men accused of gunrunning in Lake and Cook countiesSep 20, 2023 1:00 am - Two Waukegan men have been accused of trying to sell illegal firearms in Lake and Cook counties. A news release issued Wednesday by the Illinois attorney general's offic...
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'It went well': As cashless bail starts in suburban courts, who was detained, who wasn'tSep 18, 2023 1:00 am - For judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys and other courtroom personnel, it was business as usual Monday as cashless bail went into effect in courtrooms around the stat...
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Moving beyond bail: How suburban court officials have prepared for dramatic changeSep 16, 2023 1:00 am - Monday marks a transformative moment for the criminal justice system in Illinois, as the longtime practice in which freedom for the accused came with a price tag will be...
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Two Glenview-area teenagers shot to death at apartment complexAug 20, 2023 1:00 am - A 16-year-old boy and 19-year-old man were shot to death Saturday night at a Glenview-area apartment complex, authorities said Sunday. Cook County sheriff's police said ...
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Calls threatening arrest for missing jury duty are a scam, Cook County sheriff saysAug 07, 2023 1:00 am - Calls from someone purporting to be a member of the Cook County sheriff's office and threatening arrest for missing jury duty are a scam, Sheriff Tom Dart says. The call...
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Prosecutor: Victims of suburban sex trafficking ring lived in fearJul 21, 2023 1:00 am - As authorities continue to investigate a suburban sex trafficking ring, details emerge about the women who were victimized. Investigators found one of the women told her...