Cook County Crime
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Jail guard accused of watching porn with inmatesAug 06, 2015 1:00 am - A Cook County correctional officer and two inmates all face charges after the trio watched pornography on a cellphone in the jail's barbershop, the Cook County sheriff's...
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Three charged in robbery of Elk Grove-area hotelJul 31, 2015 1:00 am - Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced Friday that a 21-year-old Blue Island man and two accomplices from Chicago have been charged in Monday night's armed robbery...
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Bartlett man receives 6-year prison sentenceJul 30, 2015 1:00 am - A 21-year-old Bartlett man was sentenced to six years in prison Thursday after pleading guilty to felony drug possession. Jose Magallanes was arrested in March after mem...
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Des Plaines brothers facing drug chargesJul 29, 2015 1:00 am - Two Des Plaines brothers are among 24 people from the Chicago area facing federal drug charges following a nearly three-year, multijurisdictional investigation. Luis Ant...
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Drug charges dismissed against Downers Grove womanJul 23, 2015 1:00 am - A Cook County judge dismissed drug charges against a Downers Grove woman, court records show. Nicole Drane, 31, had been charged with delivery of a controlled substance...
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Despite progress, heroin fight in suburbs far from overJul 18, 2015 1:00 am - More lives are being saved, but addiction isn't slowing down
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Probation for former Elgin deputy police chief in felony identity theftJul 16, 2015 1:00 am - A former Elgin deputy police chief pleaded guilty Thursday to hacking into his then-mistress's ex-husband's business email in an attempt to help her in her divorce. Robe...
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Elgin man sentenced to nearly 9 years' prison in fatal crashJul 11, 2015 1:00 am - An Elgin man was sentenced to nearly nine years in prison this week after pleading guilty to killing a Carpentersville man while driving intoxicated and fleeing police w...
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Woman gets 22 years in Elgin frying pan murderJul 02, 2015 1:00 am - An Elgin woman was sentenced to 22 years in prison Thursday after pleading guilty to beating her 55-year-old boyfriend to death with a frying pan three years ago. Nora L...
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Suspect argues search during Elgin traffic stop was not justifiedJun 30, 2015 1:00 am - Was a Kane County sheriff's deputy justified - or did he overstep his authority - when he ordered a strip search of a Minnesota man arrested earlier this year after a tr...