Cook County Crime
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Rolling Meadows company named in home repair fraud lawsuitJun 29, 2015 1:00 am - The owner of a Rolling Meadows company was among those accused by Cook County prosecutors of bilking homeowners out of thousands of dollars for home repairs that were ne...
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Elk Grove man gets 46 years for molesting girlsJun 26, 2015 1:00 am - An Elk Grove Village man convicted of multiple sex offenses against two young Addison girls was sentenced Friday to 46 years in prison. Scott Gates, 35, was convicted in...
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Ex-boyfriend gets 47 years for slaying of Woodridge womanJun 23, 2015 1:00 am - A Northlake man convicted of the 2012 stabbing death of his ex-girlfriend in her Woodridge apartment was sentenced Tuesday to 47 years in prison. Adam Belmont, 26, enter...
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Man convicted of 2010 Mount Prospect murder gets additional 20 yearsJun 18, 2015 1:00 am - An Elk Grove Township man already serving a 26-year sentence for murder was sentenced to an additional 20 years in prison for trying to hire a hitman to kill his co-defe...
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Chicago man pleads guilty to pimping after sheriff's stingJun 15, 2015 1:00 am - A Chicago man arrested at O'Hare International Airport in January and charged with pimping has pleaded guilty. In exchange for his guilty plea Friday to promoting prost...
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Homeless man charged with jogger attack in ElginJun 11, 2015 1:00 am - A 21-year-old homeless man was charged Thursday in last week's attack of a female jogger in Elgin, police said. Cody M. Sarantakos was charged with unlawful restraint an...
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Cook County jail inmate charged with punching officerJun 11, 2015 1:00 am - A Cook County jail detainee has been charged with punching a corrections officer multiple times in the head, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. Samuel S...
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The long, costly battles to regulate suburban strip clubsMay 31, 2015 7:30 am - Just south of Elgin, surrounded by green space and struggling industrial sites, lies Kane County's last strip club. The sign for Blackjacks Gentlemen's Club advertises a...
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Cook County establishes diversion program for prostitution defendantsMay 29, 2015 1:00 am - Some defendants facing prostitution charges in Cook County could avoid jail time under a new court diversion program focusing on addiction treatment, counseling and othe...
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Inverness psychologist admits to submitting bills for dead patientsMay 27, 2015 1:00 am - A 60-year-old Inverness psychologist pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal health care fraud charges. Sharon A. Rinaldi was charged with bilking Medicare out of roughly $5...