Cook County Crime
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Two men charged in gun, drugs cases in DuPage CountyJul 15, 2026 5:10 pm - Two men are facing gun and drug charges in separate cases in DuPage County.
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Arlington Heights man charged with firing gun in Buffalo Grove parking lotJul 15, 2026 2:30 pm - An Arlington Heights man faces felony charges alleging he fired a gunshot that struck a vehicle in the parking lot of a Buffalo Grove apartment complex over the weekend, authorities said.
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Federal officials tout work of Chicago-based Trade Fraud Task ForceJul 14, 2026 5:40 pm - The work of the Chicago-based federal Trade Fraud Task Force was praised Tuesday, as a federal official said it recently surpassed $1 billion in recoveries, penalties, forfeitures and publicly charged losses since it was formed last August.
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Lake Villa woman charged in connection with death of her newborn son nearly 25 years agoJul 14, 2026 3:17 pm - A Lake Villa woman has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection with the death of her newborn son nearly 25 years ago.
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Trial begins in Aurora armed robbery murder caseJul 13, 2026 3:59 pm - An Aurora man is on trial, accused of first-degree murder in an August 2023 shooting during a robbery.
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Lake County man gets 3-year prison sentence for threatening to kill Trump, other public officialsJul 13, 2026 3:44 pm - A Lake County man was sentenced to three years and two months in federal prison for threatening to kill multiple public officials.
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Police: Lombard man inappropriately touched girl at water parkJul 11, 2026 1:09 pm - A Lombard man has been charged with inappropriately touching a minor girl at a Woodridge water park.
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South Elgin house damaged by gunshotsJul 10, 2026 6:03 pm - South Elgin police are investigating the shooting of a house at 10:14 p.m. Thursday.
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Woman loses $98,000 to scammers posing as federal agents, bank employees in Des PlainesJul 10, 2026 3:28 pm - A 55-year-old woman lost $98,000 to scammers in Des Plaines who initially claimed to be bank employees and later posed as federal agents, police said.
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South Barrington police release data from road safety crackdownJul 09, 2026 2:49 pm - South Barrington police arrested three people and ticketed dozens of others during an Independence Day safey campaign that ran June 19 through July 6.