Cook County Crime
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Elgin man gets 22 years for gunrunningDec 19, 2025 5:45 pm - An Elgin man pleaded guilty Friday to gunrunning and was sentenced to 22 years in prison.
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Schaumburg man indicted on murder charges in the death of his fatherDec 19, 2025 11:25 am - Cook County prosecutors on Friday announced the indictment against a 28-year-old Schaumburg man charged with fatally striking his father with a sledgehammer.
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‘Real and present threat’: Judge orders man charged in Schaumburg slaying detainedDec 18, 2025 1:35 pm - A Cook County judge detained the Niles man charged with first-degree murder in the stabbing death of his former girlfriend on Dec. 16 in a Schaumburg parking lot.
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Police: Former boyfriend charged in deadly Schaumburg stabbingDec 17, 2025 10:09 pm - A Niles man is set to appear in court Thursday on allegations he stabbed a former girlfriend to death Tuesday in Schaumburg.
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Man charged in connection to recent Streamwood bomb threatDec 17, 2025 5:39 pm - A Hoffman Estates man was arrested and charged Tuesday in connection with an unfounded bomb threat at a Streamwood Walmart on Dec. 1.
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Sanity hearing closes for man accused of trying to murder Bensenville police officerDec 16, 2025 7:35 pm - The fate of a man accused of severely wounding a Bensenville police officer is now up to a DuPage County judge, as attorneys Monday finished arguing whether the shooter was insane at the time.
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Judge denies release for Border Patrol agent charged with sex assault, robberyDec 16, 2025 4:02 pm - A U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent from Pingree Grove accused of sexual assault and robbery will remain in custody after a federal judge denied him pretrial release, court records show.
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Sleepy Hollow family using billboards to seek information about daughter’s death in 2009Dec 16, 2025 4:00 pm - The mother of a Sleepy Hollow teen who died under mysterious circumstances in 2009 has paid for billboards in Algonquin and Cary offering a $30,000 reward for information leading to a criminal conviction.
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Prosecutors: Doctor sexually assaulted teen at Elgin hotelDec 16, 2025 10:03 am - An Elgin-based doctor faces multiple felony charges alleging he sexually assaulted and exploited a 16-year-old with an intellectual disability, authorities said Tuesday.
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Schaumburg police: Woman dead, man in custody following early morning disturbance callDec 16, 2025 9:01 am - Schaumburg police officials say a woman is dead and a man is in custody following an early morning domestic disturbance call on the 100 block of Roselle Road.