Cook County Crime
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Palatine police find loaded gun, arrest twoApr 11, 2025 1:01 pm - Two Palatine men face several charges after leading police on a chase that ended with officers finding a loaded handgun, authorities said.
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Carol Stream’s ‘Crime Free Carol’ named state’s top police officerApr 11, 2025 5:15 am - She’s known as “Crime Free Carol” around town, but Carol Stream police officer Carol Cadle has a new title to go by this year: Illinois’ top cop.
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Cook County's top prosecutor questions safety of electronic monitoring under chief judgeApr 09, 2025 8:16 am - Cook County’s top prosecutor says she does not believe the chief judge can safely administer electronic monitoring and has instructed her lawyers to object every time it is imposed.
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Des Plaines business scammed out of $190,000 in equipment, police sayApr 08, 2025 8:19 am - A Des Plaines business was scammed out of $190,000 worth of equipment last month, police said Monday.
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Des Plaines woman scammed out of $500,000, police sayApr 07, 2025 1:26 pm - A Des Plaines woman was scammed out an estimated $500,000 over more than a year by someone claiming to work for Microsoft, police said.
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Schaumburg police looking for woman who attempted to lure children into her carApr 04, 2025 9:06 pm - Schaumburg police are searching for a woman wanted for attempting to lure two children into her car Friday morning.
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Charges filed after third vehicle found to play a role in two-vehicle crash in Elk GroveApr 04, 2025 12:53 pm - After police discovered a third vehicle played a role in a two-vehicle crash in Elk Grove Village last month, all three drivers have been either charged or cited.
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The senior assassins game is back. Here’s why police are concernedApr 03, 2025 4:56 pm - A year after it led to a serious rollover crash in one suburb and a near shooting tragedy in another, police and school leaders are warning their communities about the “senior assassins” game that’s become a staple of graduation season.
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Elgin man charged with stealing credit, debit cards from Bartlett construction siteApr 03, 2025 11:58 am - Bartlett police Tuesday arrested an Elgin man accused of stealing a wallet containing credit and debit cards from a van at a construction site on March 18.
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Bartlett woman charged in connection with Colorado identity theft complaintApr 02, 2025 10:56 am - A Bartlett woman was arrested Friday in connection to an identity theft complaint from a Colorado resident.