Cook County Crime
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Woman who performed unlicensed dental work in Schaumburg gets probation, home confinementJul 17, 2025 2:25 pm - A Rockford-area woman who pleaded guilty to illegally performing dental work at a Schaumburg practice was sentenced Wednesday to two years probation and three months home confinement.
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Waukegan man faces charges after police chaseJul 17, 2025 2:22 pm - A Waukegan man who authorities said fled police from several agencies throughout the day Wednesday faces numerous traffic infractions.
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Lake County man accused of choking woman, slicing her handJul 17, 2025 11:00 am - A Lincolnshire-area man is accused of choking a woman and cutting her with a knife Wednesday evening at an apartment near Lake Bluff.
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Man charged in road rage shooting near ElmhurstJul 17, 2025 10:59 am - A Chicago man has been arrested on gun charges, accused of firing a gun during a road-rage incident last year near Elmhurst.
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Pretrial releases revoked for 2 women charged, again, with theftJul 16, 2025 1:29 pm - Pretrial release has been revoked by DuPage County judges for two women charged with theft, again, plus fleeing police.
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Mundelein-area man facing child pornography chargesJul 16, 2025 1:00 pm - A 22-year-old Mundelein-area man is charged with possessing and disseminating videos and images of child pornography, many involving children under the age of 13, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.
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Man gets 20 years in Aurora cocaine crimeJul 15, 2025 5:17 pm - A Des Plaines man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison in a drug case in Aurora.
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Police: Chicago man concealed handgun near Palatine apartmentsJul 15, 2025 6:39 am - A Chicago man is scheduled to appear in court Tuesday after Palatine police took him into custody on outstanding warrants and weapons charges.
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‘Reopened wounds’: Fourteen years after murder conviction, Marni Yang returns to courtJul 14, 2025 4:18 pm - The lawyer for Marni Yang, convicted in the 2007 shooting death of Rhoni Reuter and her unborn child in Reuter’s Deerfield home, argues for a new trial citing DNA and other crime scene evidence which he says exonerates his client.
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Elgin man charged with possessing child sex abuse materialsJul 14, 2025 3:33 pm - An Elgin man has been charged with possessing child pornography and violating the Sex Offender Registration Act.