Cook County Crime
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Police investigating allegations against two fired Hoffman Estates High teachersNov 10, 2025 11:07 am - Hoffman Estates police say they are investigating allegations of improper contact between two now-former Hoffman Estates High School male teachers and multiple female students.
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Sheriff seeking suspects in Maine Township gas station burglaryNov 09, 2025 11:40 am - Cook County sheriff’s investigators are searching for burglars who broke into a gas station in Maine Township on Thursday, taking cash and liquor.
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2 arrested in Lake County murder-for-hire plotNov 08, 2025 11:25 am - Two men have been arrested in connection with a murder-for-hire plot that involved a shooting in Beach Park on Nov. 5, Lake County sheriff’s police said.
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ICE officer charged with DUI in Oak BrookNov 07, 2025 4:43 pm - A federal immigration agent has been charged with driving drunk in Oak Brook, while going home after working at the ICE detention facility in Broadview.
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Palatine police taking new look at 27-year-old mysteryNov 06, 2025 6:10 pm - Palatine police say they’re taking a new look at the mysterious disappearance of Anthony “Tony” Klama. He vanished without a trace in 1998 after spending night hanging out at a local sports bar.
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Suspect arrested after shooting and standoff at Wheeling hotelNov 06, 2025 2:31 pm - One person was wounded Thursday in a shooting at a Wheeling hotel that led to a standoff with police, authorities said.
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Carpentersville police investigate shooting near apartment complexNov 06, 2025 9:40 am - Carpentersville police are investigating a shooting that occurred Wednesday night near an apartment complex on the 2100 block of Morningside Lane.
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Hearing begins to determine if man accused of shooting Bensenville police officer in 2021 was insaneNov 04, 2025 2:44 pm - Nearly four years after his career as a Bensenville police officer ended in a hail of gunfire, Steven Kotlewski this week faced the man accused of shooting him.
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Prosecutors: Lake County man accused of posting online death threats targeting TrumpNov 03, 2025 4:56 pm - A 57-year-old Winthrop Harbor man was arrested Monday after posting online threats to kill President Donald Trump last month, court records show.
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Villa Park man accused of punching police officer in faceNov 03, 2025 4:31 pm - A Villa Park man has been accused of punching a police officer in the face after a high-speed car chase.