Cook County Crime
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Police: Caretaker punched, locked up 66-year-old Elgin womanOct 01, 2014 1:01 am - A caregiver admitted to punching a 66-year-old Elgin woman and locking her in a home last week, according to police. Jackie L. Clingon, 54, of the 200 block of Hamilton ...
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DuPage coroner: Heroin a 'challenge to our society'Sep 29, 2014 5:15 am - In his 20 years as a trauma surgeon, Richard Jorgensen encountered plenty of tragic deaths. It wasn't until he took office less than two years ago as DuPage County coron...
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Burglar sentenced to 16 years for Glen Ellyn crimeSep 17, 2014 1:01 am - A man convicted of burglarizing a Glen Ellyn home was sentenced Wednesday to 16 years in prison, the DuPage County state's attorney's office said. Paul Maior, 48, of Bro...
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Closing arguments today Indian Park murder trialSep 15, 2014 1:01 am - Closing arguments are expected today in the trial of a Chicago man charged in the 2011 slaying of an Indian Head Park teen who walked in on a burlgarly, the Chicago Trib...
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Man convicted of killing teen during 2011 burglarySep 15, 2014 1:01 am - A guilty verdict was returned Monday against a parolee accused in the stabbing death of a West suburban girl during a 2011 burglary of her home. The jury deliberated for...
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Hanover Park man charged in MissouriSep 12, 2014 1:00 am - Editor's note: Hanover Park police said Saturday no charges have been filed in a homicide investigation, denouncing a social media posting by authorities in southeas...
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Prison for man in Elgin home invasion, beatingSep 11, 2014 1:01 am - A man who forced his way into an Elgin apartment, beat a man with a brick and threatened others with a gun while trying to find the person dating his ex-girlfriend was s...
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Kane state's attorney to lead statewide best practices committeeSep 10, 2014 1:01 am - Kane County State's Attorney Joe McMahon will lead a committee charged with recommending best practices for investigations and evidence collection to be used by prosecut...
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Ex-sheriff's deputy pleads guilty to excessive forceSep 10, 2014 1:01 am - A former Cook County sheriff's deputy pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday to a misdemeanor civil rights violation for yanking on an inmate's ankle shackles, flippi...
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Former Palatine man convicted for forcing teens into prostitutionSep 05, 2014 1:00 am - A former Palatine man was convicted by a federal jury of juvenile sex-trafficking after a two-week trial that ended Thursday. Fabriel “Face” Delaney, 28, was convicted ...