Cook County Crime
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Police: Upset over her divorce from his son, man killed daughter-in-law at Schaumburg hotelJul 27, 2025 3:04 pm - A 76-year-old man fatally shot his daughter-in-law during a wedding at a Schaumburg hotel Friday because he was upset over her divorce from his son, police said Sunday.
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Teenage motorcyclist killed in Lake County hit-and-run crashJul 27, 2025 12:29 pm - Lake County authorities are searching for a hit-and-run driver who struck and killed a 19-year-old motorcyclist early Sunday morning.
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Elgin cold case detectives launch season 2 of hit podcast, seeking to solve 1970s murders and disappearance of Barbara GlueckertJul 27, 2025 12:12 pm - How do you top solving a 42-year mystery surrounding the disappearance of a young woman? Perhaps by identifying the killer responsible for an unsolved murder dating back to the 1970s.
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SWAT used for misdemeanor domestic battery, gun case in ElmhurstJul 25, 2025 5:23 pm - There was a large police presence Friday morning at an Elmhurst house to arrest a man on domestic violence and gun charges.
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Kane County man charged with possessing explosives appears in court, remains jailedJul 25, 2025 4:18 pm - An Elgin-area man, charged with illegally possessing “hundreds of suspected explosives” inside a Kane County home made a brief court appearance Friday.
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Police seeking man who shot at teens’ vehicle outside McDonald’s in Mount ProspectJul 25, 2025 4:16 pm - Mount Prospect police are searching for a vehicle and its driver involved in a shooting outside a McDonald’s early Friday after they eluded an early effort to pursue them.
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Bartlett man facing firearm, battery chargesJul 25, 2025 3:47 pm - A Bartlett man has been charged with domestic battery and unlawful possession of a firearm by a repeat offender after police responded to a call to his home Wednesday.
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Gurnee men arrested after burglary caught on security video: policeJul 25, 2025 3:04 pm - Two Gurnee men are facing charges following a burglary in Des Plaines that was captured on home security video, police said Friday.
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Police: Man shot in face in unincorporated area near Arlington HeightsJul 25, 2025 10:57 am - A man was shot in the face early Friday in an unincorporated area north of Arlington Heights, authorities said.
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Gurnee police apprehend occupants of vehicle fleeing Wisconsin traffic stopJul 24, 2025 3:00 pm - Two Racine, Wisconsin, men are facing charges after Gurnee police early Thursday assisted in apprehending a fleeing vehicle.