Cook County Crime
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Man faces multiple charges after string of crimes in Algonquin areaSep 16, 2025 2:33 pm - Officers had to give the suspect in a string of crimes in the Algonquin area two doses of Narcan when he was found unresponsive in a backyard, McHenry County Judge Jeffrey Altman said.
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Elgin man convicted of murder in stabbing deathSep 15, 2025 11:42 am - An Elgin man was convicted of first-degree murder Thursday in the stabbing death of a woman in 2024.
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Lombard man charged with battering DuPage County sheriff’s deputies ordered held for trialSep 13, 2025 3:40 pm - A Lombard man accused of battering several DuPage County Sheriff's deputies Friday, sending three to the hospital, has been ordered held pending trial.
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Elgin man accused of entering Algonquin home, stealing truck, attempting to enter 2nd houseSep 13, 2025 3:26 pm - An Elgin man is suspected in a string of incidents that began Thursday morning when authorities said he entered an Algonquin home through an unlocked sliding door and stole a truck.
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Sex offender accused of possessing child pornographySep 12, 2025 4:28 pm - A sex offender in Roselle has been accused of possessing child sexual abuse materials.
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Wheeling man charged after police say Vernon Hills resident scammed out of $27,000Sep 12, 2025 1:57 pm - Vernon Hills police arrested a 54-year-old Wheeling man after a resident was scammed out of $27,000.
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Deputies injured in fight at DuPage courthouseSep 12, 2025 1:45 pm - Several DuPage County sheriff’s deputies were injured trying to detain a person inside the county courthouse Friday morning.
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ICE officer shoots, kills suspect who dragged officer with car near Chicago, says Homeland SecuritySep 12, 2025 12:40 pm - A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer fatally shot a suspect who tried to evade arrest Friday in Franklin Park by driving his car at officers and dragging one of them, officials said.
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‘Senseless violence’: Charlie Kirk remembered by suburban leadersSep 11, 2025 9:16 pm - Charlie Kirk, a Wheeling High graduate, had been involved in politics from a young age, volunteering for campaigns and founding Turning Point in 2012 while a teenager.
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‘One of a kind’: Young suburbanites remember Charlie Kirk as mentor, friendSep 11, 2025 5:01 pm - Suburbanites with ties to the Turning Point USA organization are mourning Charlie Kirk the day after his assassination.