Cook County Crime
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Police say attackers called her a slur. Why aren’t the suspects charged with a hate crime?May 23, 2025 5:15 am - A young woman was badly beaten May 13 at a Carpentersville restaurant, after police said her attackers called her a derogatory name based on her sexual orientation. The suspects have not been charged with a hate crime.
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4 charged with selling fake Apple goods in DuPage CountyMay 20, 2025 7:20 pm - Four men from Naples, Italy, have been charged with operating a $573,000 counterfeit electronics ring in DuPage County.
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Carpentersville man charged with child porn crimesMay 20, 2025 4:38 pm - A 27-year-old man has been charged with possessing and disseminating child pornography.
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Algonquin police say man fraudulently altered check to $4,995, made it out to himselfMay 20, 2025 1:58 pm - Algonquin police said a man fraudulently got a personal check made out to an extermination company, changed its amount from $96 to $4,995 and deposited it into his bank account.
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Hanover Park woman left 3 young kids alone in running SUV, police sayMay 19, 2025 1:18 pm - A Hanover Park woman was arrested over the weekend after three young children were left without adult supervision in an SUV outside a Des Plaines supermarket, police said Monday.
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Mount Prospect man sentenced to 10-plus years in prison for armed drug traffickingMay 19, 2025 12:44 pm - A Mount Prospect man was sentenced to more than 10 years in prison after a jury convicted him of possessing multiple firearms while trafficking narcotics throughout the suburbs.
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Pair charged after fight in Carpentersville restaurant leaves woman seriously injuredMay 18, 2025 10:27 am - A 19-year-old Elgin man and a juvenile face multiple felony charges after authorities say they attacked a woman at a Carpentersville restaurant last week after making derogatory remarks about her sexual orientation.
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2 charged in armed robbery of postal worker, theft of checks worth more than $500,000May 16, 2025 4:57 pm - One man is charged with robbing a postal carrier, and he and another man also are accused of stealing checks worth more than $500,000 from mail-collection boxes in Hinsdale and Oak Brook.
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Why dangerous TikTok challenge has schools, police all fired upMay 16, 2025 6:00 am - What do you get when you cross the worst elements of social media with the most reckless instincts of kids? These days it’s the “Chromebook Challenge,” a TikTok-fueled fad that has students across the country intentionally setting fire to their school-issued laptop computers.
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Driver injured, charged with DUI after crashing into Des Plaines homeMay 15, 2025 1:20 pm - A 55-year-old Park Ridge man faces multiple charges after police say he crashed his pickup truck into a Des Plaines home Wednesday while driving intoxicated.