Cook County Crime
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Man fatally shot at Wheeling hotel identified as ChicagoanAug 25, 2026 9:34 am - The man who was fatally shot at a Wheeling hotel over the weekend was a 60-year-old Chicagoan, police said.
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Brother of Rosemont mayor, the chairman of Triton College, arrested on felony drug chargeAug 24, 2026 7:05 pm - The chairman of a suburban community college, who is also the brother of Rosemont’s mayor, was arrested on a felony drug charge last month, authorities said.
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‘Tainted’ grand jury that indicted CBP agent on rape, robbery charges also handled ‘Broadview Six’Aug 24, 2026 12:29 pm - Lawyers for a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent about to go on trial on charges he robbed and sexually assaulted prostitutes in Chicago-area hotel rooms have asked a judge to dismiss the indictment, arguing the same “tainted” grand jury also handled the now-dismissed “Broadview Six” case.
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One dead, one wounded after shooting at Wheeling hotelAug 24, 2026 8:21 am - One man was fatally shot and another was wounded Sunday night at a Wheeling hotel.
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Sexual battery reported on Illinois Prairie Path in ElmhurstAug 22, 2026 2:59 pm - Elmhurst police have issued a community alert regarding their investigation of a reported sexual battery Thursday night by a man riding an electric scooter with its headlight on against a woman running on the Illinois Prairie Path.
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South Elgin man gets 14 years in prison for disseminating child pornographyAug 21, 2026 4:25 pm - A South Elgin man was sentenced to 14 years in prison after pleading guilty to disseminating child sexual abuse materials
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Homeless man charged following home invasionAug 21, 2026 3:09 pm - A homeless man was arrested this week following a home invasion in Des Plaines, according to a police news release.
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Carpentersville police investigating incident near school bus stop Friday morningAug 21, 2026 3:06 pm - Carpentersville police are investigating after a high school student near a bus stop said they felt threatened when approached by several people wearing masks Friday morning.
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Fugitive who fled to Poland after deadly 2020 crash in Wheeling extradited to U.S.Aug 21, 2026 10:34 am - A fugitive who fled to Poland following a deadly 2020 car crash in Wheeling is in custody in the suburbs.
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First-degree murder charge added in fatal boating crash on Fox River in McHenryAug 21, 2026 10:27 am - A Lisle man who has been jailed in connection with a fatal boating crash July 25 on the Fox River in McHenry has been indicted on a charge of first-degree murder.