Cook County Crime
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Des Plaines resident scammed out of cryptocurrency investment, police sayJan 06, 2025 2:43 pm - A Des Plaines resident lost a cryptocurrency investment worth about $5,000 to a scammer, police said Monday.
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Two teens charged in Lake County shooting that injured two womenJan 06, 2025 9:00 am - Two teenagers — an adult and a juvenile — are charged in connection with a drive-by shooting Sunday that injured two women in Lake County.
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Suspects in Lake County drive-by shooting caught after police chaseJan 05, 2025 10:33 am - Two suspects in a drive-by shooting that injured two women in Beach Park were arrested Sunday morning after leading police on a high-speed chase, authorities said.
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Suspect arrested in string of lottery ticket thefts across DuPage CountyJan 04, 2025 4:57 pm - Yonas Beyene, 37, of Wheaton faces felony charges for a string of lottery ticket thefts from DuPage County convenience stores after being arrested near a Villa Park motel Friday.
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Man faces child sex crime charges after stingJan 03, 2025 7:48 pm - A former Hinsdale man is charged with child sex-related crimes, while being on probation on a conviction in Minnesota for similar crimes.
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Des Plaines teen threatened school, police sayJan 03, 2025 1:29 pm - A Des Plaines teenager is accused of making online threats against an elementary school she attended years ago, police said Friday.
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Deputy cleared of wrongdoing in death of man in car chase near Maple ParkJan 03, 2025 11:41 am - A Kane County deputy has been cleared of wrongdoing in a man’s death during a car chase near Maple Park.
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Thief steals $1,300 in credits at Rivers Casino, police sayJan 03, 2025 10:37 am - A gambler at Rivers Casino in Des Plaines reported losing roughly $1,300 in credits on Wednesday when he walked away from a gambling machine without cashing out.
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Where’s Karen? New Elgin Cold Case Unit takes on baffling 1983 disappearanceJan 03, 2025 9:48 am - Karen Schepers vanished in 1983 after leaving a Carpentersville bar, prompting decades of fruitless searches and investigation. Elgin police now have launched a dedicated cold case unit that hopes to crack the 41-year-old mystery, including through a podcast called “Somebody Knows Something.”
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One arrest, 137 tickets in Wheeling police safety effortJan 02, 2025 10:22 am - A holiday drunken-driving enforcement effort in Wheeling netted one impaired driver, police announced Thursday.