Cook County Crime
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Police: Cannabis, gun found during Des Plaines traffic stopMay 27, 2025 12:34 pm - A Chicago man was arrested over the weekend after Des Plaines police stopped a vehicle in which he was riding and found cannabis and a handgun inside, authorities said Tuesday.
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Bogus bank account created in Des Plaines man’s nameMay 23, 2025 1:43 pm - Someone fraudulently opened a bank account in a Des Plaines man’s name, police announced Thursday, May 22.
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Man arrested on warrant had methamphetamine, Des Plaines police sayMay 23, 2025 1:43 pm - A Romeoville man was carrying methamphetamine when he was arrested Wednesday on a warrant in Des Plaines, police said.
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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.