Cook County Crime
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Amid rise in antisemitism, he’s bridging gap between first responders, Jewish communitiesAug 21, 2026 5:41 am - Amid a rising tide of antisemitic violence and hate crimes, a suburban business is working with police and other first responders to build cultural understanding between law enforcement and the Jewish communities they serve.
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Father charged in death of infant son in Mount ProspectAug 19, 2026 8:57 pm - A Rockford man was ordered Wednesday held in Cook County jail while he awaits trial in connection with the 2025 death of his infant son in Mount Prospect, authorities said.
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Anti-Flock signs removed as Rolling Meadows debates license plate camerasAug 19, 2026 6:05 pm - Rolling Meadows city inspectors removed 57 yard signs placed by opponents of automated license-plate reading cameras. Officials say the signs were on public property, but organizers accuse the city of selective enforcement.
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Rolling Meadows man charged with illegally possessing machine gunAug 19, 2026 2:42 pm - A Rolling Meadows man faces charges alleging he illegally possessed a loaded gun that had been altered to make it fully automatic.
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Authorities: Man brought 330 pounds of cocaine to Kane CountyAug 19, 2026 12:48 pm - A Texas man is accused of transporting 330 pounds of cocaine into Kane County in the sleeper compartment of a semitrailer truck, authorities said Wednesday.
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Man detained on gun charges after Villa Park car chaseAug 18, 2026 12:02 pm - A Chicago man is being detained pretrial in the DuPage County jail on charges he violated gun laws and led police on a high-speed chase in Villa Park.
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Sen. Murphy hosting senior fraud seminar Aug. 26Aug 18, 2026 6:45 am - Illinois Sen. Laura Murphy will host a senior fraud seminar at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 26, at the Niles Senior Center, 999 Civic Center Drive, Niles.
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Palatine police still searching for suspect in 2023 killingAug 17, 2026 11:41 am - On the third anniversary of the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old boy, Palatine police Monday renewed calls for public assistance in locating a suspect in the slaying.
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Kane County sheriff remains away from work, and no one is saying whyAug 14, 2026 6:58 am - More than four months after he reportedly was hospitalized with an undisclosed issue, Kane County Sheriff Ron Hain remains away from the office. Fellow county leaders won’t say why.
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Suspect arrested in 2025 Des Plaines slayingAug 13, 2026 4:12 pm - A Des Plaines man faces murder charges after DNA linked him to the fatal shooting of a man found dead last summer in an abandoned SUV, police announced Thursday. Alexande...