Cook County Crime
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Man convicted as getaway driver in DuPage bank robberiesJan 31, 2025 1:49 pm - A federal jury has convicted the getaway driver in a string of bank robberies in Lisle, Westmont and neighboring suburbs.
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Man arrested after forcing his way into South Elgin home and barricading himself in basementJan 31, 2025 12:08 pm - A downstate Illinois man was arrested this week in South Elgin after forcing his way into a home, harming an animal and then barricading himself in the basement, authorities said.
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Police: Wrong-way driver causes three-vehicle crash in GurneeJan 30, 2025 5:16 pm - Gurnee police say charges are pending against a Wisconsin woman involved in a three-vehicle crash that occurred early Thursday when they say she drove the wrong way on an on-ramp to Route 41.
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Palatine police said they found loaded guns, fentanyl on Algonquin manJan 30, 2025 3:36 pm - Palatine police said they found weapons and drugs, including fentanyl, in the possession of a 31-year-old Algonquin man during a traffic stop Wednesday night.
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A serial killer prowling the suburbs? Here’s the truth behind viral postsJan 30, 2025 2:23 pm - See the Facebook post about the serial killer on the loose in your hometown, preying on single moms and elderly women? Fear not. It’s just a hoax that’s been spreading across social media nationwide.
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Cook County’s top prosecutor launches crackdown on illegally modified gunsJan 30, 2025 1:54 pm - Cook County prosecutors will seek detention for felony defendants accused of using an illegally modified gun and won’t plead their cases down to a lesser charge, State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke announced Thursday.
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Wheeling man charged in Elgin shooting, ordered detainedJan 29, 2025 11:12 pm - A Kane County judge on Wednesday ordered a Wheeling man detained after he was accused of a shooting Sunday afternoon in Elgin, officials said. When officers responded to ...
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Caregiver charged after Bensenville group home resident suffers serious burnsJan 29, 2025 8:04 pm - A caregiver at a Bensenville group home is facing felony charges stemming from an incident that left an older resident with second-degree burns to a majority of her lower body, state authorities said Wednesday.
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Elgin sex offender charged with possession of child sex abuse materialsJan 29, 2025 3:37 pm - An Elgin man who has been on Illinois’ sex offender registry since 2007 is facing charges of possession of child sex abuse materials.
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St. Charles man sent to prison on child sex abuse-related crimesJan 29, 2025 2:45 pm - A St. Charles man who pleaded guilty to arranging to meet a 13-year-old boy for sex was sentenced to prison Monday.