Cook County Crime
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Two men arrested after suspected drug deal in Des Plaines, police sayAug 13, 2026 7:29 am - Two men were arrested Tuesday after Des Plaines police observed what appeared to be an illegal drug transaction, authorities said.
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Hanover Park man charged with attempting to rob Uber driver at gunpointAug 12, 2026 4:36 pm - A Hanover Park man is facing multiple felony charges after authorities say he attempted to rob an Uber driver at gunpoint.
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Effort to reconsider Flock contract in Park Ridge comes up shortAug 12, 2026 7:12 am - In July, Park Ridge aldermen approved a yearlong, $24,000 contract with Flock Safety for eight license-plate reading cameras. Now an alderman who was absent for the July vote said he’d like to revisit the agreement.
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Thief spent $98,000 at Home Depot stores using Des Plaines man’s identity, police sayAug 11, 2026 10:44 am - Someone fraudulently purchased $98,000 worth of products at Home Depot stores in three states using a Des Plaines resident’s identity, police said.
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Man gets 18 years for 2022 shooting outside Lombard mallAug 10, 2026 5:41 pm - A man has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for shooting a woman in a parking lot at Yorktown Center shopping mall in Lombard.
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Men plead guilty to disorderly conduct for lying about $1.5 million jewelry robberyAug 10, 2026 12:46 pm - Two men have pleaded guilty to felony disorderly conduct for telling police they had been robbed of more than $1.5 million in jewelry.
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Suburban business owner gets 15 months in prison for failing to pay taxesAug 09, 2026 12:38 pm - A business owner from the Northwest suburbs was sentenced last week to 15 months in federal prison on charges he failed to pay the government more than $1 million in payroll taxes.
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Former West Chicago elementary school teacher charged with sexually abusing studentsAug 07, 2026 1:05 pm - A former West Chicago elementary school teacher is facing 11 felonies after being accused of having inappropriate sexual contact with multiple students, authorities announced Friday.
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Man accused of home invasion in DarienAug 06, 2026 2:07 pm - A Homer Glen man is being detained pretrial on charges he broke into a Darien house and attacked a man, then fled from police in a high-speed chase.
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‘We’d like to see justice’: Fox River boat crash victim’s fiance recalls crash, lossAug 06, 2026 2:02 pm - The fiance of a Des Plaines woman killed in a July 25 boat crash on the Fox River discusses the collision and his loss, as he and the woman’s family file a lawsuit against the boater blamed for the deadly crash.