Cook County Crime
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Horse killed by hit-and-run truck in Lake CountySep 03, 2024 9:34 am - A horse was killed in a hit-and-run traffic crash Monday night in northern Lake County, authorities said.
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Man shot several times while at barbecue in Mount Prospect, police saySep 02, 2024 3:06 pm - Mount Prospect police are investigating a report of a man being shot multiple times Sunday night while attending a barbecue.
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Streamwood man accused of assaulting of 1-year old girl, sharing videosSep 02, 2024 1:32 pm - Pretrial release has been denied for a Streamwood man accused of sexually assaulting a 1-year old girl and sharing the videos, authorities said Friday.
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Chicago man charged after ‘road-rage’ shooting in DuPage CountySep 01, 2024 12:56 pm - A 24-year-old Chicago man was ordered to remain in custody at the DuPage County jail while awaiting trial in connection with what authorities described as a road rage shooting Saturday night near Darien.
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DUI trial for man charged in fatal Des Plaines crash continues without defendantAug 30, 2024 8:43 pm - Driver accused in fatal DUI crash that killed a Des Plaines father of four and injured his son, skips court but trial proceeds without him.
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Las Vegas woman charged with stealing $71,248 check from Schaumburg LibraryAug 30, 2024 3:45 pm - A Las Vegas woman has been charged with stealing a $71,248 check from the Schaumburg Township District Library intended for a suburban-based company for work related to renovation of the library’s second floor.
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Thieves targeted bank customers, Des Plaines police sayAug 30, 2024 2:39 pm - Two men were facing charges Friday following auto burglaries in Des Plaines and Arlington Heights, authorities said.
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Des Plaines facing lawsuit over fatal 2023 police shootingAug 30, 2024 2:04 pm - A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against Des Plaines and a city police officer over the fatal 2023 shooting of an ax-wielding man.
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Barrington man gets 8 years for soliciting child sex abuse materialsAug 30, 2024 12:23 am - A Barrington man on Thursday pleaded guilty to child pornography charges and was sentenced to eight years in prison, officials said.Anthony Demonte, 50, was arrested in June 2023 after an investigation conducted by the Cook County Sheriff’s Police Internet Crimes Against Children Unit.
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‘It’s an investment’: Why Kane County will provide housing for former inmatesAug 29, 2024 7:35 pm - The Kane County sheriff plans to offer transitional housing to help recently released inmates adjust to life on the outside. “It has been our biggest hurdle in ensuring successful re-entry in Kane County,” Sheriff Ron Hain says.