Cook County Crime
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Man who fled police in Villa Park sentenced to eight years in prisonAug 21, 2024 11:08 am - A Harvey man accused of fleeing from Villa Park police in a stolen car has pleaded guilty to being an armed habitual criminal.
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Gurnee man arrested in connection with Park Ridge road rage shootingAug 20, 2024 9:31 pm - A 24-year-old Gurnee man is facing felony weapons charges following a road rage shooting in Park Ridge Monday evening.
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Murder suspect from Chicago in custody after daylong manhunt in Lake BarringtonAug 20, 2024 8:58 pm - After daylong manhunt throughout the Lake Barrington area for a Chicago murder suspect, authorities have taken the man in custody without incident.
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More details emerge about Woodfield jewelry store heistAug 20, 2024 4:07 pm - Schaumburg police Tuesday shared more details about the investigation into the burglary of more than $1 million of merchandise from Marquise Jewelers at Woodfield Mall when drywall was broken through from an adjacent vacant unit after closing time on Aug. 1.
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Mount Prospect man facing life sentence after being convicted on weapon, drug chargesAug 20, 2024 1:56 pm - A Mount Prospect man was convicted by a federal jury of multiple drug and weapons charges.
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Authorities: Police dog helps find Fox Lake woman who led deputies on 100 mph chaseAug 20, 2024 1:20 pm - A Fox Lake woman authorities said led Lake County sheriff’s deputies on a chase reaching speeds of more than 100 mph was apprehended Monday night with an assist from a police dog.
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Men arrested after gun found in car in Des PlainesAug 20, 2024 8:36 am - Two downstate men are facing charges after police found a loaded handgun in a car in Des Plaines, authorities said. Colton Carter, 23, of Bloomington, and Keegan Marshall...
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Officials: Road rage incident leads to shots fired in Park RidgeAug 19, 2024 10:02 pm - A fiery road rage exchange Monday resulted in shots fired near Park Ridge, officials said according to a Park Ridge Police Department news release.
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Man charged with drug homicide in ElginAug 19, 2024 4:30 pm - A Chicago man has been charged with drug-induced homicide in Elgin, authorities said.
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Arlington Heights school nurse charged with giving students wrong medicationAug 16, 2024 6:27 pm - After an investigation that took nearly four months, an Arlington Heights school nurse was charged Friday in connection with misappropriating medication prescribed to stu...