Cook County Crime
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$70,000 stolen in Des Plaines burglaryMar 17, 2025 2:11 pm - Seventy thousand dollars reportedly was stolen out of a safe in a Des Plaines apartment on Saturday afternoon, police said in a news release.
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Buffalo Grove woman charged in vandalism of Tesla dealershipMar 17, 2025 1:08 pm - Buffalo Grove police arrested a 26-year-old Buffalo Grove woman for vandalizing the Tesla sales and service center on Dundee Road Friday.
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Vandals tag new Tesla dealership in Buffalo Grove with graffitiMar 15, 2025 3:42 pm - Vandals tagged the new Tesla dealership in Buffalo Grove with offensive graffiti painted on its glass windows chiding President Donald Trump and his senior adviser, billionaire Elon Musk.
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Man gets 25 years for sexual assault on disabled womanMar 14, 2025 5:48 pm - The man who sexually assaulted a profoundly disabled woman and impregnated her was sentenced Friday to 25 years in prison.
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Authorities: Hanover Park man used pepper spraying on sheriff’s deputyMar 14, 2025 4:21 pm - A Hanover Park man is being detained pretrial on charges he seriously injured a DuPage County sheriff’s deputy by pepper spraying him.
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Attorney jailed by DuPage judge responds — via TikTokMar 14, 2025 5:15 am - A TikTok-famous attorney thrown in the DuPage County jail last week for missing the start of a trial is addressing her time behind bars — over social media, of course.
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Man who skipped court 25 years ago after Cary beating charge was just rearrested — and then released againMar 13, 2025 11:16 am - A Carpentersville man who was charged in the beating of another man 25 years ago – and then didn’t show up for court – has been arrested after an Algonquin traffic stop.
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Trio charged with stealing from Lake County village’s bank accountMar 12, 2025 1:48 pm - Three out-of-state residents face dozens of charges stemming from the alleged theft of about $700,000 from a Lake County village’s coffers.
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Man gets 3 years for DUI crash that killed stepdaughterMar 12, 2025 12:48 pm - A Wood Dale man has been sentenced to three years in prison for a drunk driving crash that killed his stepdaughter.
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Police use drone, dog to capture fleeing suspects in Lake CountyMar 12, 2025 10:32 am - Two suspects who fled from police after leading them on a high-speed chase through parts of northeastern Lake County near Wadsworth late Tuesday were apprehended with the help of a drone and police dog.