Lake County Crime
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Sentencing for AJ's mom delayedApr 01, 2020 1:00 am - Sentencing for JoAnn Cunningham, who pleaded guilty in December to the beating death of her 5-year-old son, AJ Freund, has been postponed to July 16. Cunningham, 37, of...
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Rolling Meadows courthouse quiets in response to COVID-19 pandemicMar 31, 2020 1:00 am - Rolling Meadows' once-bustling Third District Cook County courthouse has quieted considerably in the two weeks since Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans ordered most criminal a...
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Aide accused of using excessive force on special needs studentMar 30, 2020 1:00 am - An aide who was accused of using excessive force with a 7-year-old special needs student turned himself in to the Lake County sheriff's office on Monday. Justin Cole, 35...
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40 nonviolent inmates released from Lake County jail to prevent COVID-19 outbreakMar 30, 2020 1:00 am - Forty nonviolent inmates who had fewer than 45 days remaining on their sentences were released from Lake County jail in Waukegan last week as part of an effort to preven...
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Cook County court cases postponed, videoconferencing expandedMar 30, 2020 1:00 am - Many criminal and civil cases pending in Cook County courts, including jury trials, have been postponed through at least May 18, per a new order issued Monday by Chief J...
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Cook County detainee coronavirus cases up to 38Mar 27, 2020 1:00 am - Now 38 detainees at the Cook County jail have tested positive for COVID-19, Cook County Sheriff Thomas Dart announced Friday. Dart said that as of 5 p.m., 167 detainees ...
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Prosecutors: Man faces DUI charges after speeding away from police, crashing into poleMar 27, 2020 1:00 am - A 21-year-old Elgin man has been charged with felony DUI after prosecutors said he sped away from police on the city's west side this week and crashed into a utility pol...
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Number of Cook County inmates with coronavirus up to 24Mar 26, 2020 1:00 am - The number of Cook County jail inmates diagnosed with coronavirus stands at 24 as of Thursday, up from 17 a day earlier. According to a news release, nine employees of t...
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Number of inmate coronavirus cases up to 17 at Cook County jailMar 25, 2020 1:00 am - A growing number of inmates and staff members have tested positive for COVID-19 at the Cook County jail, officials said. The Cook County sheriff's office said in a state...
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More at Cook County jail test positive for COVID-19Mar 24, 2020 1:00 am - An additional inmate and two staff members have tested positive for COVID-19 at Cook County jail, officials said late Tuesday. The most recent confirmed case is a 47-yea...