Cook County Crime
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Cook County Board incumbent would expand weapons ban
Oct 31, 2022 9:06 PM - The candidates in 14th District seat on the Cook County Board differ over more restrictive gun laws. -
Driver faces gun charge in Barrington Twp. road rage case
Aug 31, 2022 6:17 PM - A Texas man who punched a motorcyclist Tuesday in a Barrington Township road-rage case also faces a weapons charge, the Cook County sheriff's office said Wednesday. -
Four charged with stealing $400,000 from video gambling machines in suburbs, elsewhere
Aug 25, 2022 4:49 PM - Three people accused of stealing about $400,000 from video gambling machines all across northern Illinois, then laundering the money by sending it to each other digitally and using it to buy jewelry and cars, have been indicted by a statewide grand jury. -
One day at a time: Specialty court graduates reflect on where they've been, where they're going
Jun 20, 2022 6:20 AM - Rolling Meadows drug and mental health court participants reflect on where they've been and how the specialty courts helped them get to where they are. -
Police: Teen charged after fleeing scene of suspected street race in Bartlett
Apr 5, 2022 8:03 PM - Bartlett police officers called to investigate a report of several vehicles setting up a street race early Saturday arrested a 16-year-old boy on charges of fleeing or attempting to elude, reckless driving, and having no valid driver's license, officials said. -
Case against man accused of trying to kidnap girl in Carol Stream dropped
Jul 9, 2021 1:02 PM - All charges have been dropped against a Carol Stream man accused of trying to kidnap a 13-year-old girl last summer. Why?
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What prospective jurors need to know as jury trials resume in Cook County
May 3, 2021 7:40 AM - Jury trials will look a bit different when they resume Monday, May 3, in Rolling Meadows and other Cook County district courthouses thanks to COVID reduction measures adopted to keep jurors, witnesses, defendants and other courthouse personnel safe. -
Special delivery: How Barrington Hills cops helped with roadside birth
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Police: Man dies after drug deal confrontation in Palatine Township
Mar 6, 2021 4:05 PM - A 29-year-old Chicago man died Saturday from gunshot wounds sustained in a drug deal Thursday night in unincorporated Palatine Township, authorities said. -
'The perfect storm': How the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the suburbs' opioid crisis
Feb 21, 2021 10:08 AM - The opioid crisis has intensified in the suburbs amid the COVID-19 pandemic, with Cook, Lake, DuPage, Kane and McHenry counties all reporting a spike in 2020 overdose deaths compared to the previous year. "Substance use disorder is a disease of isolation," said Laura Fry, executive director of Live4Lali. "COVID is the perfect storm."
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