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Jail Inmate Charged With Murder For Hire
A Melrose Park man being held at the Cook County Jail on charges that he raped an 11-year-old girl is now charged with seeking to hire a hit man to kill the girl, her sister and her mother.
Sheriff’s Police Want To Know If Suspect Victimized Other Girls
A west suburban man is behind bars Thursday, charged with having a sexual relationship with an 11-year-old girl, and police believe he may have had contact with other young girls.
Cook County Getting High-Tech Crime Tip App
A new crime-fighting tool in Cook County might soon be in the palm of your hand.
Cook County Sheriff’s Deputy Says Colleagues Harassed Him Because He’s Gay
A Cook County Sheriff’s deputy has filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against his employer, claiming that supervisors have done nothing to stop his co-workers from making his life miserable because he is gay.
Jail Inmates: We Were Held An Extra Day Because Of Computer Problem
Five former Cook County Jail inmates are suing the Sheriff’s office.Five former Cook County Jail inmates are suing the Sheriff’s office.
Corrections Officer Remembered After Hit-And-Run That Took Her Life
Police on Friday morning were questioning a suspect in the deadly hit-and-run crash in which a Cook County corrections officer was killed.
Former Buddhist Priest Returned To Chicago To Face Sex Abuse Charges
A former Buddhist priest from the southwest suburbs has been brought back to the Chicago area to face charges he sexually assaulted a teenage girl.
Police Urge People To Turn In Old Prescription Drugs
Police are making a big effort this coming weekend to get unused prescription drugs out of people’s homes.
Rape Victim Sues Harvey Over Untested Rape Kit
A 25-year-old woman whose rape kit went untested for 10 years sues the city of Harvey.
Marist High School Students Warned Of Texting And Driving Dangers
A program at Marist High School in the Mount Greenwood neighborhood Tuesday attempted to teach students the lesson that texting while driving can be deadly.
Wisconsin Man Caught In Sting Trying To Sell Dog For Fights
A man came all the way from Wisconsin to sell his pit bull for dogfighting, and he likely won’t be going home anytime soon.
Women Seducing, Scamming Elderly Men In Suburbs
The Cook County sheriff’s office is warning of a scam targeting elderly men in the suburbs, using middle-aged women to seduce them.
4-Foot Alligator Was Chick Magnet, South Suburban Man Tells Police
Dewayne Yarbrough kept the alligator in a fish tank at his Ford Heights residence because “chicks dig it,” he told authorities.
More Bodies Found Dumped At Burr Oak Cemetery
Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart said Monday that archeologists have uncovered bodies and bones in an unused section of the historic Burr Oak Cemetery, in far greater numbers than previously believed.
Sheriff’s Office Catches Another Lawyer Impersonator
The Cook County Sheriff’s office has caught someone pretending to be an attorney in real courtrooms – for the second time in six weeks.
Sheriff’s Police Bust Fake Lawyer
Tahir Malik of Skokie was a familiar face before several Cook County judges, from Traffic Court to criminal cases. But it turns out he wasn’t really a lawyer.
Suit: Police Disrobed Dead Crash Victim, Took Photos
The Cook County Sheriff’s Department challenges the allegations and says independent witnesses at the accident scene would have ‘prevented the scenario from happening.’
Police Seize Nearly $3M In Drugs; Man Arrested
Cook County sheriff’s police have seized nearly $3 million in drugs from a man who was receiving suspicious packages in his Morgan Park neighborhood home.
Vet Targeted In Sting Aided Suspected Dogfights
Police say Dr. Gary Friederich turned a blind eye when dogs were brought to him and he was told they were used in illegal fights.
$55M Settlement Over Jail Strip Searches
A $55 million settlement has been reached in a class-action lawsuit over strip searches at the Cook County Jail, attorneys said today.
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