Cook County

CHICAGO — Adam Beckerink has been charged with the murder of his estranged wife, Caitlin Tracey, nearly a year after her death in a Chicago high-rise. According to Tracey’s family …

PALOS HEIGHTS, IL — A Palos Heights gas station employee was arrested after a months-long investigation into the theft of instant lottery tickets. Zaid Abu Alkheil, 36, of Chicago, faces …

ALSIP, Ill. — An Alsip man was arrested last week for allegedly posting nude photos of his ex-girlfriend on a Facebook account he created, in a case described as revenge …

COOK COUNTY, IL — Corion Reed, an 18-year-old man, was arrested in Ford Heights after a traffic stop led to the discovery of a stolen, loaded handgun. Cook County Sheriff’s …

COOK COUNTY, IL — A 23-year-old man from Chicago’s South Austin neighborhood was arrested and charged with burglary and possession of burglary tools after police found him inside the Illinois …

COOK COUNTY, Ill. — An 18-year-old Des Plaines man was arrested Friday night after leading Palatine police on a short chase and discarding a loaded handgun, authorities said. Kevin Antonio …

In 2012, less than 48 hours after her wedding, Estrella Carrera was found dead in the bathtub of her Illinois apartment, still wearing her wedding dress. She had been stabbed …

WHEELING, IL — Alan I. Diaz-Suarez, a 37-year-old resident of Wheeling, is being held at the Cook County Jail on charges of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child. Diaz-Suarez, …

CHICAGO — Dakota Petrey, 30, from central Illinois, has been charged with the first-degree murder and aggravated criminal sexual assault in the brutal death of 22-year-old Vanessa Ceja Ramirez, whose …

Brian Smith Arrested During Eviction for Possessing Illegal Firearms COOK COUNTY, Ill. — A 19-year-old man, Brian Smith, was arrested during a court-ordered eviction after authorities reported he threw a …