Woman charged with theft from village

The newly established Financial Crimes and Public Corruption Unit of the Cook County Sheriff's Police is now handling its first case -- that of a former Hazel Crest employee who allegedly stole more than $100,000 from the village between August of 2007 and April of last year.

A Cook County judge set bond at $50,000 on Thursday for 30-year-old Teneisha Coleman of Sauk Village, was arrested earlier in the week on suspicion that she cashed multiple municipal checks without authorization.

Coleman has been charged with one count of theft over $100,000 and one count of official misconduct.