Hoffman Estates Crime
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Grayslake man facing federal armed robbery chargesMar 21, 2014 1:01 am - A Grayslake man is facing federal armed robbery charges stemming from a string of holdups at retail stores across Lake County and northern Cook County last summer. Lero...
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Ex-Cook County department head sentenced for kickbacksMar 21, 2014 1:00 am - The former Cook County director of public affairs and communications under former Board President Todd Stroger was sentenced to 51 months in prison. Eugene Mullins, 50,...
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Police say shootings of Palatine father, son a double homicideMar 19, 2014 1:00 am - A 15-year-old Palatine boy and his father were shot and killed early Wednesday morning on the village's northeast side in what police say they are investigating as a dou...
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Jurors view autopsy photos as Nellessen trial continuesMar 18, 2014 1:01 am - Grim-faced jurors - some with furrowed brows, others with hands over their mouths - viewed grisly autopsy photographs Tuesday as the prosecution concluded its case again...
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Arlington Heights man found guilty of murdering his fatherMar 18, 2014 1:00 am - Jurors found Matthew Nellessen guilty of first-degree murder Wednesday in the 2011 beating and stabbing death of his father in the family's Arlington Heights home. They ...
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Jurors view photos, videos in Nellessen murder trialMar 17, 2014 1:01 am - Prosecutors showed jurors photographs of George Nellessen's bound wrists and feet and blood splattered on the ceiling above the victim as the murder trial of his son ent...
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Archdiocese: More documents on sex abuse will be releasedMar 15, 2014 8:00 am - Archdiocese of Chicago says it will release documents about misconduct by 35 priests
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Streamwood High student charged after gun found near campusMar 15, 2014 1:00 am - A Streamwood High School student has been charged in connection with a handgun found near the campus, authorities said Saturday. The male student, whose name has not bee...
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Friend testifies she spent day with Matthew Nellesen after his dad's murderMar 14, 2014 1:01 am - A friend of Matthew Nellessen said he phoned her one April morning in 2011 and asked for her help if he got in trouble with police. The call came at 8:45 a.m. April 14, ...
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Handgun found near Streamwood High SchoolMar 14, 2014 1:01 am - A Streamwood High School student is in custody after police recovered a handgun just outside the grounds of the school in a residential area Friday, authorities said. S...