Hoffman Estates Crime
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Melrose Park man charged in murder for hire plotFeb 09, 2013 4:01 pm - A 28-year-old Melrose Park man already in jail on a sex charge that involves an 11-year-old girl is now accused of plotting to murder the girl and her family, the Cook C...
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Chicago prison guard accused of briberyFeb 08, 2013 2:59 pm - A 51-year-old guard at a federal prison in downtown Chicago has been indicted on bribery charges after authorities alleged he broke rules regarding inmate contraband. T...
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Northwest suburban police blotterFeb 08, 2013 12:30 pm - This article is no longer available on dailyherald.com.
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Two Lake County men accused of stealing $12,000 worth of cold medicineFeb 07, 2013 6:59 pm - Police say pair hit multiple stores in Illinois, Wisconsin
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Former Drew Peterson lawyer sues current lawyerFeb 07, 2013 5:00 pm - A public quarrel between one former and one current attorney for Drew Peterson over who is to blame for the former Bolingbrook police sergeant's murder conviction has es...
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Official urges feds to prosecute more gun casesFeb 06, 2013 3:02 pm - A Cook County official wants federal authorities to prosecute more gun cases. In a news release Wednesday, Cook County Commissioner John Fritchey says the number of cas...
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Elgin drug case dropped because of accused Schaumburg cop connectionFeb 05, 2013 4:59 pm - The fallout from three former Schaumburg detectives accused of misconduct continues as Kane County prosecutors recently dropped a case against an Elgin man arrested duri...
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Cook County passes ordinance aimed at illegal guns in ChicagoFeb 05, 2013 4:12 pm - In an effort to slow the flow of illegal guns to Chicago streets, county commissioners approved an ordinance Tuesday that imposes fines of as much as $2,000 on suburban ...
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Howard judge rules against against evidence of abusive childhoodFeb 05, 2013 11:53 am - A Cook County judge ruled Tuesday that defense attorneys for D’Andre Howard — charged with the April 2009 stabbing deaths of three members of the Engelhardt family in th...
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Judge found not guilty by reason of insanityFeb 04, 2013 3:51 pm - A Cook County judge has been found not guilty by reason of insanity on a misdemeanor battery charge in connection with an altercation with a sheriff’s deputy. Judge Cynt...