Hoffman Estates Crime
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Twist in 2002 Lake County murder case could mean new trial for man convicted of pulling triggerSep 24, 2021 5:30 am - Ronald Ruhl has spent the last 18 years in prison - and is due to spend at least 31 more - after Lake County prosecutors convinced a jury in 2003 that he murdered a Lake...
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Hoffman Estates man charged with fatally stabbing acquaintance more than 50 timesSep 24, 2021 1:00 am - A Hoffman Estates man who prosecutors say stabbed an acquaintance with a kitchen knife more than 50 times was ordered held without bail Friday. Francisco J. Palomares-M...
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Police: Man stabbed to death in Hoffman Estates, suspects at largeSep 21, 2021 1:00 am - Hoffman Estates police are searching for two men suspected in the fatal stabbing of a man late Monday night outside an apartment complex on the village's south side. Acc...
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Police: Hoffman Estates man kidnapped friend's 10-year-old sonSep 08, 2021 1:00 am - A Hoffman Estates man was ordered held on $10,000 bond Wednesday on an aggravated kidnapping charge alleging he took a friend's 10-year-old son from his home for more th...
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Cook County sheriff launches Missing Persons Project to solve disappearances from long agoSep 02, 2021 5:30 am - Experts say that after the first three days someone has gone missing, the chances of finding that person begin to drop significantly. If that's true, locating someone g...
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Circuit court clerk's office upgrading website security after breachAug 26, 2021 1:00 am - The Cook County circuit court clerk's office website is undergoing security updates after a breach Aug. 13 that directed users to an NFL-related website, the office said...
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Hoffman Estates police recover loaded handgun with extended magazine after traffic stopAug 19, 2021 1:00 am - A 36-year-old parolee who authorities say was driving with a loaded handgun with a 27-round extended magazine was ordered held in lieu of a $30,000 cash bail Wednesday. ...
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Streamwood man charged in Cary kidnapping and battery of womanAug 02, 2021 1:00 am - A Streamwood man was arrested on suspicion of kidnapping, unlawful restraint and domestic battery after Cary police said he took a woman to a hotel in Hoffman Estates an...
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25 men cited in sex sting in Leyden TownshipJul 23, 2021 1:00 am - Officers from the Cook County sheriff's police Special Victims Unit issued citations Thursday to 25 men and towed 21 vehicles as part of an undercover operation in an ar...
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More Cook County courtrooms reopen promising speedier resolutionsJul 17, 2021 1:00 am - Dozens more Cook County courtrooms will be available for bench and jury trials beginning Friday, per a new order from Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans, helping accelerate th...