Hoffman Estates Crime
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Constable: Retiring chief went from crime victim to mall cop to lead investigator on Gliniewicz caseFeb 23, 2021 12:00 am -
From mall security to major crimes to chief, George Filenko was always a cop
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'The perfect storm': How the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the suburbs' opioid crisisFeb 20, 2021 12:00 am - Nicole Caceres fell to her knees in disbelief, feeling as if someone hit her in the chest and stole the air from her lungs. It had been three months since she learned he...
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Study of suburban opioid deaths points to heroin as the chief killerFeb 19, 2021 12:00 am - A report on opioid-related overdose deaths in suburban Cook County released Friday found that heroin is the chief killer, and the highest death rates were in several Wes...
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ACLU sues DuPage sheriff to ensure future inmate doesn't go through withdrawal symptomsFeb 12, 2021 4:30 am - Withholding methadone from a person addicted to opiates would constitute cruel and unusual punishment. So says the American Civil Liberties Union in a federal lawsuit it...
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Rolling Meadows courthouse assistant chief remembered for 'big personality'Feb 02, 2021 12:00 am - Remembered for his generosity, gregarious personality and a law enforcement career that spanned 57 years, former Cook County Sheriff's deputy Ralph DeBartolo will be lai...
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How many fewer criminal charges were filed last year due to pandemicJan 29, 2021 4:22 am - You can count suburban criminal court filings among the many items the COVID-19 pandemic put a damper on in 2020. Whether it was a lack of opportunity when stores, resta...
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3 men held on gun charges in Hoffman Estates casesJan 18, 2021 12:00 am - A man who police discovered apparently asleep in a car with a loaded gun in his lap is among three men ordered held on $10,000 bond each Friday after two separate gun-re...
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Local authorities keep plans for pre-inauguration security close to the vestJan 15, 2021 12:00 am - While local authorities are taking seriously FBI warnings about armed protests that may occur nationwide in advance of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, most dec...
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Authorities: Suburban man threatened violence at Biden inaugurationJan 12, 2021 12:00 am - Authorities say a Chicago Heights man threatened violence at next week's inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden, the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting. Louis Capriotti, ...
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'We know how bad it is out there': How Wheeling police are helping people in needJan 08, 2021 4:30 am - We could all use some good news right about now. Thankfully, Wheeling police were there Thursday to give us some. More than a dozen officers helped pack up and deliver h...