Hoffman Estates Crime
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Hoffman Estates police investigating Christmas Eve shootingDec 26, 2017 12:00 am - Hoffman Estates police are investigating a shooting at a residence late Sunday night in which the victim remained in critical condition Tuesday. Police officers and para...
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Bond court reforms lead to record-low inmate count in Cook CountyDec 23, 2017 12:00 am - More people are home for Christmas in Chicago this year than any time in decades - more people who are facing criminal charges, that is. The Cook County jail this week h...
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Former District 211 cashier charged with stealing more than $80,000Dec 22, 2017 12:00 am - A sick day a former Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 employee took in September sparked an investigation that led Hoffman Estates police to arrest her on the...
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16 bank robberies in suburbs since September: Why now?Dec 15, 2017 4:30 am - Bank robbers have been striking with stunning regularity during the past few weeks in the Chicago area, FBI agents say, including at least six cases involving suburban l...
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Levine won't face sex abuse charges in Lake CountyDec 08, 2017 12:00 am - Famed conductor and former Ravinia Festival Music Director James Levine won't face any charges related to accusations he sexually abused a teenage boy at a hotel near Ra...
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Murdered Elgin woman's relatives urged her to stay away from sonDec 05, 2017 4:00 am - Gail Peck kept pictures of her son Brian in drawers all over her bedroom - in her nightstand, among her clothes, in yellowed photo albums. The 76-year-old woman displaye...
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Hoffman Estates man charged in IRS impersonation schemeNov 30, 2017 12:00 am - A Hoffman Estates man has been charged in an over-the-phone scam that federal prosecutors say raked in $666,537 from 784 victims over a span of around 20 months. Pratik ...
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Sex offender imprisoned for not telling authorities he moved to AuroraNov 29, 2017 12:00 am - A former Cook County man is headed to prison again for failing to register as a sex offender after moving to Aurora. Keith L. Willis, 62, was sentenced Tuesday to five y...
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Feds accuse Hoffman Estates CEO of swindling investorsNov 28, 2017 12:00 am - A 68-year-old Hoffman Estates man faces federal fraud charges after prosecutors allege he bilked investors in his pharmaceutical company out of at least $1.5 million. Ro...
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Hoffman Estates man pleads guilty to restraining woman after argumentNov 13, 2017 12:00 am - This story was updated to correct the spelling of the defendant's name. A Hoffman Estates man pleaded guilty to unlawful restraint for preventing a woman from drivi...