Inverness Crime
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District 54, Schaumburg police respond to threat against Frost Junior HighFeb 19, 2018 12:00 am - School officials and Schaumburg police responded quickly Sunday to a threat made against Frost Junior High by one of its students in a group text. Schaumburg Township El...
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First trial set in Elgin 2016 kidnapping, cigarette torture caseFeb 12, 2018 12:00 am - The first of five people charged in the kidnapping and cigarette torture of a teen in Elgin in 2016 is set to go on trial in April. Gino A. Moraca, 26, of Elgin faces fe...
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Suburban case helps end state's gun ban near parksFeb 09, 2018 4:30 am - A suburban case involving a man who threw a gun onto a recreational trail while evading police is at the center of an Illinois Supreme Court decision declaring a key sta...
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Former Roselle lawyer guilty of stealing from relativesFeb 07, 2018 12:00 am - A disbarred lawyer formerly of Roselle was convicted of stealing thousands of dollars from his relatives. Lino J. Menconi, 52, was found guilty this week of two counts ...
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Cook County sheriff warns of new phone scamFeb 04, 2018 12:00 am - Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart is warning of a phone scam in which the caller claims to be a member of the sheriff's office, makes notification that there is an alle...
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Two arrested in Elgin after accepting 7.5-pound pot package in mailFeb 03, 2018 12:00 am - Two men were arrested in Elgin this week after postal authorities flagged a suspicious package containing 7.5 pounds of marijuana and waited for it to be delivered. Carz...
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Ex-Harper professor charged in shooting twice disciplined over sexual harassmentJan 31, 2018 12:00 am - An ex-Harper College professor charged with shooting at vehicles and police in Iowa earlier this month was disciplined by the college twice in recent years, including a ...
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Palatine teacher accused of hitting student in face with electronic deviceJan 26, 2018 12:00 am - A teacher at Winston Campus Junior High School in Palatine faces a battery charge for throwing an electronic device in a student's face, police said. French teacher SueE...
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Former Elgin deputy chief will pay $20K for hacking email of girlfriend's husbandJan 25, 2018 12:00 am - The settlement amount has been corrected to $20,000. A former Elgin deputy police chief will pay $20,000 to settle a federal lawsuit for hacking into the email of h...
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Harper College fires professor charged in Iowa shootingsJan 23, 2018 12:00 am - Harper College on Tuesday fired a professor charged with shooting at vehicles Jan. 11 in Iowa. Charles Johnston, an associate professor of psychology at the Palatine-bas...