Mount Prospect Crime
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Man admits evading $800,000 in taxes to pay for housekeepers, boatJan 19, 2018 12:00 am - A 52-year-old Highland Park man has agreed to plead guilty to evading more than $800,000 in personal and corporate income taxes over five years. Jordan Eckerling faces u...
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Court: Family can sue fraternity members in fatal NIU hazingJan 19, 2018 12:00 am - The Illinois Supreme Court cleared the way Friday for a family's wrongful death lawsuit against officers and members of Northern Illinois University's Pi Kappa Alpha fra...
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Authorities: Harper College professor shot at Iowa state troopers, driversJan 19, 2018 12:00 am - A Harper College professor has been charged with shooting at Iowa state troopers and drivers near Interstate 80, officials revealed Friday. Charles Johnston, 60, was cha...
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Father admits striking 3-month-old son at relative's Mount Prospect homeJan 10, 2018 12:00 am - A father from Chicago admitted on Wednesday that he struck his 3-month-old son on the back with his fist last September while he, the baby and the baby's mother were sta...
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Elgin man gets 3½ years in prison after admitting fourth DUIJan 05, 2018 12:00 am - A 47-year-old Elgin man was sentenced to 3½ years in prison Friday after admitting to his fourth DUI after a crash last year. Laurencio C. Pena Jr., of the 700 block of ...
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Video played a role in several major suburban crime storiesDec 28, 2017 7:00 am - A shocking assault on a Crystal Lake teen streamed live on social media marked the beginning of a year in which video figured prominently in several high-profile, suburb...
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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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Police investigating multiple Mount Prospect burglariesDec 20, 2017 12:00 am - Mount Prospect police are searching for suspects in two residential burglaries that occurred Tuesday night, officials said. One burglary occurred on the 800 block of Her...
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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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Skokie man charged in Mount Prospect break-inDec 15, 2017 12:00 am - A Skokie man has been charged with residential burglary in connection with break-in to a Mount Prospect home in October. Rengay Frazier, 46, of the 7800 block of Crawfor...