Northfield Crime
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108 arrested in shoplifting stingDec 21, 2012 4:00 pm - A monthlong undercover sting operation during the holiday shopping season has resulted in the arrest of 108 individuals involved in large scale retail theft rings throug...
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Cicero man gets 8 years in Oak Brook DUI crashDec 19, 2012 2:17 pm - A Cicero man was sentenced to eight years in prison Wednesday after he was convicted in a drunken driving crash that seriously injured a woman and two 6-year-old girls i...
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Cook County cuts cost of jail phone callsDec 19, 2012 9:45 am - The Cook County Board has approved revisions to a contract with Securus Technologies, which will result in Cook County Jail inmates being able to talk twice as long for ...
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Elgin murder, arson suspect wants police statements tossedDec 13, 2012 5:20 pm - An Elgin woman accused of participating in the stabbing and killing of a 61-year-old man last December and setting his apartment on fire to cover up his murder wants a j...
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Former SWANCC executive gets 7 years for stealing from agencyDec 12, 2012 12:49 pm - An “extremely remorseful” and “deeply shamed” Christopher Brooke Beal stood before Cook County Judge Lauren Gottainer Edidin on Wednesday and apologized to residents of ...
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Bartlett woman’s shaken baby conviction further challengedDec 11, 2012 2:40 pm - A Bartlett day-care provider whose 13-year-old shaken baby death conviction is under scrutiny has drawn additional support from a group of Northwestern University studen...
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Preckwinkle criticizes Emanuel on crimeDec 06, 2012 5:30 pm - Persistent violent crime prompted a leading Chicago-area politician to criticize Mayor Rahm Emanuel and his police chief Thursday, accusing them of putting too much emph...
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Former county commissioner convicted of vandalismDec 04, 2012 8:57 pm - A judge has found a former Cook County commissioner guilty of a misdemeanor charge of destroying a campaign sign belonging to his opponent days before the 2010 election....
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Lawsuit claims Boy Scouts failed to stop pedophileDec 04, 2012 4:26 pm - The Boy Scouts of America and Chicago-area scouting officials failed to protect children from a convicted pedophile, even though he had been banned from Scouting in Indi...
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State’s attorney to conduct review of Maine West hazing allegationsDec 04, 2012 4:15 pm - Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez has ordered a “complete top-to-bottom review” of the ongoing hazing scandal at Maine West High School, Alvarez spokeswoman Sal...