Northfield Crime
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Woman charged with filing false stabbing reportDec 08, 2014 12:01 am - A Des Plaines woman has been charged with filing a false police report for saying she was stabbed last month while jogging in a Palatine forest preserve, Cook County off...
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Four stabbed on Amtrak train from ChicagoDec 05, 2014 12:01 am - NILES, Mich. - A man wielding a knife stabbed four people aboard a passenger train Friday, including an Amtrak employee, police said. The suspect was in custody Friday n...
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West Dundee man indicted in business fraud schemeDec 04, 2014 12:01 am - Two men, including one from West Dundee, have been indicted on federal fraud charges alleging they bilked 125 business owners nationwide out of $2 million over three yea...
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Judge: 2005 Aurora murder case to remain in adult courtDec 04, 2014 12:01 am - The case of the 2005 murder of an Aurora substance abuse counselor won't return to juvenile court, a judge said Thursday. Garang Deng, now 23, was 14 when prosecutors sa...
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Cook County accuses Wells Fargo of predatory lendingDec 01, 2014 12:00 am - Cook County officials have filed suit against Wells Fargo alleging that the company's predatory and discriminatory lending practices led to the foreclosure crisis in Coo...
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Guilty plea for man who helped kill Arlington Heights dadNov 21, 2014 12:01 am - A Chicago man pleaded guilty Friday to taking part in the grisly 2011 murder of George Nellessen, 55, in his Arlington Heights home. Armon Braden, 24, is expected to be...
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Probation for one of 2 in Elgin sex assault caseNov 21, 2014 12:01 am - An Elgin woman accused of not taking "reasonable steps" to prevent her husband from committing sexual abuse recently pleaded guilty to a reduced charge and received prob...
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Chicago man resentenced in 2010 Wheeling rapeNov 18, 2014 12:01 am - A man whose 2011 rape conviction was overturned now has pleaded guilty in exchange for a sentence that is less than half the original 30 years. Matthew Schaffer of Chic...
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Cicero landlord convicted of murder in fire deathsNov 17, 2014 12:01 am - A Cicero landlord was found guilty Monday in the deaths of seven people for a Valentine's Day 2010 apartment building fire that prosecutors said was set for insurance mo...
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Cicero landlord on trial for 7 murders in fireNov 15, 2014 12:01 am - A trial is underway of a Cicero landlord charged with murder for a Valentine's Day 2010 arson fire that killed seven people. Lawrence Myers is charged with seven counts ...