Palatine Crime
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Contractor now accused of bribing worker in Cook County assessor's officeMar 27, 2023 1:00 am - A Lemont contractor involved in the public corruption case against former Chicago Alderman Carrie Austin now is charged in a scheme to bribe an employee of the Cook Coun...
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Authorities: Palatine man sexually assaulted woman at gunpoint at Riverwoods hotelMar 24, 2023 1:00 am - A Palatine man is accused of forcing a woman to perform a sex act at gunpoint at a Riverwoods hotel in December, police said. Matthew Aronson, 25, is charged with three ...
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Palatine man charged in shooting, attempted carjackingMar 20, 2023 1:00 am - A Palatine man is in custody following a shooting and an attempted carjacking last week, police announced Monday. Hector D. Gamboa-Montalvo, 27, of the 1900 block of Gre...
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Ex-Cook County prosecutors charged after probe of cop-slaying trialMar 09, 2023 12:00 am - Two former Cook County prosecutors have been charged with lying about the relationship one had with a witness in the trial of a man who alleged he was tortured when ques...
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Palatine man charged with fatally stabbing woman in RochelleMar 02, 2023 12:00 am - A Palatine man has pleaded not guilty to charges alleging he fatally stabbed a Rochelle woman in September, then set her apartment on fire in an attempt to conceal her d...
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Police: Des Plaines teacher physically abused four studentsFeb 23, 2023 12:00 am - A Des Plaines elementary school teacher faces four misdemeanor battery charges stemming from allegations she physically abused several young students in December and Jan...
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With R. Kelly already in prison, prosecutor drops Cook County chargesJan 30, 2023 12:00 am - Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx said Monday that she's dropping sex-abuse charges against singer R. Kelly following federal convictions in two courts that should g...
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Suburban cold cases solved and unsolved: How DNA has played a role so farJan 13, 2023 4:00 am - Despite thousands of leads, hundreds of interviews and untold hours of investigation, it took nearly a decade - and a couple of strokes of luck - for police to arrest th...
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Sheriffs draw lines at what they will - and will not - enforce with new weapons lawJan 13, 2023 12:00 am - Lake County Sheriff John Idleburg had a message for gun owners concerned about Illinois' new ban on the purchase, sale and manufacture of some high-powered weapons and l...
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Top crime stories of 2022: Mayhem and heartbreak defined the year in suburban crimeJan 12, 2023 5:00 am - A mass shooting on July 4 in Highland Park, during which a lone shooter stood atop a building firing nearly 90 rounds at parade spectators and participants, shocked the ...