Palatine Crime
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Friend testifies she spent day with Matthew Nellesen after his dad's murderMar 14, 2014 1:01 am - A friend of Matthew Nellessen said he phoned her one April morning in 2011 and asked for her help if he got in trouble with police. The call came at 8:45 a.m. April 14, ...
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Co-defendant says killing father wasn't part of planMar 13, 2014 1:00 pm - Self-confessed Chicago gang member Marlon Green testified Thursday that while he agreed to help Matthew Nellessen rob his father, George Nellessen, he never agreed to mu...
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Northwest suburbs targeting DUI this weekendMar 13, 2014 1:01 am - A number of Northwest suburban police departments and the Cook County sheriff's office are conducting extra patrols this weekend targeting drunk drivers and seat belt la...
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Son was victim, not dad's killer, his lawyers sayMar 12, 2014 1:01 pm - The 22-year-old who authorities say murdered his father in their Arlington Heights home nearly three years ago is not a killer, but an intended victim, his lawyers say. ...
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Man convicted of running heroin ringMar 12, 2014 1:00 am - A suburban man was convicted by a federal jury of operating a heroin sales ring for nearly six years and using the proceeds to buy jewelry, cars and suburban properties....
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Northwest suburban police blotterMar 11, 2014 11:00 pm - This article is no longer available on dailyherald.com.
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Trial to begin for Arlington Heights man charged in dad's murderMar 09, 2014 8:00 am - George Nellessen was worried about his son Matthew. He worried in 2009, when Matthew was sentenced to 15 days in Cook County jail for marijuana possession. He worried w...
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Brown's Chicken victim's family unhappy as killer wins $451,000Mar 09, 2014 1:01 am - A federal jury has awarded nearly $500,000 to one of the two men convicted in the Brown's Chicken massacre through a civil rights lawsuit filed against a former jailer. ...
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Palatine man guilty of head-butting an officerMar 07, 2014 12:01 am - A Palatine man who police say head butted an officer responding to a domestic disturbance last November pleaded guilty to the charge, court records show. Jordan T. Nicho...
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Cicero man accused of making false bomb threatMar 06, 2014 12:01 am - A man has been arrested on charges that he made a false bomb threat at a suburban courthouse. In a news release, the Cook County sheriff's office says that 34-year-old ...