Palatine Crime
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Expressway shootings in Cook County at 188 this year, compared to 52 in 2019Oct 09, 2021 1:00 am - Within weeks, shootings on Chicago and Cook County expressways are on course to quadruple 2019's total, Illinois State Police records show. In 2019, there were 52 report...
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Security detail opened fire at carjacker outside Preckwinkle's home, but details remain sketchyOct 07, 2021 1:00 am - A security detail exchanged gunfire with a carjacker outside the Hyde Park home of Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle last week, but neither she nor other offi...
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Palatine man accused of stalking woman held without bailOct 07, 2021 1:00 am - A Palatine man was ordered held without bail on charges he stalked a woman who obtained an order of protection against him. Juan A. Ramirez-Perez, 37, is charged with ag...
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Des Plaines man fighting for new trial in 1988 murder-for-hire dies in prisonOct 07, 2021 1:00 am - Ronald Kliner, a former Des Plaines man who's been waging a yearslong legal battle for a new trial in a 1988 murder-for-hire, has died in prison, his supporters announce...
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Car theft ring used stolen, fake identities to buy luxury cars in Cook, DuPage countiesSep 28, 2021 1:00 am - Six people have been charged with operating a car theft ring that used stolen or false identities to buy automobiles from dealerships, including several in DuPage and Co...
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Twist in 2002 Lake County murder case could mean new trial for man convicted of pulling triggerSep 24, 2021 5:30 am - Ronald Ruhl has spent the last 18 years in prison - and is due to spend at least 31 more - after Lake County prosecutors convinced a jury in 2003 that he murdered a Lake...
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Police: Palatine woman arrested after accosting teenSep 23, 2021 1:00 am - A 38-year-old Palatine woman was arrested on a misdemeanor disorderly conduct charge Wednesday, after she accosted a teenager on a village bike path, police said. Office...
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Palatine accused of negligence over dog attack in Elmwood Park that mirrors May attackSep 21, 2021 1:00 am - Attorneys for an Elmwood Park woman say negligence by the village of Palatine is to blame for an attack by two dogs that were kicked out of the Northwest suburb - but no...
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Cook County sheriff launches Missing Persons Project to solve disappearances from long agoSep 02, 2021 5:30 am - Experts say that after the first three days someone has gone missing, the chances of finding that person begin to drop significantly. If that's true, locating someone g...
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Circuit court clerk's office upgrading website security after breachAug 26, 2021 1:00 am - The Cook County circuit court clerk's office website is undergoing security updates after a breach Aug. 13 that directed users to an NFL-related website, the office said...