Palatine Crime
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13 years after businessman's disappearance, DuPage detective gives case a fresh lookMar 06, 2020 4:30 am - By Charles Keeshan and Susan Sarkauskas More than 13 years ago after John "Chicago Johnny" Spira vanished from his workplace near West Chicago, a DuPage County sheriff's...
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Cook County commissioner steps down months after FBI raidMar 06, 2020 12:00 am - A Cook County commissioner whose office and home were raided by FBI agents last fall and whose chief of staff was charged with federal bribery charges last month notifie...
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Palatine man charged in New Year's Day crash that killed Buffalo Grove residentMar 03, 2020 12:00 am - A Palatine man is in jail facing charges stemming from a fatal New Year's Day car crash in Mundelein. Armando Altamirano, 31, of the 1700 block of Canterbury. is charged...
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Two arrested in Elgin after BB gun shootingMar 02, 2020 12:00 am - Two 18-year-olds from Elgin have been charged with felony aggravated battery and damage to property after they were accused of shooting another man with a BB gun. Adrian...
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Elgin man facing multiple burglary charges gets 5 years in prisonFeb 28, 2020 12:00 am - An Elgin man who was arrested and charged with burglaries in 2018 and 2019 has pleaded guilty in one of the cases and has been sentenced to five years in prison. Michael...
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Scammers claim to be Cook County sheriff's employeesFeb 28, 2020 12:00 am - The Cook County sheriff's office has issued a warning to the public about phone calls from scammers claiming to be sheriff's employees. The caller identifies himself as ...
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Judge placed on administrative duty after putting child in adult lock-upFeb 27, 2020 12:00 am - A self-proclaimed "lock-'em-up" Cook County judge has been placed on "administrative duty" after surveillance video surfaced of her putting a child in a courtroom lock-u...
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Palatine man being held on $100,000 for stalking womanFeb 25, 2020 12:00 am - A Palatine man who prosecutors say repeatedly contacted his estranged wife despite an order of protection and twice attempted to force his way into her apartment was ord...
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Man gets 30 months in prison for role in 2019 gun, cocaine arrest in taxiFeb 18, 2020 12:00 am - A 24-year-old Elgin man has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for his role in an April 2019 arrest in Elgin in which police seized a loaded gun and a backpack contai...
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County commissioner's chief of staff indictedFeb 14, 2020 12:00 am - The chief of staff to Cook County Commissioner Jeff Tobolski has been indicted on allegations he conspired to pay bribes to secure approval for red-light cameras in the ...