Park Ridge Crime
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Gang-related shooting wounds two teens in PalatineMay 12, 2017 1:00 am - A person of interest was being questioned in what Palatine police said was a gang-related shooting of two teens Friday morning outside a clubhouse at a condominium compl...
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Innocence organizations applaud Illinois Senate for passage of legislation to regulate use of jailhouse informantsMay 07, 2017 11:00 pm - (Springfield, IL - May 5, 2017) - Today, the Illinois Senate unanimously passed legislation in a 49-0 vote that would protect the innocent from wrongful convictions thro...
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3 inmates charged in assault of Cook County jail officersApr 29, 2017 1:00 am - Three inmates accused of assaulting two correctional officers in the Cook County jail Wednesday now face multiple charges, including attempted murder, Sheriff Thomas J. ...
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Suburban men charged in connection with Mexico-to-Chicago drug pipelineApr 11, 2017 1:00 am - A yearlong investigation into a Mexico-to-Chicago drug pipeline resulted in the seizure of more than 190 kilograms of heroin and 19 drug-related arrests, including of se...
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Lake in the Hills man charged after jail fightApr 11, 2017 1:00 am - A Lake in the Hills man accused of masterminding the kidnapping and cigarette torture of his ex-girlfriend in Elgin in early 2016 has been charged in connections with a ...
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Judge's murder in Chicago prompts increased security at Rolling Meadows courthouseApr 10, 2017 1:00 am - The chief judge of the Rolling Meadows courthouse asked for increased security at the building after a Cook County criminal court judge was murdered in front of his Sout...
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President's proposed budget could be costly for suburban jailsMar 24, 2017 5:10 am - President Donald Trump's proposed budget includes as much as $4.5 billion in new spending to enforce immigration laws. But its elimination of one immigration-related pr...
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Private attorneys to represent 2 charged in Facebook torture caseMar 13, 2017 1:00 am - Two of the four people charged with kidnapping and torturing a Crystal Lake teen whose attack was streamed live on Facebook were assigned new lawyers after a judge on Mo...
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Glenview man accused of illegal debt collectionMar 10, 2017 12:00 am - A 46-year-old Glenview man is facing criminal charges after being accused of running an illegal debt collection service. Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced...
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Wheeling cop opens new battlefront in war on scammersMar 03, 2017 4:00 am - As regular readers of this column know, there's no shortage of warnings and tips from police and consumer advocates about how to avoid getting scammed. And yet people -...