Park Ridge Crime
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Guilty verdict in torture-murder caseNov 22, 2013 6:53 pm - A Waukegan man was found guilty Friday in a 2011 torture and murder case. Jose Horta, 21, of the 300 block of Edison Court, had been charged with first-degree murder in ...
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Violent offenders getting boot camp in Cook CountyNov 22, 2013 3:59 pm - Cook County judges have improperly sentenced hundreds of violent felons to a boot camp program meant for nonviolent offenders, according to an investigation by the Chica...
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Beavers’ lawyers to ask judge to postpone jailNov 21, 2013 5:50 am - Former Cook County Commissioner William Beavers will learn Monday if a federal judge will grant his attorneys’ request to let the outspoken ex-politician remain out of j...
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Ex-sheriff’s deputy sentenced for extortionNov 19, 2013 4:22 pm - A former Cook County sheriff’s deputy has been sentenced to 2½ years in prison for his role in a protection racket that also involved his son. A federal judge announced ...
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$125,000 bond for truck driver in crash that killed state trooperNov 13, 2013 7:28 am - Officials: Truck driver was hours past 14-hour limit
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Police: Carpentersville man caught with LSD, cocaineNov 12, 2013 9:07 am - A 23-year-old Carpentersville man is being held on $50,000 bail after his weekend arrest on allegations he possessed 15 doses of LSD, a felony that carries a minimum six...
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Suburban man charged with threatening Cook County sheriffNov 09, 2013 10:05 am - A Franklin Park man has been charged with threatening a public official and cyber stalking following six months of threatening emails to Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart, hi...
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Elgin man charged with Subway armed robbery in CarpentersvilleNov 08, 2013 3:47 pm - A 50-year-old Elgin man is charged with the armed robbery of a Subway restaurant in Carpentersville. Rodney W. Boyette, of the 400 block of Standish Court, has been char...
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Carpentersville man accused of sexually assaulting 5-year-oldNov 08, 2013 2:26 pm - A 57-year-old Carpentersville man is being held on bail of more than $1 million after being charged Thursday with predatory criminal sexual assault of a 5-year-old girl ...
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Elgin man faces prison for 'slip and fall' insurance fraudNov 07, 2013 12:30 pm - A 51-year-old Elgin man has admitted to bilking insurance companies out of more than $200,000 by filing bogus “slip and fall” lawsuits, according Kane County prosecutors...