Prospect Heights Crime
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2nd man guilty of attempted murder in 2012 Elgin home invasionApr 26, 2018 1:00 am - An Elgin man was convicted Thursday of attempted murder and home invasion from a 2012 attack in Elgin and now faces up to 30 years in prison. Jaime Zarate, 32, was foun...
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Cook County Sheriff's officer saves overdose victim at Elk Grove Township hotelApr 25, 2018 1:00 am - A Cook County Sheriff's officer used the anti-opiate drug naloxone to revive a woman suffering from an apparent overdose at an Elk Grove Township hotel Monday morning, S...
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Man has 15 DUI convictions. Now he faces 30 years in prison.Apr 24, 2018 5:30 am - Christopher Clingingsmith was forbidden to drive. The judge hearing his 2017 driving under the influence case prohibited it as a condition of setting bail. The state of ...
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Teen charged with threatening Wheeling High SchoolApr 11, 2018 1:00 am - A sophomore at Wheeling High School accused of posting a threat against the school on social media has been charged with a felony, police say. The 16-year-old boy from W...
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Feds charge six with income tax fraudApr 10, 2018 1:00 am - Federal prosecutors announced income tax fraud charges against six people Tuesday, as well a guilty plea in a seventh case. The defendants include at least two Chicago-a...
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Police pursuing charges against student who threatened Wheeling High SchoolApr 10, 2018 1:00 am - Authorities are pursuing charges against a 16-year-old boy accused of making threats on social media against Wheeling High School, police said. Investigators do not con...
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Jail, probation on reduced charge for man accused of Elgin rapeApr 10, 2018 1:00 am - A Bloomingdale man accused of an Elgin rape in summer 2017 recently pleaded guilty to a reduced charge and was released from Kane County jail after serving 290 days whil...
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Ex-social worker at Elgin Mental Health Center accused of sexual misconductApr 05, 2018 1:00 am - A former social worker at the Elgin Mental Health Center was arrested Thursday on charges she had sexual relations and contact with a patient there from November 2014 th...
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Getaway driver in 2017 Elgin slaying gets 18 months prisonApr 03, 2018 1:00 am - A woman accused of serving as the getaway driver for three men charged in an August 2017 stabbing death in Elgin has been sentenced for a reduced charge to 18 months in ...
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Gymnastics coach facing sex assault charges in Lake County could face similar charges in CookApr 02, 2018 1:00 am - A gymnastics coach from Palatine charged in Lake County with molesting one of his juvenile students is waiting to see if similar sexual assault charges will be filed aga...