Prospect Heights Crime
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Why bank robbers prefer Fridays, and why you should bank early MondayJan 19, 2017 4:30 am - Payday Friday - it's not just for people who make their money the old-fashioned way. According to new figures released by the FBI in Chicago, Friday is the most popular ...
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Woman, ex-boyfriend charged in staged home invasion, dog's deathJan 13, 2017 12:00 am - A Maine Township woman and her ex-boyfriend have been charged with staging a home invasion at her residence, Cook County Sheriff Thomas Dart announced Friday. The woman,...
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Elgin man accused of sex assaults, abuse in 1990s, 2011Jan 12, 2017 12:00 am - A 76-year-old Elgin man has been charged with repeatedly raping and sexually abusing a girl he knew beginning in the early 1990s and another victim in 2012. William R. A...
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Cook County jail inmate charged with attacking guardJan 06, 2017 12:00 am - A Cook County Jail inmate, Jamara Rhone, has been charged with aggravated battery to a peace officer after injuring a correctional deputy earlier this week, the Cook Cou...
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Elgin father, son accused of planning to sell cocaineJan 05, 2017 12:00 am - An Elgin father and son are accused of possessing a half pound of cocaine and other drugs they planned to sell, according to prosecutors and court records. Travis Charle...
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Elgin man charged with 6th DUI after hitting parked carJan 04, 2017 12:00 am - A 55-year-old Elgin man had a blood-alcohol concentration nearly three times the legal limit when he hit a parked car on the city's east side, resulting in his sixth DUI...
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1991 rape charges dropped in Lake CountyJan 03, 2017 12:00 am - A previous version of this report mistakenly said William Carini was from Gurnee. Lake County prosecutors on Tuesday made official their decision to drop rape charg...
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Cook County Jail population down about 700 peopleJan 02, 2017 10:00 pm - Cook County Sheriff Thomas Dart released a year-end report on the Cook County Jail, highlighting efforts to reduce incarceration of people for lower-level, nonviolent of...
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Major court and crime stories last year in the Northwest suburbsJan 02, 2017 5:00 am - Once again, disgraced Illinois politicians topped the list of Cook County's noteworthy court and crime stories of the year. His reputation and legacy in tatters after ...
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Authorities perplexed by discovery of decapitated goatsDec 16, 2016 4:33 am - Was it a strange religious ritual? A bizarre case of littering? A Cubs fan's twisted celebration of breaking a 108-year-old curse? Arlington Heights police aren't quite ...