Prospect Heights Crime
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Police: Deadly Prospect Heights stabbing was self-defenseNov 19, 2024 1:15 pm - A Mississippi man was ordered held at the Cook County jail on a home invasion charge related to a fatal stabbing Sunday at a Prospect Heights motel.
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Police: Fatal Prospect Heights stabbing remains under investigationNov 18, 2024 1:23 pm - Prospect Heights police say they’re continuing to investigate a deadly stabbing early Sunday at a motel, but no charges had been filed as of Monday afternoon.
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Man fatally stabbed early Sunday at Prospect Heights motelNov 17, 2024 8:44 am - Prospect Heights police are investigating a deadly stabbing early Sunday morning stemming from an apparent argument at a motel on the city’s east side.
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Officials: Fleeing driver faces charges in 2 towns after crash in Arlington HeightsNov 12, 2024 8:54 pm - A 19-year-old man is facing multiple traffic-related charges in two jurisdictions after police say he fled officers in Prospect Heights and crashing into a semitrailer-truck in Arlington Heights Tuesday morning.
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Northbrook murder suspect captured in MexicoOct 23, 2024 5:06 pm - A man suspected of killing a Northbrook lawyer was captured Monday in Mexico, the U.S. Marshals Service announced Wednesday.
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State’s largest bar associations release judicial recommendationsOct 17, 2024 8:58 pm - The Illinois State Bar Association and the Chicago Bar Association, the state’s largest organizations of their kind, release recommendations for judicial candidates running in the Nov. 5 election.
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Gun violence, public corruption top issues for Cook County state’s attorney candidatesOct 15, 2024 7:38 pm - Combating gun violence and prosecuting public corruption are among the top priorities for Cook County state’s attorney candidates Eileen O’Neill Burke, a Democrat, and Republican Bob Fioretti.
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(Too) hot on the trail? How microchip keeps police dogs safe in extreme temperaturesOct 11, 2024 5:15 am - Responsible dog owners know to limit their best friend’s time outside on days when there’s excessive heat or extreme cold. But when your dog needs to get busy chasing after bad guys, police are keeping their dogs safe in extreme temperatures.
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‘People who should be held are being held’: Pretrial Fairness Act marks first year this weekSep 14, 2024 12:36 pm - One year after cashless bail went into effect, proponents say the new law has accomplished what they intended which is to detain violent offenders awaiting trial. Opponents, including one county sheriff, call it a “failed and flawed law” and say it has placed more people in custody and increased courtroom caseloads.
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Ex-bus driver accused of inappropriately touching Wheeling HS studentAug 29, 2024 1:12 pm - A former school bus driver faces a battery charge alleging he inappropriately touched a Wheeling High School student earlier this year, police announced Thursday.