Prospect Heights Crime
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Cook County accuses Wells Fargo of predatory lendingDec 01, 2014 12:00 am - Cook County officials have filed suit against Wells Fargo alleging that the company's predatory and discriminatory lending practices led to the foreclosure crisis in Coo...
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Police believe Palatine stabbing unrelated to similar attacksNov 30, 2014 12:01 am - Authorities believe the stabbing of a 33-year-old woman in a forest preserve near Palatine is not connected to attacks on other women along Northwest suburban jogging tr...
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Police: Woman stabbed in forest preserve near PalatineNov 29, 2014 12:01 am - A 33-year-old woman was stabbed while jogging on a trail in the Deer Grove East forest preserve near Palatine Saturday afternoon, authorities said. The woman was alone o...
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Guilty plea for man who helped kill Arlington Heights dadNov 21, 2014 12:01 am - A Chicago man pleaded guilty Friday to taking part in the grisly 2011 murder of George Nellessen, 55, in his Arlington Heights home. Armon Braden, 24, is expected to be...
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Probation for one of 2 in Elgin sex assault caseNov 21, 2014 12:01 am - An Elgin woman accused of not taking "reasonable steps" to prevent her husband from committing sexual abuse recently pleaded guilty to a reduced charge and received prob...
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Chicago man resentenced in 2010 Wheeling rapeNov 18, 2014 12:01 am - A man whose 2011 rape conviction was overturned now has pleaded guilty in exchange for a sentence that is less than half the original 30 years. Matthew Schaffer of Chic...
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Cicero landlord convicted of murder in fire deathsNov 17, 2014 12:01 am - A Cicero landlord was found guilty Monday in the deaths of seven people for a Valentine's Day 2010 apartment building fire that prosecutors said was set for insurance mo...
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Cicero landlord on trial for 7 murders in fireNov 15, 2014 12:01 am - A trial is underway of a Cicero landlord charged with murder for a Valentine's Day 2010 arson fire that killed seven people. Lawrence Myers is charged with seven counts ...
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Island Lake fatal crash cited as Illinois no-tolerance DUI pot law is challengedNov 14, 2014 4:00 am - Scott Shirey had a trace of marijuana in his system when another driver ran a red light, killing Shirey's son. But the Lake County man was charged with a crime — prompting some to say the law must be changed.
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DuPage jury finds Chicago man guilty of drug chargesNov 14, 2014 12:01 am - A Chicago man prosecutors say was the first lieutenant of a massive heroin distribution network in Cook and DuPage counties for the past several years faces seven to 30 ...