Rolling Meadows Crime
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‘I was in fear for my life’: Reports, video tell story of Rolling Meadows sergeant’s road rage arrest in ElginMay 30, 2025 4:45 am - A Rolling Meadows police sergeant arrested after a driving dispute turned violent in Elgin last month told investigators officers he was in fear for his life. But some eyewitnesses provided a different account.
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Why dangerous TikTok challenge has schools, police all fired upMay 16, 2025 6:00 am - What do you get when you cross the worst elements of social media with the most reckless instincts of kids? These days it’s the “Chromebook Challenge,” a TikTok-fueled fad that has students across the country intentionally setting fire to their school-issued laptop computers.
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Juvenile charged after firing gun during fight near Rolling Meadows HighMay 02, 2025 11:04 am - A juvenile is facing weapons and battery charges after police say they fired a weapon during a fight near Rolling Meadows High School Wednesday.
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Rolling Meadows police sergeant on leave after arrest in road rage shootingApr 28, 2025 4:54 pm - A Rolling Meadows police sergeant is on unpaid leave after being charged in connection with a road rage shooting last week in Elgin.
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Traffic dispute leads to stabbing, attempted murder charge in Rolling MeadowsApr 21, 2025 4:11 pm - A Mount Prospect man was charged with attempted murder after a fight and traffic altercation in Rolling Meadows on Saturday.
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Rolling Meadows tax professional gets 10-year federal prison sentence in fraud caseFeb 28, 2025 1:40 pm - A 43-year-old Rolling Meadows man was sentenced to more than 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to multiple fraud charges and bilking clients out of roughly $2.5 mi...
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Regional police group to lease shuttered fire station in Rolling MeadowsJan 10, 2025 5:35 pm - The Northern Illinois Police Alarm System, a regional consortium of suburban police departments, plans to lease Rolling Meadows’ shuttered fire station on Plum Grove Road for administrative offices, emergency response operations, training, and equipment storage.
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Rolling Meadows tax professional pleads guilty to federal fraud chargesSep 18, 2024 8:07 pm - A suburban tax professional admitted to federal fraud charges Friday, officials said.
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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.
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A ‘disastrous decision’ or the right one? Chicago-area lawmakers and candidates are dividedJul 01, 2024 5:38 pm - Democratic lawmakers and Republican congressional candidates had very different takes on Monday’s ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court on presidential power.