Wheeling Crime
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Palatine man facing federal fraud chargesOct 25, 2013 12:32 pm - A 39-year-old Palatine man is facing federal fraud charges stemming from a real estate scheme that prosecutors claim lost investors $5.5 million. Arthur Lin was indicted...
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4 men continue fight against Elgin gang lawsuitOct 23, 2013 6:28 pm - Four men are still fighting a lawsuit filed by the city of Elgin, which claims they are Latin King members and wants them to stop congregating and associating with each ...
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Hoffman Estates woman faces fourth DUI chargeOct 23, 2013 3:22 pm - A 28-year-old Hoffman Estates woman was charged with her fourth driving under the influence of alcohol offense after she crashed into another car and passed out in Elgin...
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Police: Mount Prospect couple's deaths a murder-suicideOct 23, 2013 6:00 am - The fatal stabbings of a Mount Prospect couple found dead in their home's bathtub Tuesday morning was a murder-suicide, authorities say. The bodies of July Diaz-Hernande...
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Cops: Elmhurst woman led chase through suburbsOct 22, 2013 4:00 pm - Charges are pending against a 30-year-old Elmhurst woman who led police officers on a lengthy chase Tuesday from Bensenville to Elk Grove Village and back, authorities s...
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Suspect charged in 1984 rapeOct 10, 2013 8:36 pm - The Cook County sheriff’s office says a man has been arrested for a 1984 rape. Officials say 47-year-old Manuel Acosta was living in Oak Lawn under the alias Manuel Soto...
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Bail reduced for teen accused of Elgin brick attackOct 09, 2013 5:26 pm - A judge Wednesday halved the bail amount for a Hanover Park teen accused of beating a 42-year-old man with a landscape brick in downtown Elgin last month and stealing hi...
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Elgin man accused of raping woman in church parking lotOct 09, 2013 5:08 pm - A 53-year-old man is charged with sexually assaulting an autistic, mentally disabled woman in a van in an Elgin church parking lot, an act that resulted in hre pregnancy...
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Elgin woman accused of allowing child sexual abuseOct 08, 2013 4:54 pm - A 32-year-old Elgin woman has been charged with permitting the sexual abuse of a child, according to Kane County court records. Amanda J. Alder, of the 100 block of Nort...
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Grandmother charged with killing baby with sledgehammer, knifeOct 07, 2013 7:47 pm - A South suburban woman is charged with murder in the death of her 6-month-old granddaughter. Authorities said Monday that 61-year-old Alfreda Giedrojc of Oak Lawn used a...