Wheeling Crime
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Former Elgin deputy chief accused of misconduct, identity theftMay 21, 2013 5:00 pm - A former Elgin deputy police chief was indicted and arrested Tuesday on charges of identity theft and official misconduct. Robert Beeter, 51, of Elgin was arrested at hi...
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Boy’s body pulled from Des Plaines RiverMay 14, 2013 6:03 pm - Police in the Western suburbs say they’ve found a young boy’s body in the Des Plaines River. Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart said the boy was found in the water near McCorm...
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Inmates in Chicago, Russia to play online chessMay 14, 2013 4:56 pm - Inmates in the Cook County jail are readying for an online chess match against inmates in Russia. The Cook County sheriff’s office says the games will be played Wednesda...
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Daley nephew's manslaughter trial could start next yearMay 14, 2013 12:00 pm - McHenry County Judge Maureen McIntyre told attorneys Tuesday to “keep January and February open,” but otherwise gave no indication of when the involuntary manslaughter t...
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Elgin cocaine dealer gets 5 years in prisonMay 13, 2013 10:00 am - A 32-year-old man was sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to cocaine charges from an arrest in Elgin last July, according to court records. Jayson P....
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No Gacy victims found during search of propertyMay 10, 2013 12:41 pm - Investigators did not find any evidence of concealed graves at a Chicago property infamous serial killer John Wayne Gacy once managed in the mid-1970s. Using updated te...
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Bail cut for wrestler accused of invading cop’s homeMay 09, 2013 4:50 pm - A DuPage County judge cut bail in half Thursday for a former Harper College wrestler whose home invasion trial ended in a hung jury. The reduction means Kerin Ramirez o...
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Wheeling neighborhood grieves for slain bystanderMay 09, 2013 5:00 am - The sky is just as blue as it was on the last day of Rafael Orozco's life. The grass might be an even brighter green. And Gizmo, Orozco's muscular pit bull the color of ...
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Phone scam in Cook County targets natives of IndiaMay 08, 2013 4:00 pm - The Cook County sheriff’s office released an alert warning residents of a phone scam that has been reported in an unincorporated area near Des Plaines. Callers are threa...
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Bond set at $2 million for Wheeling murder suspectMay 05, 2013 5:00 pm - A judge set bond at $2 million Sunday for an Arlington Heights teen charged with shooting a Wheeling man to death Wednesday while trying to gun down a rival gang member....