Wheeling Crime
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Judge admits girl's dying words in murder trialJan 17, 2013 2:00 pm - Jurors will hear the dying declaration of 18-year-old Conant High School senior Laura Engelhardt when the man charged with her murder goes on trial, a Cook County judge ...
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Elgin woman unfit for trial in frying pan murder caseJan 17, 2013 2:00 pm - An Elgin woman accused of first-degree murder for hitting her boyfriend with a frying pan — which led to his death in August — has been declared unfit to stand trial. Ac...
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2 prosecutors suspended in deadly arson caseJan 16, 2013 4:15 pm - The Cook County state’s attorney has suspended two prosecutors for not charging a father for threatening to set his children on fire months before he actually committed ...
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District 207 receives Cook County subpoenas on hazing scandalJan 15, 2013 10:33 am - Maine Township High School District 207 officials Tuesday morning confirmed the district has received subpoenas for documents from the Cook County state’s attorney’s off...
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Suspect in custody after Elgin bank robberyJan 15, 2013 9:14 am - Some police officers never get to help catch a bank robber in the course of their careers, but Elgin Police Officer Josh Miller can boast doing that on his second day so...
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Chief judge announces grace period to cellphone banJan 12, 2013 7:00 am - Days before a ban on electronic devices was to take effect at most Cook County courthouses, Circuit Court of Cook County Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans on Friday announced...
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Judge approves exhumation of lottery winner’s bodyJan 11, 2013 3:20 pm - A judge Friday granted prosecutors permission to exhume the body of a Chicago lottery winner who was fatally poisoned with cyanide just as he was about to collect his $4...
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Northwest suburban police blotterJan 10, 2013 5:27 pm - This article is no longer available on dailyherald.com.
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Probation for teen in Elgin DUI chase, crashJan 07, 2013 3:13 pm - A 17-year-old from Bartlett who led Elgin police on a chase last August while driving on a learner’s permit has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor DUI. Caitlin M. Hill accept...
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Five plead guilty to mob attack at restaurantJan 04, 2013 5:19 pm - Five Indiana men were sentenced to between three years and six years in prison after pleading guilty to charges in connection with an attack on a group of diners at a So...