Wheeling Crime
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Cook County sheriff: Improved vehicle tracking a 'game-changer' in curbing carjackingsDec 09, 2021 12:00 am - With carjackings having increased 43% this year compared to the same period in 2020, Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart on Thursday announced new initiatives designed to help ...
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Former Cook County sheriff's deputy facing drug trafficking chargesDec 02, 2021 12:00 am - A former Cook County sheriff's deputy is being held on $1 million bail in Will County after being charged with multiple drug trafficking counts, state authorities announ...
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Cook County medical examiner's office passes 1,000th homicide for 2021Nov 30, 2021 12:00 am - The Cook County medical examiner's office on Tuesday confirmed the county's 1,000th homicide this year occurred over the Thanksgiving weekend. The county's homicide tot...
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Bail denied for Pingree Grove man charged in Wheeling murder and kidnappingNov 24, 2021 12:00 am - A Cook County judge denied bail Wednesday to a Pingree Grove man charged in the murder of his one-time girlfriend and the kidnapping of her baby daughter. Ahmeel Fowler,...
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Man now in Wheeling police custody after murder, kidnappingNov 23, 2021 12:00 am - A man was taken into custody by the Wheeling Police Department for first-degree murder and aggravated kidnapping after being extradicted from Missouri, police said Tuesd...
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Man charged in Wheeling murder case waives extradition, returning to IllinoisNov 16, 2021 12:00 am - The suburban man charged with murdering a Wheeling woman whose young daughter was kidnapped and later found dead has waived his right to an extradition hearing in Missou...
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Police: More charges expected against suspect in Wheeling murder, kidnappingNov 13, 2021 12:00 am - As police in two states continued investigating the murder of a Wheeling woman and the death of her 17-month-old daughter, authorities on Saturday said additional charge...
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Pingree Grove man charged with murder of Wheeling motherNov 12, 2021 12:00 am - A 26-year-old Pingree Grove man has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder in the death of a Wheeling woman found strangled in her apartment late Tuesday, tw...
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Bail set for man charged with carjacking radio host Maze JacksonNov 11, 2021 12:00 am - A 28-year-old Homer Glen man has been charged with carjacking a vehicle from Chicago radio-show host Maze Jackson Tuesday. William S. Nixon, of the 15000 block of South ...
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Body of missing Wheeling 1-year-old found in IndianaNov 11, 2021 12:00 am - Indiana State Police confirmed Thursday night that the body of a 1-year-old girl who's been missing since her mother was found dead Tuesday night in Wheeling was pulled ...