Wheeling Crime
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Four of five victims of Wheeling drive-by shooting released from hospitalsAug 02, 2022 1:00 am - Four of the five victims of a drive-by shooting Saturday have been released from local hospitals, while the fifth person, who was in critical condition, is improving, Wh...
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Wheeling man who shot Illinois trooper sentenced to 57 years in prisonJul 15, 2022 1:00 am - A Wheeling man who shot an Illinois State Police trooper in the forearm nearly three years ago was sentenced to 57 years in prison Friday. Volodymyr Dragan, 46, was con...
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Former Cook County operative admits corruptionJul 13, 2022 1:00 am - A once high-ranking Cook County operative sat quietly in a federal courtroom as a prosecutor read through a laundry list of allegations against him Wednesday. The prosec...
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Feds charge official in Cook County assessor's office with corruptionJul 06, 2022 1:00 am - Federal prosecutors in Chicago charged an official of the Cook County assessor's office Wednesday with "corruptly" accepting home improvements, jewelry, sports tickets a...
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3 charged with money laundering, promoting prostitution at suburban massage parlorsJul 01, 2022 1:00 am - The owners and operators of eight suburban massage parlors have been charged with money laundering and promoting prostitution, the Illinois attorney general's office ann...
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Cook County sheriff race: Dart, Rivera on how they would combat rise in gun violence, crimeJun 24, 2022 5:30 am - Combating gun violence and expanding a new initiative that can assist deputies who confront people with mental health issues are among incumbent Cook County Sheriff Tom ...
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One day at a time: Specialty court graduates reflect on where they've been, where they're goingJun 20, 2022 5:30 am - The “Happy Graduation” banner remained aloft for most of last week's celebration for the drug and mental health court graduates at Rolling Meadows Third Municipal Distri...
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Democratic primary rival accuses Preckwinkle of failing to address crimeJun 09, 2022 5:30 am - The Democratic primary challenger to Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle accused the top county official of not doing enough to address rising crime, but the lo...
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Former Aurora chief Ziman to help DOJ investigate police response to Uvalde shootingJun 09, 2022 1:00 am - The U.S. Department of Justice is turning to a former suburban top cop to help it examine how police responded to the May 24 mass shooting that left 19 children and two ...
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Wheeling sleep-testing company settles federal fraud lawsuitJun 06, 2022 1:00 am - A Wheeling-based sleep diagnostics company and two of its executives have agreed to pay more than $3.9 million to settle a federal lawsuit accusing the business of defra...