Wheeling Crime
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Public might not get to see report on bribery allegationsJan 20, 2022 12:00 am - The Cook County Board of Review hired a high-profile Chicago law firm last year through a contract worth up to $110,000 to look into alleged bribery in the county office...
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Republicans call for hearings on DCFSJan 13, 2022 12:00 am - Three Republican state House members called for hearings into the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services on Thursday out of concerns for workers' safety, im...
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Suspect in fatal hit-and-run to appear in bond court SaturdayJan 07, 2022 12:00 am - A 40-year-old Mount Prospect woman charged in the Aug. 21 hit-and-run death of a 59-year-old Wheeling man in Glenview will appear in bond court Saturday morning. Ewelin...
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The year in crime: First-degree murder, DUI-related deaths, sexual assault among the major suburban crimes for 2021Jan 05, 2022 5:00 am - For the first time in 27 years, the Cook County medical examiner's office registered more than 1,000 homicides in 2021. While a majority of the 1,087 homicides - 836 - ...
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Cook County medical examiner: Gun-related homicides broke records in 2021Jan 03, 2022 12:00 am - The Cook County medical examiner on Monday confirmed 1,087 homicides in 2021, the first time the county has topped 1,000 homicides in 27 years. The medical examiner's of...
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Cook County judge carjacked at gunpointDec 31, 2021 12:00 am - A Cook County judge was carjacked at gunpoint along with a 3-year-old boy late Thursday in Humboldt Park. Judge Anna Loftus was robbed of her 2018 Subaru Crosstrek, her ...
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Zorn: The long litany of Foxx falsehoods on SmollettDec 27, 2021 12:00 am - The vast understatement of Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx's admission that she "didn't handle (the Smollett case) well" in an October 2019 interview with Axios ca...
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Editorial: State's Attorney Foxx, our non-prosecuting prosecutorDec 25, 2021 1:00 pm - If you ever sit in on a news conference or interview with Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx, she makes a good presentation - professional, unflappable, polished. And...
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Report details 'major failure' in Foxx's office's handling of first Smollett caseDec 20, 2021 12:00 am - Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx and her top deputies repeatedly made procedural and ethical missteps as they mishandled the Jussie Smollett case, and then tried to...
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Wheeling man faces child pornography chargesDec 19, 2021 12:00 am - A Wheeling man faces charges alleging he viewed, downloaded and shared over social media explicit images and videos of children, Cook County authorities said Sunday. Jan...