Wheeling Crime
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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...
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Analysis: Disproportionate share of defendants in Cook County are BlackDec 13, 2021 4:30 am - The number of people charged in criminal cases has declined steadily in Cook County over the last two decades. But a closer look at the trend reveals stark racial dispar...
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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...