Wheeling Crime
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Expressway shootings in Cook County at 188 this year, compared to 52 in 2019Oct 09, 2021 1:00 am - Within weeks, shootings on Chicago and Cook County expressways are on course to quadruple 2019's total, Illinois State Police records show. In 2019, there were 52 report...
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Security detail opened fire at carjacker outside Preckwinkle's home, but details remain sketchyOct 07, 2021 1:00 am - A security detail exchanged gunfire with a carjacker outside the Hyde Park home of Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle last week, but neither she nor other offi...
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Palatine man accused of stalking woman held without bailOct 07, 2021 1:00 am - A Palatine man was ordered held without bail on charges he stalked a woman who obtained an order of protection against him. Juan A. Ramirez-Perez, 37, is charged with ag...
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Wheeling hit-and-run victim dies. Police say suspect may have fled countrySep 30, 2021 1:00 am - This story has been updated to clarify the relationship between the victim and suspect. A 21-year-old Wheeling man who was the victim of a hit-and-run crash earlier...
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Car theft ring used stolen, fake identities to buy luxury cars in Cook, DuPage countiesSep 28, 2021 1:00 am - Six people have been charged with operating a car theft ring that used stolen or false identities to buy automobiles from dealerships, including several in DuPage and Co...
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Twist in 2002 Lake County murder case could mean new trial for man convicted of pulling triggerSep 24, 2021 5:30 am - Ronald Ruhl has spent the last 18 years in prison - and is due to spend at least 31 more - after Lake County prosecutors convinced a jury in 2003 that he murdered a Lake...
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Cook County sheriff launches Missing Persons Project to solve disappearances from long agoSep 02, 2021 5:30 am - Experts say that after the first three days someone has gone missing, the chances of finding that person begin to drop significantly. If that's true, locating someone g...
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Glenview police looking for silver or gray SUV involved in fatal hit-and-runSep 02, 2021 1:00 am - Glenview police say they are looking for a silver or gray 2017 or 2018 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport in the hit-and-run crash that killed a Wheeling man last month. The suspect...
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Wheeling man held without bail following last week's attack in River NorthSep 02, 2021 1:00 am - A Wheeling man who authorities say was among several people who engaged in an Aug. 28 attack on two men in Chicago's River North neighborhood was held without bail Thurs...
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Wheeling man charged in River North attackSep 01, 2021 1:00 am - A Wheeling man has been charged in an attack on two men in Chicago's River North neighborhood last weekend as bystanders looked on and took videos. Brandon Jefferson, 33...