Wheeling Crime
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Circuit court clerk's office upgrading website security after breachAug 26, 2021 1:00 am - The Cook County circuit court clerk's office website is undergoing security updates after a breach Aug. 13 that directed users to an NFL-related website, the office said...
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Glenview police looking for SUV in hit-and-run crash that killed Wheeling manAug 22, 2021 1:00 am - Glenview police are seeking help in identifying an SUV involved in a hit-and-run crash that killed a 59-year-old bicyclist from Wheeling early Saturday morning. Police s...
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Wheeling cyclist killed in hit-and-run crash in GlenviewAug 21, 2021 1:00 am - A 59-year-old Wheeling man, riding a bicycle, was struck by a car and killed in an apparent hit-and-run crash early Saturday in Glenview, police said. At 3:10 a.m., poli...
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Wheeling police investigate parking lot shootingAug 17, 2021 1:00 am - Wheeling police don't believe there is a connection between a shooting at an apartment complex there late last week and recent shootings in Arlington Heights and Rolling...
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25 men cited in sex sting in Leyden TownshipJul 23, 2021 1:00 am - Officers from the Cook County sheriff's police Special Victims Unit issued citations Thursday to 25 men and towed 21 vehicles as part of an undercover operation in an ar...
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More Cook County courtrooms reopen promising speedier resolutionsJul 17, 2021 1:00 am - Dozens more Cook County courtrooms will be available for bench and jury trials beginning Friday, per a new order from Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans, helping accelerate th...
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FBI investigating tax assessment bribes in Cook CountyJul 13, 2021 1:00 am - The FBI has been investigating a Cook County Board of Review employee who is alleged to have used his position to lower property assessments in exchange for thousands of...
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Case against man accused of trying to kidnap girl in Carol Stream droppedJul 09, 2021 5:30 am - It was a pretty stunning case last summer. A man ran up to a 13-year-old girl, grabbed her around the waist and tried to carry her away on Aug. 7, 2020, near a Carol Str...
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Preckwinkle announces $1.5 million in grants to address root causes of violent crimeJul 08, 2021 1:00 am - Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle Thursday was among leaders announcing $1.5 million in grants to community-based organizations through the Justice Advisory Council...
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Wheeling police expanding social worker programJun 25, 2021 1:00 am - As activists across the U.S. call for police budgets to be slashed and more funding for social services, the Wheeling Police Department is set to expand its social worke...