Wheeling Crime
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Burglary suspect who has COVID-19 is on home detention, instead of in DuPage jailMay 21, 2020 1:00 am - An earlier version contained incorrect information, supplied to the Daily Herald, about the detainee being housed in a quarantine unit at the Cook County jail. A Ch...
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Police: Father of three deliberately targeted by driver of SUV that plowed into Wheeling homeMay 21, 2020 1:00 am - Wheeling police say the man struck and killed by an SUV moments before the vehicle crashed into a home Wednesday was deliberately targeted by the driver as part of an on...
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Pedestrian killed, driver flees after SUV slams into Wheeling homeMay 20, 2020 1:00 am - One person is dead and another is on the run after an SUV struck a pedestrian, then slammed into a home Wednesday morning in Wheeling. Police called to the house on the ...
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Bail reduction denied for Elgin man charged with striking, sexually assaulting womanMay 19, 2020 1:00 am - A 25-year-old Elgin man charged with striking and sexually assaulting a woman after an argument over loud music will remain in Cook County jail on $1 million bail after ...
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Mancow seeks to have defamation lawsuit tossed, says exposing MacDonald was 'duty'May 16, 2020 1:00 am - WLS radio host Erich "Mancow" Muller wants a defamation and eavesdropping lawsuit brought by Harvest Bible Chapel founder James MacDonald dismissed, arguing the suit is ...
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Elgin man charged with home invasion, pistol whipping man SundayMay 14, 2020 1:00 am - A 21-year-old Elgin man is wanted on charges that he forced his way into an Elgin apartment on Sunday and pistol-whipped a man inside. An arrest warrant has been issued ...
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Prosecutors: Teen took a nap, then items from Wheeling residence above funeral homeMay 13, 2020 1:00 am - Authorities say a Chicago teenager last week entered a Wheeling residence above a funeral home, took a nap, then left with a cello, laptop and other items. Julian Kadan,...
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Kane County courts embrace video technology to move cases forward in COVID eraMay 08, 2020 5:30 am - Today will be a first for Kane County courts: A defendant is expected to plead guilty to a felony charge during a proceeding held via Zoom and accessible to the public t...
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FBI offers reward in Cook County jail escape caseMay 07, 2020 1:00 am - The FBI has offered a reward of up to $2,000 for information leading to the capture of Jahquez Scott, a Cook County jail detainee who authorities say escaped over the we...
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Police: Elgin man drives to wrong house, charged with 4th DUIMay 06, 2020 1:00 am - A 48-year-old man was arrested and charged with his fourth DUI last weekend after driving to the wrong Elgin house at 3 a.m. Saturday and banging on a stranger's door, a...