Wheeling Crime
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Northfield Township man shot to death in apartmentFeb 04, 2019 12:00 am - A 22-year-old Northfield Township man was found shot to death in his apartment late Sunday night in what Cook County authorities say they are investigating as a homicide...
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Des Plaines man sentenced to 20 years for sexually assaulting two girlsFeb 04, 2019 12:00 am - A 44-year-old Des Plaines man was sentenced to a total of 20 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting two different victims and videotaping one of ...
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Medical examiner identifies man shot to death near PalatineFeb 02, 2019 12:00 am - A 20-year-old man who died Friday after being shot near his home in an unincorporated area near Palatine was identified Saturday as Jose L. Castaneda Jr. by the Cook Cou...
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How specialty courts helped suburban woman break the cycle of arrest, conviction, jailFeb 02, 2019 12:00 am - Teena Branch is something of an expert on Cook County's criminal justice system. She should be - she's been part of it since she first was arrested on charges of theft a...
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20-year-old man dead in Palatine shootingFeb 01, 2019 12:00 am - Cook County Sheriff's police are investigating the shooting death of a 20-year-old man in an unincorporated area near Palatine. Sheriff's police said that approximately ...
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Man charged in crash that killed state trooper on I-294 ordered not to driveJan 29, 2019 12:00 am - Dozens of solemn Illinois State Police troopers crowded into a Skokie courtroom Tuesday where a judge set bail at $250,000 for the Wisconsin man charged in the death thi...
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Cook County state's attorney's office charges Wisconsin man in trooper's deathJan 28, 2019 12:00 am - The Cook County state's attorney's office approved reckless homicide charges against a Wisconsin man who struck and killed Christopher Lambert as the 34-year-old state t...
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Why Lake County's new sheriff is taking a stand on shutdown, immigrationJan 25, 2019 4:30 am - Lake County Sheriff John Idleburg is less than two months into his tenure, but already he's proving not to be shy when it comes to taking a stand on a controversy. Idleb...
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Jail, probation for Elgin man who drove drunk after fatal 1995 DUIJan 21, 2019 12:00 am - An Elgin man who was convicted of reckless homicide in a 1995 DUI has been sentenced to several weekends in jail and probation after pleading guilty to driving drunk in ...
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Why 4 Aurora officers were first to win Medal of Valor honor in 5 yearsJan 18, 2019 4:33 am - Police officers risk their health just by showing up for their jobs every day. They tear knee ligaments chasing suspects, get bit by people they're arresting, slip on ic...