Wheeling Crime
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Cook County sheriff's officer killed in Woodridge crashDec 18, 2018 12:00 am - A 27-year-old Cook County sheriff's officer from Addison died Monday afternoon in a crash in Woodridge caused by a drunken driver, according to officials. Officer Zachar...
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Wheeling woman sentenced to probation, community service for damaging carsDec 11, 2018 12:00 am - A Wheeling woman who prosecutors say spray-painted vulgarities on the exterior of a Wheeling home and damaged two cars pleaded guilty and paid $1,500 in restitution. Cai...
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Former Wheeling man gets 13 years for sexually abusing young girlDec 03, 2018 12:00 am - A former Wheeling man was sentenced to 13 years in prison and ordered to register as a sex offender after he pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a girl beginning when ...
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Wheeling man charged with sexually abusing young girlNov 30, 2018 12:00 am - A 32-year-old Wheeling man was ordered held on $1 million cash bail Thursday on charges that he sexually abused an 8-year-old girl. That means Angel Cuevas-Bibiano, who...
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Police: Sex offender lied to force his way into Elgin apartmentNov 29, 2018 12:00 am - This article has been updated with additonal information from Elgin police that Onofre lied about his revenge story and there was no evidence the woman's husband was...
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Cook County 'Tails' program offers redemption for inmates, dogsNov 22, 2018 12:00 am - Cookie was a troubled girl. Her large size, mixed background and bad manners made it unlikely anyone was going to adopt her. That was until she and five other unwanted ...
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Police: St. Charles man pistol-whipped couple in Elgin apartmentNov 13, 2018 12:00 am - A 41-year-old St. Charles man is charged with entering an Elgin apartment early Saturday and beating a woman and a man with a gun, causing a shot to be fired. Joshua B. ...
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Fighting the opioid crisis: Statewide program distributing pouches that safely dissolve unwanted pillsOct 30, 2018 1:00 am - A new statewide partnership began Tuesday to address the opioid crisis with plans to work with community anti-drug groups to emphasize prevention, treatment and recovery...
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Chicago's known for Capone, but gangsters held sway in the suburbs and beyondOct 27, 2018 1:00 am - When it came to organized crime in Illinois, Chicago-based Prohibition-era gangsters loomed large during the 1920s and 1930s. Al Capone, Frank Nitti, Lester “Baby Face N...
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$2 million bail for suspect in Elgin shooting that wounded threeOct 23, 2018 1:00 am - An Elgin man charged with shooting and wounding three men early Sunday is held on $2 million bail, and police are still searching for another suspect. Luis K. Mora-Otero...