Wheeling Crime
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2nd man guilty of attempted murder in 2012 Elgin home invasionApr 26, 2018 1:00 am - An Elgin man was convicted Thursday of attempted murder and home invasion from a 2012 attack in Elgin and now faces up to 30 years in prison. Jaime Zarate, 32, was foun...
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Cook County Sheriff's officer saves overdose victim at Elk Grove Township hotelApr 25, 2018 1:00 am - A Cook County Sheriff's officer used the anti-opiate drug naloxone to revive a woman suffering from an apparent overdose at an Elk Grove Township hotel Monday morning, S...
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Man has 15 DUI convictions. Now he faces 30 years in prison.Apr 24, 2018 5:30 am - Christopher Clingingsmith was forbidden to drive. The judge hearing his 2017 driving under the influence case prohibited it as a condition of setting bail. The state of ...
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Wheeling siblings stabbed while hosting party; one remains in critical conditionApr 23, 2018 1:00 am - A 24-year-old man remained in critical condition Monday while his 26-year-old brother was released from the hospital after the pair were stabbed over the weekend while h...
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Two stabbed in Wheeling early SundayApr 22, 2018 1:00 am - Wheeling police are investigating the stabbings of two males at about 2:15 a.m. Sunday on the 500 block of East Merle Lane. One victim remained in critical condition Sun...
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Pickleball tourney raises funds, hope for recoveryApr 15, 2018 1:00 am - A pickleball tournament that ended Sunday in Wheeling was much more than a competition for elite players in the Northwest suburbs. For two of those players, Thea Froehli...
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Wheeling man charged with impersonating cop, kidnapping, attempted sexual assaultApr 13, 2018 1:00 am - A Wheeling man who prosecutors say falsely claimed to be a police officer, then abducted a woman from a Niles shopping center parking lot and attempted to sexually assau...
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Teen charged with threatening Wheeling High SchoolApr 11, 2018 1:00 am - A sophomore at Wheeling High School accused of posting a threat against the school on social media has been charged with a felony, police say. The 16-year-old boy from W...
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Feds charge six with income tax fraudApr 10, 2018 1:00 am - Federal prosecutors announced income tax fraud charges against six people Tuesday, as well a guilty plea in a seventh case. The defendants include at least two Chicago-a...
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Police pursuing charges against student who threatened Wheeling High SchoolApr 10, 2018 1:00 am - Authorities are pursuing charges against a 16-year-old boy accused of making threats on social media against Wheeling High School, police said. Investigators do not con...