Wheeling Crime
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Man shot while sitting in parked car in WheelingMar 25, 2025 1:45 pm - Wheeling police are investigating a shooting Monday night that left a 19-year-old man hospitalized.
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North Aurora man charged in connection with child sex stingFeb 19, 2025 5:12 pm - A North Aurora man is facing multiple felonies stemming from a child sex sting operation conducted by the Cook County sheriff’s office.
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Prospect Heights man facing federal drug, weapons chargesFeb 19, 2025 3:21 pm - A Prospect Heights man is facing federal drug and weapons trafficking charges.
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Cook County’s top prosecutor launches crackdown on illegally modified gunsJan 30, 2025 1:54 pm - Cook County prosecutors will seek detention for felony defendants accused of using an illegally modified gun and won’t plead their cases down to a lesser charge, State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke announced Thursday.
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Wheeling man charged in Elgin shooting, ordered detainedJan 29, 2025 11:12 pm - A Kane County judge on Wednesday ordered a Wheeling man detained after he was accused of a shooting Sunday afternoon in Elgin, officials said. When officers responded to ...
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Police: Driver speeding, on cellphone before fatal Wheeling crashJan 15, 2025 4:34 pm - A Chicago man who police say was speeding and using his cellphone when he rear-ended a disabled vehicle and killed its driver in Wheeling last fall faces charges of reckless homicide and aggravated use of electronic communication.
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Wheeling 911 calls now to be handled by Northwest Central DispatchJan 08, 2025 12:18 pm - Starting Thursday, 911 calls for police or fire service in Wheeling will be fielded by the Northwest Central Dispatch System.
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One arrest, 137 tickets in Wheeling police safety effortJan 02, 2025 10:22 am - A holiday drunken-driving enforcement effort in Wheeling netted one impaired driver, police announced Thursday.
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Discourage thieves by breaking down gift boxes before putting them at the curb, police sayDec 27, 2024 1:01 pm - To discourage burglars, police recommend people break down and flatten boxes before discarding them. Turning them inside out is even better.
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Illinois State Police to conduct night patrols in JanuaryDec 17, 2024 12:17 pm - Illinois State Police will conduct nighttime enforcement patrols in Cook, Will, DuPage, and Kane counties during January.