Wheeling Crime
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Congress passes anti-sex trafficking bill supported by Cook County sheriffMar 25, 2018 1:00 am - Congress has passed anti-online sex trafficking legislation long supported by Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart, prompting Craigslist to remove its personals ads and leading ...
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Six charged in suburban gas station skimming schemeMar 15, 2018 1:00 am - Six Floridians are facing several felony theft charges in Illinois after authorities said they used credit card skimming devices on gas pumps at more than 100 service st...
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Police: Elk Grove High School graduate in custody after social media threatMar 14, 2018 1:00 am - A recent Elk Grove High School graduate who threatened violence against the school online, leading to a lockdown at the end of the school day Wednesday, is now in police...
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Report: Suburban Cook County has more DUI, fewer drug cases than ChicagoMar 02, 2018 12:00 am - For the second time in as many years, suburban Cook County DUI cases outnumbered Chicago cases. According to a Cook County state's attorney report issued Friday, prosec...
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Jailed woman sues Sheriff Dart over delayed release into electronic monitoringFeb 27, 2018 10:00 pm - Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart is running into a backlash from the Cook County public defender and other legal advocates of people who are remaining in jail as his office ...
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Despite verdict, Haley Reinhart maintains innocence in Palatine bar brawlFeb 26, 2018 12:00 am - Former "American Idol" finalist and Wheeling native Haley Reinhart maintained her innocence Monday even after a judge found her guilty of a battery charge related to a b...
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Man pleads guilty in Prospect Heights attackFeb 26, 2018 12:00 am - A parolee whose attack against a Prospect Heights woman was deterred partly by the victim's dog pleaded guilty to unlawful use of a weapon by a felon in exchange for a 2...
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Des Plaines man accused of sexually abusing two over several yearsFeb 16, 2018 12:00 am - A 45-year-old Des Plaines man is accused of sexually abusing a girl and a woman over several years, prosecutors said. Juan Laureano, 45, was arrested Thursday on charge...
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13-year-old charged in 2016 Libertyville gun store break-inFeb 15, 2018 12:00 am - A 13-year-old boy who was taken into custody Tuesday by Wheeling police regarding a vehicle break-in was subsequently charged in a 2016 burglary in which offenders crash...
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First trial set in Elgin 2016 kidnapping, cigarette torture caseFeb 12, 2018 12:00 am - The first of five people charged in the kidnapping and cigarette torture of a teen in Elgin in 2016 is set to go on trial in April. Gino A. Moraca, 26, of Elgin faces fe...