Wheeling Crime
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Waukegan man charged in Wheeling attackNov 06, 2015 12:00 am - A Waukegan man who is on probation for property damage and has a mob action case pending was ordered held on $90,000 bond Friday on new charges that he struck another ma...
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Elgin man gets 3.5 years for repeat DUIsNov 02, 2015 12:00 am - A 49-year-old Elgin man has been sentenced to 3½ years in prison after pleading guilty to felony repeat DUI stemming from a spring 2014 arrest, according to prosecutors ...
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Wheeling police announce Halloween Crackdown resultsNov 02, 2015 12:00 am - Wheeling police say officers made four impaired driving arrests and issued 26 seat belt citations during the department's recent Halloween Crackdown. Law enforcement age...
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Police issue warning after Roselle-area ruse burglaryNov 02, 2015 12:00 am - The Cook County sheriff's office is warning residents to be alert after a ruse burglary occurred Friday in the Roselle area. A man wearing a beige shirt and green baseba...
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Gang member gets 8½ years prison on weapons chargeOct 30, 2015 1:00 am - A 24-year-old gang member was sentenced to 8½ years in prison Friday after pleading guilty to a weapons offense stemming from a 2013 arrest in Elgin. Miguel Covarrubias,...
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District 207 benefits from Lake Forest medical waste firm settlementOct 30, 2015 1:00 am - A Lake Forest medical waste disposal company has settled a nationwide lawsuit stemming from its practice of overcharging government agencies for inaccurate operating cos...
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Wheeling man charged with sexually abusing teenage girlOct 20, 2015 1:00 am - A Wheeling man who prosecutors say sexually abused a teenage girl for about 15 months was ordered held on a total bail of $220,000 Tuesday. Richard Asencio, 25, was cha...
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Bolingbrook pimp sentenced to 47 years in prisonOct 16, 2015 1:00 am - A 43-year-old Bolingbrook man convicted in 2013 of pimping women and girls as young as 17 was sentenced to 47 years in federal prison. McKenzie Carson's sentence was han...
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Evanston couple get 6 years for laundering drug moneyOct 14, 2015 1:00 am - An Evanston couple accused of laundering $195,000 in drug money pleaded guilty Wednesday and were sentenced to six years in prison. Juan C. Fernandez, 40, and Reyna Garc...
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Wheeling woman accused of crashing into Arlington Hts. home charged with DUIOct 14, 2015 1:00 am - A Wheeling woman accused of driving into an Arlington Heights home over the weekend has been charged, police said. JoAnne Diaz, 21, is charged with failure to reduce spe...