Wheeling Crime
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Arlington Heights man gets 45 years for killing dog walkerDec 08, 2014 12:01 am - A 20-year-old Arlington Heights man was sentenced Monday to 45 years in prison for killing Rafael Orozco, a Wheeling resident who was walking his dog when he was struck ...
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Teenage gang members charged in Wheeling home burglariesDec 05, 2014 12:01 am - Two Wheeling teenagers who belong to the same street gang face felony charges in connection with a string of home burglaries on Wheeling's east side, police said Friday....
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Four stabbed on Amtrak train from ChicagoDec 05, 2014 12:01 am - NILES, Mich. - A man wielding a knife stabbed four people aboard a passenger train Friday, including an Amtrak employee, police said. The suspect was in custody Friday n...
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West Dundee man indicted in business fraud schemeDec 04, 2014 12:01 am - Two men, including one from West Dundee, have been indicted on federal fraud charges alleging they bilked 125 business owners nationwide out of $2 million over three yea...
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Judge: 2005 Aurora murder case to remain in adult courtDec 04, 2014 12:01 am - The case of the 2005 murder of an Aurora substance abuse counselor won't return to juvenile court, a judge said Thursday. Garang Deng, now 23, was 14 when prosecutors sa...
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Former Comcast employee pleads guilty to 2012 Wheeling home invasionDec 03, 2014 12:01 am - The second of two defendants charged with a 2012 Wheeling home invasion pleaded guilty to the charges, court records show. Former Comcast employee Nicholas Puccio, who ...
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Cook County accuses Wells Fargo of predatory lendingDec 01, 2014 12:00 am - Cook County officials have filed suit against Wells Fargo alleging that the company's predatory and discriminatory lending practices led to the foreclosure crisis in Coo...
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Police believe Palatine stabbing unrelated to similar attacksNov 30, 2014 12:01 am - Authorities believe the stabbing of a 33-year-old woman in a forest preserve near Palatine is not connected to attacks on other women along Northwest suburban jogging tr...
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Police: Woman stabbed in forest preserve near PalatineNov 29, 2014 12:01 am - A 33-year-old woman was stabbed while jogging on a trail in the Deer Grove East forest preserve near Palatine Saturday afternoon, authorities said. The woman was alone o...
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Guilty plea for man who helped kill Arlington Heights dadNov 21, 2014 12:01 am - A Chicago man pleaded guilty Friday to taking part in the grisly 2011 murder of George Nellessen, 55, in his Arlington Heights home. Armon Braden, 24, is expected to be...