Barbara Vitello
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Hoffman Estates man charged with attempted arsonDec 12, 2013 3:56 pm - A 21-year-old Hoffman Estates man faces charges of attempted aggravated arson and unlawful restraint after police say he built a “homemade incendiary device.” Charged w...
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Palatine man gets prison for baseball bat beatingDec 10, 2013 2:53 pm - A 25-year-old Palatine man, who police say struck another man with a baseball bat during an argument, pleaded guilty to aggravated battery Tuesday. In exchange for Albi...
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Arlington Heights man sentenced for robberyDec 10, 2013 2:20 pm - An Arlington Heights man, who admitted stealing $8,000 from a man he met through an online ad earlier this year, was sentenced to four years in prison Tuesday. Brandon T...
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2 Des Plaines men sentenced in dumbbell attackDec 09, 2013 6:15 pm - Two Des Plaines men convicted in October for attacking another man with a handheld dumbbell were sentenced on Monday — one to prison and the other to probation on top of...
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Robbery charges dropped against Palatine teensDec 09, 2013 4:06 pm - Cook County prosecutors on Monday dismissed armed robbery charges against three Palatine teenagers. The charges were dropped against Qua’son Parker, 19; Kenneth Smith, ...
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Bartlett man receives 17 years for string of armed robberiesDec 09, 2013 2:34 pm - A 20-year-old Bartlett man pleaded guilty Monday to using a bludgeon to rob gas stations in Streamwood and Roselle last year. In exchange for his guilty plea to two cou...
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Hanover Park man arrested in child solicitation stingDec 06, 2013 3:24 pm - A Hanover Park man who authorities say offered to have sex with a girl while a member of her family watched faces indecent solicitation charges. Andrew Kozar, 27, was o...
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Hanover Park man sentenced in $4.2 million forgery caseDec 06, 2013 1:59 pm - A Hanover Park investment consultant convicted earlier this year on federal charges of swindling clients out of about $4.26 million now has pleaded guilty to forgery. St...
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Arlington Heights man charged with sexual abuseDec 06, 2013 12:30 pm - A 35-year-old Arlington Heights man faces charges he sexually abused a teenage girl. Thomas Benefield was ordered held on $30,000 bond Friday by Cook County Judge Jill ...
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Theater events: 'Side Effects' performances raise funds for researchDec 06, 2013 5:00 am - Laughter cure Writer Marc Jaffe drew upon his wife's experiences with early-onset Parkinson's disease for “Side Effects May Include ...” — the play he penned with E...