Wheeling Crime

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• Community rallies to help longtime Wheeling voluntee...

  5 hrs ago | via Daily Herald 

  For more than 30 years Dave Bunda has been giving back to his community, but now he is the one needing help from his friends.

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  Related Topix: Wheeling, IL, Knights of Columbus, Insurance, Leukemia, Health

• Police Arrest 4 Teens In Connection With Home Burglary

  22 hrs ago | via Patch.com 

  Police arrested four teenagers ages 14 through 17 on Saturday in connection with a residential burglary that took place in the 2600 block of Prairie Avenue.

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  Related Topix: Family, Teenagers

• Police charge three juveniles in Evanston burglary

  23 hrs ago | via Evanston Review 

  Evanston police arrested four juveniles Saturday in connection with a residential burglary that occurred about 10:35 a.m. on the 2600 block of Prairie Avenue.

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• Old Maine High School Site Now Home to Park

  Yesterday | via Patch.com 

  Built in 1902 at a cost of $15,000, Maine Township High School was fairly small, designed by architect F.C. Allen, who worked nationwide, and built by Danville contractor Moore & Son.

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  Related Topix: Sports, Swimming

• Buffalo Grove Police to Pass the Torch for Special O...

  Friday May 25 | via Patch.com 

  The Buffalo Grove Police Department has participated in the annual Special Olympics Torch Run for more than 30 years, and this year the tradition continues.

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  Related Topix: Northbrook, IL, Wheeling, IL, Buffalo Grove, IL, Gurnee, IL, Lincolnshire, IL

• Expired machine jeopardizes DUI arrests in Wheeling

  Friday May 25 | via Daily Herald 

  An expired part on a piece of Wheeling police equipment could lead to dozens of DUI cases being reconsidered, officials have confirmed.

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  Related Topix: Wheeling, IL, Cook County, IL, Arlington Heights, IL

• Police Blotter: $444 in Charges Appear on Victim's Card

  Thursday May 24 | via Patch.com 

  THEFT A resident reported that someone used her credit card information on May 8 to make four unauthorized transactions in Wheeling and Palatine totaling $444.02. The resident still has the credit card in her possession.

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• Regional Crime Report: Manhunt For Murder Suspect, D...

  Saturday May 19 | via Patch.com 

  Palatine May 17 A no-bond first degree murder arrest warrant has been obtained by the Cook County Sheriff's Police Department for Vidal Rodriguez, aka "Chi-Town", of the 80 block of Carriage Hill Road in Wheeling, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced Thursday.

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• Glencoe Man Charged with Reckless Homicide Out on Bail

  Friday May 18 | via Patch.com 

  A Glencoe resident charged with reckless homicide and two counts of aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol was released from Lake County Jail on Thursday after he put down the necessary $50,000 of the $500,000 bail, police said.

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  Related Topix: Lake County, IL, Wheeling, IL

• Glencoe man charged in crash that killed Wheeling ne...

  Friday May 18 | via WGN-TV Chicago 

  A Glencoe man is free on bond after being charged with reckless homicide in an alcohol-related accident in January in Buffalo Grove that killed a newlywed bride.

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  Related Topix: Wheeling, IL, Buffalo Grove, IL, Lake County, IL, Lincolnshire, IL

• Warrant Issued for Gang Member in Palatine Township ...

  Friday May 18 | via Patch.com 

  A no-bond first degree murder arrest warrant has been obtained by the Cook County Sheriff's Police Department for Vidal Rodriguez, aka "Chi-Town", of the 80 block of Carriage Hill Road in Wheeling, Cook County Sheriff Thomas Dart announced Thursday.

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  Related Topix: Cook County, IL, Wheeling, IL

• Reported gang member sought in Palatine Township sla...

  Thursday May 17 | via Daily Herald 

  An arrest warrant has been issued for a 20-year-old Wheeling man wanted in connection with Saturday's fatal shooting of a 34-year-old man near Arlington Heights, Cook County sheriff's police said Thursday.

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• Manhunt for 'armed and extremely dangerous' murder s...

  Thursday May 17 | via WGN-TV Chicago 

  A murder warrant has been issued for a Wheeling man suspected of fatally shooting a maintenance worker last weekend near Arlington Heights.

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  Related Topix: Obituaries

• Glencoe man charged with homicide in fatal crash in ...

  Thursday May 17 | via Lincolnshire Review 

  A Glencoe man was in Lake County court Thursday on charges of reckless homicide stemming from a fatal accident Jan.

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  Related Topix: Lake County, IL, Lincolnshire, IL, Wheeling, IL, Buffalo Grove, IL

• Police Charge Glencoe Man with Reckless Homicide

  Thursday May 17 | via Patch.com 

  A Glencoe resident is currently held in a Lake County jail due to charges of "reckless homicide and two counts of aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol causing death and great bodily harm," according to the Lincolnshire Police Department.

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• Warrant Issued for Gang Member in Palatine Township ...

  Thursday May 17 | via Patch.com 

  A no-bond first degree murder arrest warrant has been obtained by the Cook County Sheriff's Police Department for Vidal Rodriguez, aka "Chi-Town", of the 80 block of Carriage Hill Road in Wheeling, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced Thursday.

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  Related Topix: Cook County, IL, Wheeling, IL

• Manhunt underway for 'armed and extremely dangerous'...

  Thursday May 17 | via Chicago Tribune 

  A murder warrant has been issued for a Wheeling man suspected of fatally shooting a maintenance worker last weekend near Arlington Heights.

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  Related Topix: Obituaries

• Glencoe man charged with reckless homicide, DUI

  Thursday May 17 | via Daily Herald 

  A Glencoe man has been charged with reckless homicide for causing an accident while intoxicated that killed a woman in January in Lincolnshire, authorities said.

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  Related Topix: Glencoe, IL, Lincolnshire, IL, Lake County, IL, Buffalo Grove, IL, Wheeling, IL

• Lamborghini Gallardo crash in Wheeling becomes YouTu...

  Wednesday May 16 | via Daily Herald 

  The video, shot on Mother's Day at the corner of Palatine and Wheeling roads, shows the sports car revving its engine while sitting at a red light, preparing to turn left onto southbound Wheeling Road.

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  Related Topix: Wheeling, IL, Hawthorn Woods, IL

• Palatine Police Blotter: Window Screens Damaged at P...

  Monday May 14 | via Patch.com 

  May 14, 2012 A generator was stolen from an unlocked, open garage in the 1100 block of South Deverell Court sometime between 7:45 p.m. and 8:44 p.m.A The generator had yellow and black handles and was valued at $500. May 15, 2012 A 2001 silver Chevy sedan and a 2009 green Volkswagen were burglarized sometime between 2 a.m. and 8:15 a.m. May 15 in ... (more)

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