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Mother accused of trying to kill kids with tainted smoothies, plastic bags

May 22, 2019 at 11:25 p.m.

A suburban mother has been charged with trying to kill her two young children by giving them prescription medications in a smoothie, placing plastic bags over their heads and tying...

Prosecutor: Man used prescription drug before crash that seriously injured kid

May 22, 2019 at 11:25 p.m.

A man who authorities said caused a crash that left a small child permanently disabled has been charged with driving under the influence of drugs. Authorities said Victor Mejia, 29,...

The Rev. Clovis Javier Vilchez-Parra, inset, and Mision San Juan Diego Catholic church in Arlington Heights.

Former Catholic pastor pleads guilty to child porn, gets 4-year sentence

May 8, 2019 at 3:00 p.m.

A former associate pastor at an Arlington Heights church was sentenced to four years in prison Thursday for distributing child pornography, according to court records. Clovis Vilchez-Parra, 36, also was...

Suspect said he raped Schaumburg woman; didn’t recall strangling her: prosecutor

May 10, 2019 at 4:06 p.m.

The suspect in the murder of a Schaumburg woman admitted to authorities that he held his hand over her mouth while he raped her but said he did not remember...

Man who stabbed wife with screwdriver at hospital pleads guilty to murder

June 5, 2018 at 2:23 a.m.

A man who fatally stabbed his wife with a screwdriver after locking her in a hospital bathroom pleaded guilty to first-degree murder Monday and was sentenced to 30 years in...

Under the judge’s order, Schaumburg Village President Al Larson must perform his community service a charitable organization that serves the needy or at an animal shelter.

Schaumburg village president pleads guilty to leaving scene of car crash

May 10, 2019 at 4:06 p.m.

Saying he took full responsibility for causing a minor traffic accident and then driving away, Schaumburg's village president Friday was fined $200 and ordered to perform 40 hours of community...

Palatine man accused of stabbing 2 men charged with attempted murder

June 5, 2018 at 4:42 a.m.

A Palatine man is accused of stabbing his girlfriend's son and the son's friend following a domestic dispute on Easter Sunday. Bond was set Tuesday at $1.75 million in Cook...

Married couple accused of assaulting 3 teen boys in suburban home

May 22, 2019 at 11:15 p.m.

A married couple have been charged with sexually assaulting three teenage boys in their northwest suburban home. Christopher Wheeler, 30, and Anthony Wheeler, 25, of Prospect Heights, each face multiple...

Brian Oldfield, a shot put legend from Elgin, smiles while telling stories from his glory days as an Olympian during a throwing camp at Denison University in June 2006 in Granville, Ohio.

Brian Oldfield, larger-than-life shot put champion, dies at 71

June 5, 2018 at 9:58 a.m.

A larger-than-life figure in the unheralded shot put event, Brian Oldfield set the track and field world spinning, literally and figuratively. He elbowed his way onto the world stage with...

Bensenville woman accused of biting officer held on $45K bond

May 22, 2019 at 11:13 p.m.

A Bensenville woman was ordered held on a $45,000 bond Monday after Cook County prosecutors said she bit a police officer as they attempted to book her for domestic battery....

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