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A man is led away by police after a vehicle was driven through the Sears store and a portion of Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg on Sept. 20, 2019.

Man charged with terrorism in Woodfield Mall crash indicted in unrelated arson case

December 17, 2019 at 1:59 a.m.

The 23-year-old Palatine man charged with terrorism after authorities said he rammed his SUV through a Schaumburg shopping center has been indicted on new charges of arson and criminal damage...

Murder charge against eye doctor in girlfriend’s stabbing in Schaumburg prompts police to renew look at crash that killed his wife in 2011

July 5, 2022 at 2:24 p.m.

The suburban eye doctor charged with murder in his girlfriend's stabbing death has been ordered to be held without bond because a judge said the "presumption of his guilt is...

Frank Buschauer, who murdered wife in South Barrington home nearly two decades ago, is sentenced to 25 years in prison

November 8, 2019 at 10:28 p.m.

Following impassioned pleas for leniency for a man described as gentle and caring, a Cook County judge on Friday sentenced him to 25 years in prison for murdering his wife...

Palatine man pleads not guilty to terrorism charge in Woodfield Mall crash. ‘Case should be viewed through the prism of mental illness,’ his lawyer says.

October 31, 2019 at 7:50 p.m.

Saying his client should not be charged with terrorism and that bringing him to court in shackles is "ridiculous," a defense lawyer entered pleas of not guilty Thursday on behalf...

Palatine man accused of driving SUV into Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg is indicted on terrorism, property damage charges

October 18, 2019 at 9:35 p.m.

The 23-year-old man who authorities said crashed his SUV into Schaumburg's Woodfield Mall last month, sending shoppers and employees into panic, has been indicted on a state charge of terrorism....

‘It was an accident. It’s not terrorism,’ says lawyer of Palatine man charged with driving SUV into Woodfield Mall

October 2, 2019 at 2:08 a.m.

Attorneys for the man charged with terrorism after authorities said he drove his SUV into Woodfield Mall, creating panic among shoppers last month, insisted Tuesday that their client is mentally...

Worker at Little City facility for developmentally disabled is fired after being charged with aggravated battery against resident

September 25, 2019 at 5:17 p.m.

An employee of a northwest suburban facility for developmentally disabled individuals was terminated after he was charged with attacking a 19-year-old autistic resident there, officials reported. Thankgod Ejekwu, a four-year...

La familia de Tiffany Thrasher, su padre y madre (a la izquierda) Kevin y Kim Thrasher, se dirigen a la corte durante el juicio de Bulmaro Mejia-Maya.

Inmigrante Chiapaneco condenado a pasar su vida en prisión por el asesinato de una mujer

September 5, 2019 at 6:23 p.m.

En una audiencia llena de lágrimas y dolor emocional de una familia, un juez del Condado de Cook condenó el miércoles a un inmigrante de 32 años, a pasar su...

Tiffany Thrasher's family members, including dad Kevin, left, and mom Kim, second from left, head into court during the murder trial of Bulmaro Mejia-Maya in Rolling Meadows on June 26, 2019. Mejia-Maya was later convicted in Tiffany Thrasher's 2017 killing.

‘I hope it’s hell on earth for you,’ mom of Schaumburg murder victim says to man sentenced to spend rest of life in prison

September 5, 2019 at 2:33 a.m.

At a hearing filled with the tears and emotional pain of family members, a Cook County judge Wednesday sentenced a 32-year-old laborer to natural life in prison for raping and...

School bus driver from Mount Prospect charged with sexually assaulting young male relative

August 29, 2019 at 6:18 p.m.

Bail was set at $150,000 Tuesday for a 31-year-old school bus driver from Mount Prospect who authorities said sexually assaulted a male relative who is a minor. Raymond Grenke was...

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