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Barrington man found guilty in 2000 drowning of wife in bathtub over disagreements about home construction problems

August 24, 2019 at 1:35 a.m.

In what he termed a "senseless death over building a house," a Cook County judge Friday convicted a 70-year-old former South Barrington man of drowning his wife nearly two decades...

Kildeer man threatened to shoot Palatine cop at street festival as revenge for earlier arrest, prosecutors say

August 22, 2019 at 5:03 p.m.

Bail was set at $100,000 Wednesday for a 55-year-old Kildeer man who authorities say threatened to kill a police officer who arrested him for trespassing in a Palatine night club...

Man sentenced to 12 years for Wheeling home invasion, when his knife threat was repelled by woman hitting him with her mom’s walker

August 19, 2019 at 9:14 p.m.

A 45-year-old man who threatened an 85-year-old woman and her daughter with a butcher knife after he entered their Wheeling home last year has been sentenced to 12 years in...

Testifying for defense at murder trial, pathologist says South Barrington woman’s drowning death in 2000 could have been accidental

August 15, 2019 at 7:06 p.m.

A 47-year-old South Barrington woman found dead in her bathroom could have fainted and drowned in her bathtub, a pathologist testified Wednesday at the murder trial of her husband. Dr....

‘I don’t remember a thing and that’s the truth’: Tape of police interview is played at trial of man charged with murder in 2000 drowning death of wife

August 14, 2019 at 2:52 p.m.

In a videotaped interview with police that led to his arrest, a former South Barrington man charged with murder in the death of his wife told investigators he could not...

At murder trial of former South Barrington man, defense witness testifies she heard of no threats by defendant against wife, who he’s accused of killing

August 13, 2019 at 5:41 p.m.

Defense witnesses in the trial of a former South Barrington man charged with murder in the death of his wife 19 years ago countered prosecution testimony Monday in Cook County...

Man on trial for 2000 drowning death of wife in South Barrington repeatedly denied killing her, state police special agent testifies

July 31, 2019 at 2:41 p.m.

A former South Barrington man standing trial for the murder of his wife repeatedly denied killing her in a lengthy interview with investigators from the Illinois State Police 19 years...

At murder trial, pathologist says suburban woman’s drowning in 2000 bothered him, but evidence was lacking at the time to call it a homicide

July 19, 2019 at 1:52 a.m.

A former Cook County assistant medical examiner who performed an autopsy on the body of a drowned South Barrington woman nearly two decades ago testified Thursday that he didn't rule...

‘Healthy people in her age group really don’t die in tubs,’ pathologist says at trial of man accused in drowning death of wife

July 17, 2019 at 1:46 p.m.

A 47-year-old South Barrington woman who was found drowned in her spa-style bathtub almost 20 years ago was too healthy to have died accidentally, a prosecution witness testified Tuesday at...

Schaumburg man, 84, pleads not guilty to charges he killed son during dispute over living arrangements

July 15, 2019 at 10:28 p.m.

An 84-year-old man pleaded not guilty Monday to charges that he shot and killed his son after they quarreled and the elderly man was ordered to move out of his...

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