Blog Posts in September, 2011
Posted on Sep 30, 2011 By Law Office of Michael P. Schmiege, PC
A girl from the Clearing neighborhood on the Southwest Side, claims to have seen a man exposing himself. He first called her over while sitting in his vehicle, to question her about a missing dog. ...
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Posted on Sep 29, 2011 By Law Office of Michael P. Schmiege, PC
An Antioch man who has previous child sex charges has been charged once again with aggravated child pornography, law enforcement said. He currently remains in custody today in lieu of $500,000 bond. ...
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Posted on Sep 27, 2011 By Law Office of Michael P. Schmiege, PC
A man was critically injured after being shot in the face in the Park Manor neighborhood, officers said. The shooting occurred at about 2:38 p.m. on the 6700 block of South Cottage Grove, said a ...
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Posted on Sep 26, 2011 By Law Office of Michael P. Schmiege, PC
A Near West Side man has been charged with striking and killing a Washington man in a drunk driving accident on Lake Shore Drive near Millennium Park over the weekend. He was charged with aggravated ...
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Posted on Sep 24, 2011 By Law Office of Michael P. Schmiege, PC
Although it took nearly five years to successfully name their suspect, police in Chicago, Illinois were finally able to arrest the person responsible for two stabbing murders. According to official ...
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Posted on Sep 23, 2011 By Law Office of Michael P. Schmiege, PC
Orland Park police and other area police departments searched for an individual sexually assaulted an 83-year-old woman in a field behind a home-repair store late this morning after she tried to help ...
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Posted on Sep 22, 2011 By Law Office of Michael P. Schmiege, PC
A Cook County sheriff's correctional officer has been charged with the 1997 rape of a 10-year-old girl in south suburban Harvey after a DNA test allegedly linked him to the crime, the Cook County ...
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Posted on Sep 22, 2011 By Law Office of Michael P. Schmiege, PC
Earlier this morning, two men were shot as they sat in their car in the West side. This shooting left one of the men (28 years old) and the other in critical condition. The second shooting occurred ...
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Posted on Sep 16, 2011 By Chicago Criminal Defense Lawyer
One woman was just weeks away from getting married when she caused a DUI accident that led to her own injuries plus those of the bicyclist. After reviewing the police report, a judge ordered the woman ...
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Posted on Sep 9, 2011 By Chicago Criminal Defense Lawyer
Two men were arrested near the city limits of Chicago, Illinois last week for possession of drugs and trafficking. According to officers in Chicago and the city of Evanston, a search warrant was ...
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Posted on Sep 8, 2011 By Law Office of Michael P. Schmiege, PC
Officers received a tip Tuesday that suspicious packages were delivered to a freight yard in Wheeling, and after drug dogs indicated there was marijuana inside, officers obtained a search warrant and ...
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Posted on Sep 7, 2011 By Law Office of Michael P. Schmiege, PC
One of two women shot allegedly by the same man in the south suburbs late last month has died, authorities said this morning. A 28 year old woman from Hazel Crest, died at Advocate Christ Hospital at ...
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Posted on Sep 2, 2011 By Law Office of Michael P. Schmiege, PC
Thanks to new legislation signed into law last year, Chicago police officers were able to successfully bring down a sex trafficking ring. Officers have been working for 18 months to investigate and ...
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