Wheeling News

Citing a new set of sexual abuse charges, a Cook County judge Thursday nixed probation and sentenced Eduardo Patino to three years in prison for the 2012 molestation of a 15-year-old Wheeling girl he met on Facebook.

The village of Wheeling has reached a settlement with the developers of PhilHaven, a proposed apartment building for people with mental and physical disabilities, that will permit the controversial project to be built.

ALCOHOL Erin L. Rotheiser, 23, of the 400 block of Navajo, Wheeling, was charged with driving under the influence, driving with a blood-alcohol content above .08 and violating a traffic control device at 1:33 a.m. May 21 at Buffalo Grove and Dundee roads.

Driver's License Infractions Merbil Mancilla, 39, of Wheeling was arrested May 6 for driving without a valid license, failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident and driving an uninsured motor vehicle, according to Deerfield Police reports .

Nostalgic Wheeling trustees agreed Monday night to spend up to $70,000 of tax increment financing district money to demolish the building that housed the iconic Don Roth's Blackhawk restaurant.

Prospect Heights Mayor Nicholas Helmer, fourth from left, Susan Shea, director of the Illinois Division of Aeronautics, and Wheeling Village President Dean Argiris lift the shovels during a groundbreaking for a new facility by Hawthorne Global Aviation Service that includes a new hangar, executive terminal and executive offices on the Prospect ... (more)

Mosquitoes that hatched early thanks to April's flooding could have reached adulthood and begun biting this weekend.

Included in the 550 or so students who donned caps and gowns Saturday at Harper College's commencement was a contingent not yet old enough to vote, but qualified to take vital signs, transfer patients and practice infection control.

But that doesn't mean organizers didn't have a few things to worry about in the wake of last month's floods.

An Illinois industrial cleaning and painting firm is being held responsible for the death of a worker, who was stricken while cleaning a methylene chloride tank inside a paint thinner plant.

A federal investigation into a contractor's death at a Wheeling factory last November has determined the man's employer might be to blame.

DUI, Drugs and more Samuel Kim, 24, of Wheeling was arrested May 1 for DUI drugs, possession of cannabis, possession of drug paraphernalia and driving with one headlight, according to Deerfield Police reports .

Theft Renee Redmond, 54, of Evanston was arrested April 26 for theft, according to Deerfield Police reports.

The Des Plaines River has receded, the cleanup goes on. And while the shouting has stopped, there is still anger and hurt in Des Plaines, where many people are convinced that Mount Prospect worsened the flooding they endured by adjusting a levee to protect its own residents.

A group of Northwest suburbs that banded together last year to acquire electricity for their residents and small businesses will save more than 8 percent over ComEd's published price over the next 12 months, a Buffalo Grove official said this week.

RV Designer announced the hiring of Melissa D. Revlett to the newly created position of sales/marketing manager, effective May 27.

The marriage of Rafael Orozco and Mayra Ceniceros lasted just two years and three months - the groom was killed May 1 by a stray bullet outside his apartment in Wheeling.

There are few things as exciting for a cinephile as seeing the next generation of filmmakers in their element.

Engis Corporation , an early pioneer in the use of diamonds for lapping, honing, grinding and polishing applications, celebrates its 75th anniversary during 2013.

Possession of Cannabis Hector Uriastegui, 24, of Wheeling was arrested April 23 for possession of cannabis, possession of drug paraphernalia and speeding, according to Deerfield Police reports .