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Wheeling, Illinois is located in Cook County. Zip codes in Wheeling, IL include 60090. The median home price in Wheeling is $134,900 which is roughly $117/per square foot. More Wheeling information.

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Yesterday | WHBF-TV Rock Island

Cool temperatures helped keep mosquito numbers low

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

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Sat May 18, 2013

Daily Herald

High-schoolers walk at Harper commencement

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.

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Daily Herald

Floods can't stop Des Plaines River canoe race

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

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Tue May 14, 2013

PaintSquare

Contractor Fined in Tank Worker's Death

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.

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Mon May 13, 2013

Daily Herald

OSHA cites contractor in Wheeling tank death

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

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Patch.com

Car Damage Leads to DUI, Drug Arrest

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 .

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Fri May 10, 2013

Patch.com

Police Arrest Woman for Theft

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

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Daily Herald

Editorial: Towns must talk, cooperate in fight against flooding

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.

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Thu May 09, 2013

Daily Herald

Northwest suburbs expect more energy savings for 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.

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RV Business

Revlett to Head RV Designer Sales & Marketing

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

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Daily Herald

Burt Constable Wheeling neighborhood grieves for slain bystander

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.

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Wed May 08, 2013

Examiner.com

9th Annual CineYouth Film Festival Celebrates and Inspires Young Filmmakers

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

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Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal

Superabrasive Leader EngisA Corporation Celebrates Anniversaries Around the World

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

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Patch.com

Speeding Driver Arrested for Drug Possession

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 .

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Tue May 07, 2013

Patch.com

Police Blotter: Intoxicated Customer Throws a Punch

ALCOHOL/DRUGS Debbie A. Rediger, 46, of the 800 block of Indigo, Lake Zurich, was charged with driving under the influence, driving with a blood-alcohol content above the legal limit, speeding and illegal lane use at 1:50 a.m. May 3 at Deerfield Road and Green Knolls Drive.

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Patch.com

Two Men Charged With First Degree Murder After Wheeling Homicide

A Cook County judge has ordered a $2 million bond for Jesus Sanchez of Arlington Heights who is accused of fatally shooting 23-year-old Rafael Orozco of Wheeling last Wednesday, according to the Daily Herald .

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Daily Herald

Argiris gets right down to business in Wheeling

New Wheeling Village President Dean Argiris plans one meeting to explain trustees' priorities to the village plan commission and another to make peace over Chicago Executive Airport with Nick Helmer, mayor of Prospect Heights.

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Mon May 06, 2013

Chicago Tribune

Mt. Prospect, Prospect Heights did not violate permit by filling levee gap, state says

Efforts by Mount Prospect and Prospect Heights to limit flood damage near Levee 37 along the Des Plaines River last month did not violate a state permit and did not significantly contribute to flooding downstream in Des Plaines, according to findings from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.

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Patch.com

Bond Set at $2 Million for Arlington Heights Man in Fatal Shooting

A Cook County judge has ordered a $2 million bond for Jesus Sanchez of Arlington Heights who is accused of fatally shooting 23-year-old Rafael Orozco of Wheeling last Wednesday, according to the Daily Herald.

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Sun May 05, 2013

Daily Herald

Amputee wants Boston victims to know it gets better

After a nearly fatal bout of Legionnaires' disease led to the amputations of his left arm and both legs last year, suburban banker Kent Carson now is walking on his own.

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