Highlights
A collection of news and information related to Wheeling published by this site and its partners.
Displaying items 1-12 of 79
» View wsbt.com items only
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Next >
-
Illinois man in erectile pump fraud case asks for leniency
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — An Illinois man facing sentencing in Rhode Island for shipping unwanted penis enlargers to diabetes patients as part of a Medicare fraud scheme is asking for a maximum prison term of 1 1/2 years. Lawyers for 49-year-old Gary...Tags: Punishment, Corporate Crime, Crime, Law and Justice, Prisons, Prisons
-
UPDATE: Berrien County police release ID of drowning victim
COLOMA, Mich. -- In a news release issued Monday afternoon, officials identified the man who was pulled from Lake Michigan in Hagar Township Park Sunday.
Robert Klepacki, 44, of Wheeling,Illinois started having trouble in the water around 2:40 p.m....Tags: Weather
-
'American Idol' sends another finalist home
LOS ANGELES (AP) — "American Idol" viewers are saying adios to Karen Rodriguez. The bubbly, bilingual 21-year-old wannabe diva from New York received the fewest viewer votes after crooning Taylor Dayne's "Love Will Lead You Back" in English and...Tags: Whitney Houston, Tina Turner, New York, Haley Reinhart, Naima Adedapo
-
'Idol' finalists brave birth-year tunes
LOS ANGELES (AP) — "American Idol" finalist Thia Megia could be gone with the wind come Thursday. The breathy 16-year-old high school student from Mountain House, Calif., didn't dazzle the Fox talent competition's judges Wednesday with her...Tags: Jennifer Lopez, Whitney Houston, American Idol (tv program), Randy Jackson, Haley Reinhart
-
7 years for Wheeling man in sex assault of girls, 9 and 11
Special to the TribuneA 26-year-old Wheeling man today was sentenced in Cook County Circuit Court to seven years in prison for sexually molesting two young girls in 2008. Carlos Luz-Flores, of the 300 block of Inland Drive, pleaded guilty in Rolling Meadows branch court to...Tags: Prosecution, Sex Crimes, Cook County Government, Crime, Law and Justice, Punishment
-
High school students turn to internships to help plot future
This summer, teenagers will canvass in support of politicians, help nurses in hospitals or tweet as part of a company's social media effort. They're still in high school but they are working unpaid internships — sometimes even paying thousands of...
Tags: Chicago Public Schools, Science and Technology, Health and Medical Professionals, University of Chicago, School Examinations
-
Bails set for two in Wheeling gang shooting
Tribune reporterA suburban man allegedly plotted to kill a teenager because he switched gang affiliations, but he wound up killing another man, Cook County prosecutors said Sunday. Jesus Sanchez, 18, and Collin Scheffler, 19, are charged with first-degree murder and...Tags: Prosecution, Shootings, Murder, Juvenile Delinquency, Medical Procedures and Tests
-
Wheeling police investigate shooting death of 23-year-old
Special to the TribuneAs police continued their investigation Thursday into the shooting death of a 23-year-old Wheeling man, officials said witnesses have given conflicting reports about the moment gunfire broke out as a crowd of neighbors gathered to enjoy the warm spring...Tags: Police Investigations
-
Glenview, Northbrook police blotter: April 16
The following items were taken from Glenview and Northbrook police records. Glenview •On April 15, a 19-year-old Prospect Heights man was arrested in the 9800 block of Milwaukee Avenue and charged with driving with a suspended license and was...
Tags: Apple iPhone, Prosecution, Cook County Government, Schaumburg, Police Arrests
-
Oak Park library director is selected
David Seleb says he knew the Oak Park Public Library was nationally recognized and well-supported in the community before he was hired as the new executive director, starting May 1. But he still wants to talk to library staff and the community about how...
Tags: River Forest, Arts and Culture, Dominican University, Libraries
-
Lake Zurich, Mundelein police blotter: March 20
The following items were taken from Lake Zurich and Mundelein police reports: Lake Zurich •On March 17 at 12:15 a.m., a 39-year-old Palatine woman was arrested at a traffic stop on U.S. Route 12 at Illinois Route 22 and charged with driving...
Tags: Mundelein, Prosecution, Hawthorn Woods, Crime, Law and Justice, Police Arrests
-
'The Biggest Loser' Season 14 winner: Danni Allen
"The Biggest Loser" has a new winner: Danni Allen, who takes home the title and the $250,000 grand prize by one of the slimmest margins in the competition's history. And America just might have a new fitness model. Allen, 26, of Wheeling, Ill., had...Tags: The Biggest Loser (tv program), Physical Fitness and Exercise, Jillian Michaels, Television Industry
Feb 8, 2012
|Story| AP Broadcast
Aug 30, 2011
|Story| WSBT-TV
Mar 18, 2011
|Story| AP Broadcast
Mar 17, 2011
|Story| AP Broadcast
May 23, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
May 20, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
May 5, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
May 2, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Apr 16, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Apr 10, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Mar 20, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Mar 19, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Original site for Wheeling topic gallery.