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Businessman from Riverwoods sentenced to 3 years in prison on federal charges of stealing millions

A Riverwoods businessman has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for stealing $3 million through mortgage and vehicle loans obtained using stolen identities. Yale Schiff, 50, of Riverwoods, pleaded guilty in 2023 to a federal bank fraud charge in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. U.S. District Judge […]

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4 years in prison for ‘dangerous fugitive’ injured after crashing stolen car head-on into another car in Antioch

A “dangerous fugitive,” who had been traveling up to 100 mph and erratically in a stolen vehicle before causing a head-on crash in Antioch, has been sentenced to four years in prison. Then-Village of Antioch Communication Specialist Jim Moran said a 2017 silver Chevy Malibu was reported stolen on December 3, 2022. The Antioch Police […]

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12 years in prison for 1 of 3 suspects who robbed Woodstock gas station, pointed guns at clerk’s head

A 19-year-old man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for a robbery of a gas station convenience store in Woodstock where three suspects pointed guns at the clerk’s head. Rosendo Pacheco, 19, of Beloit, Wisconsin, was charged with armed robbery, aggravated robbery, burglary, two counts of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon and […]

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6 years in prison for drunk driver who killed Wauconda High School teacher in head-on, wrong-way crash

A drunk driver who traveled the wrong way, striking another vehicle head-on and killing a longtime Wauconda High School teacher, has been sentenced to six years in prison. The incident happened around 2:15 a.m. on December 10, 2023, near Palatine Road and Wheeling Road in Wheeling. Wheeling Deputy Police Chief Al Steffen said the collision […]