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Sergio Velasquez Fuentes, charged with First Degree Murder (SOURCE: Palatine Police Department)

Murder Suspect Convicted and Sentenced After Shooting and Killing Victim in House on Hicks Rd, Palatine

Wed Jan 21, 2026 06:50 pm Cardinal News

The Palatine Police Department on Wednesday, January 21, 2026 announced a final update in a homicide investigation ongoing since the shooting death of a woman at a house on Hicks Road between Dundee Road and […]

Murder Suspect Charged, Detained After Female Shooting Victim Discovered at House on Hicks Rd, Palatine

Wed Jan 8, 2025 11:25 am Cardinal News

Palatine Police Department responded about 11:26 p.m. Friday, November 29, 2024 to a request for a well-being check in the block of 1700 North Hicks Road in Palatine. Upon arrival, police officers located 42-year-old Fatima […]

Crime scene tape at the scene of a fatal shooting investigation over 24 hours after a woman was discovered with a gunshot wound to the head on Friday, November 29, 2024 (CARDINAL NEWS)

Medical Examiner: Shooting Death a Homicide at House on Hicks Rd, Palatine

Wed Dec 4, 2024 01:57 pm Cardinal News

The Cook County Medical Examiners Office has ruled that the shooting death of a 42 year-old woman in the block of 1700 North Hicks Road in Palatine is a homicide. The primary cause of death […]

Hanover Park Police protecting the scene near the red Acura that Winder Cruz drove to the scene Thursday night before he was killed (CARDINAL NEWS)

Hanover Park Police: Winder Cruz Was Killed in Drug Deal that Became Violent; Suspect Held without Bail

Tue Jun 6, 2023 09:01 pm Cardinal News

Winder Cruz, age 17, who was found stabbed to death in a middle school parking lot, was involved in a marijuana transaction in a grocery store parking lot before he was fatally stabbed, according to […]

Teen Identity, Cause of Death Released After Homicide Victim Found in Middle School Lot Near Barrington Rd and Irving Park Rd, Hanover Park

Sun Jun 4, 2023 11:40 am Cardinal News

Male, age 17, killed in homicide in Hanover Park, Illinois. YouTube Tips ⓘ The Cook County Medical Examiners Office on Friday June 2, 2023 released the identity a teen found dead in a homicide near […]

Arlington Heights police investigating at house after paramedics responded shortly after 2 PM Wednesday, September 14, 2022.

Medical Examiner Rules on Cause of Death at Incident at Thomas and Dryden Arlington Heights

Fri Sep 16, 2022 03:26 pm Cardinal News

The cause of a 68 year-old man’s death in Arlington Heights — at the scene where a large police presence piqued the interested of many Arlington Heights residents and passers by — was released early […]

Inverness Police Department SUV behind a Chevrolet Silverado at Palatine Road and Ela Road during investigation by MCAT

Investigation After Man Fatally Shot Himself in a Pickup Truck at Palatine Rd and Ela Rd, Inverness

Tue Jul 19, 2022 03:03 pm Cardinal News

Police from Inverness and Palatine, and firefighters and paramedics from Palatine Rural Fire Protection District responded about 8:33 p.m., Monday, July 18, 2022 to a report that a man shot himself in the head in […]

Public Storage, 1430 East Davis Street Arlington Heights

Death Investigation for Woman Found with Gunshot Wound at Storage Facility on Davis St, Arlington Heights

Mon Jun 20, 2022 01:49 pm Cardinal News

Police, firefighters, and paramedics responded about 5:39 p.m. Sunday, June 19, 2022 to a report that a woman was found with what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound in a storage area at Public […]

Arlington Heights police officers protect the scene as staff from a funeral home or the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office work to remove the body from the scene

Identity, Manner of Death Released for Man Found Dead Near Vail Ave Parking Garage

Mon Jun 6, 2022 05:42 pm Cardinal News

The Cook County Medical Examiner’s office released the identity of a fall victim who died at the Vail Avenue parking garage just north of Sigwalt Street as Donald Williams, age 74, of Rolling Meadows. The […]

Kindberg Court in Elburn, Illinois (Imagery ©2021 Google, Imagery ©2021 Maxar Technologies, U.S. Geological Survey, Map data ©2021 Google)

Homicide Investigation for Infant Death After EMS Call on Kindberg Court in Elburn

Wed Aug 4, 2021 10:36 am Cardinal News

Elburn Police and firefighters and paramedics from The Elburn and Countryside Fire Protection District responded about 7:00 a.m. Friday, July 30, 2021 to a report of an infant having difficulty with breathing to the block […]

Aurora Illinois Reports First Coronavirus Fatality — Man in His 90s

Wed Mar 25, 2020 11:05 am Cardinal News

CARDINAL NEWS Chicagoland Headlines, News Highlights for Wednesday, March 25 2020 Latest videos from CBSChicago. Aurora Illinois confirms first Coronavirus death March 2020 [Google] [Bing] The City of Aurora has confirmed, via information from the […]

Panoramic Forensics Camera at crime scene at Maple St and Oakton St, Des Plaines

Des Plaines Police Questioning a Person of Interest in Homicide Case on Maple St; Victim’s Identity Released

Fri Jan 3, 2020 04:45 pm Cardinal News

Des Plaines Police Department homicide investigation scene at Oakton Street and Maple Street in Des Plaines. Des Plaines Police detectives are questioning a “person of interest” in the investigation of the strangulation death of a […]

Martin Chavez Lomeli Jr, homicide suspect Des Plaines

Son Accused of Shooting, Killing Father in Mobile Home Where They Lived in a Mobile Home Park Near Maine West High School, Des Plaines

Thu Nov 14, 2019 05:53 pm Cardinal News

Des Plaines homicide investigation scene at mobile home community in Des Plaines. A long-running dispute between father and son ended in gunfire in the family’s Des Plaines home Monday, leaving a 54-year-old man dead and […]

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