Des Plaines Crime
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Police: Des Plaines man arrested after pointing BB gun during argumentDec 22, 2025 4:41 pm - A Des Plaines man was arrested after threatening another person with a BB gun, police said.
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Check scam reported in Des PlainesDec 22, 2025 9:07 am - Someone fraudulently tried to cash a check connected to a Des Plaines woman’s bank account last week, police said Friday.
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‘Real and present threat’: Judge orders man charged in Schaumburg slaying detainedDec 18, 2025 1:35 pm - A Cook County judge detained the Niles man charged with first-degree murder in the stabbing death of his former girlfriend on Dec. 16 in a Schaumburg parking lot.
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Police: Former boyfriend charged in deadly Schaumburg stabbingDec 17, 2025 10:09 pm - A Niles man is set to appear in court Thursday on allegations he stabbed a former girlfriend to death Tuesday in Schaumburg.
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Schaumburg police: Woman dead, man in custody following early morning disturbance callDec 16, 2025 9:01 am - Schaumburg police officials say a woman is dead and a man is in custody following an early morning domestic disturbance call on the 100 block of Roselle Road.
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Des Plaines man loses $1,500 in sale gone wrongDec 11, 2025 4:09 pm - A Des Plaines man sent a stranger $1,500 for vehicle parts but didn’t get everything he ordered, police said Thursday.
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Mount Prospect man charged in Des Plaines home burglaryDec 05, 2025 3:07 pm - A Mount Prospect man was arrested early Wednesday on allegations of breaking into a house in Des Plaines and after being confronted by a resident, police said.
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How a wrong turn led to a possible safe haven for abuse survivorsDec 04, 2025 4:49 pm - What started with a wrong turn could become just the right refuge for hundreds of domestic violence and human trafficking survivors from the north suburbs.
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Rosemont police still looking into Tara Reid incident at hotelDec 03, 2025 8:46 pm - Rosemont police say they are still investigating the claim from actress Tara Reid that she was drugged at a Rosemont hotel on Nov. 23, though they have not so far been able to confirm that a crime occurred.
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Man charged in connection with theft of bronze vases from cemetery near Arlington HeightsDec 02, 2025 3:24 pm - Cook County authorities have charged a 62-year-old man with felony theft after eight bronze vases were removed from a Jewish cemetery near Arlington Heights last month.