Des Plaines Crime
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Mount Prospect woman pleads guilty to arson, other chargesMar 25, 2019 1:00 am - A Mount Prospect woman who prosecutors say fraudulently filled a prescription at a pharmacy then returned several days later and started a fire pleaded guilty to arson, ...
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Tina Jones considering prosecution's plea offer in bitcoin murder-for-hire caseMar 22, 2019 1:00 am - Attorneys for the former Loyola University Medical Center nurse accused of using the dark web to hire a hitman to kill her former lover's wife say she is considering a p...
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Officials hope decrease in opioid deaths continues in McHenry, suburban CookMar 14, 2019 5:30 am - It's a result McHenry County officials hope will continue: fewer opioid overdose deaths in 2018 than 2017, the first such decrease in four years. The county recorded 44 ...
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Des Plaines man faces weapons chargesMar 11, 2019 1:00 am - A 25-year-old Des Plaines man, who prosecutors say is an admitted gang member with two pending cases, was charged with weapons violations and ordered held on $200,000 ba...
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The Momo Challenge is a hoax, but real online threats are out thereMar 08, 2019 4:33 am - Everybody, it seems, is warning us about the online "Momo Challenge," or telling us it's a hoax. The grotesque "Momo" - a bug-eyed human/bird creature created by a Japan...
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Cook County grand jury indicts SmollettMar 08, 2019 12:00 am - A Cook County grand jury on Thursday returned a 16-count indictment against "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett, according to court records. The Cook County state's attorney...
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Prosecutors: Drug bust recovers more than 1,000 pounds of marijuanaMar 06, 2019 12:00 am - The Illinois State Police North Central Narcotics Task Force, composed of officers from Arlington Heights, Wheeling and other suburban police departments, recovered more...
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Wisconsin man indicted in death of Illinois trooper Christopher LambertFeb 26, 2019 12:00 am - Cook County prosecutors on Tuesday announced an indictment against the Wisconsin man they say caused the January accident on I-294 that claimed the life of Illinois Stat...
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How Cook County sheriff wants to fix the FOID revocation, weapons retrieval processFeb 22, 2019 12:00 am - Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart is proposing a task force in each county of the state that would handle Firearm Owner Identification Card revocation and weapon retrieval af...
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Why police in suburbs, nation are facing a shortage of new recruitsFeb 15, 2019 4:03 am - With its sweeping drone shots, slickly produced action sequences and a heartwarming subplot, the latest Illinois State Police recruitment video could reasonably be mista...