Des Plaines Crime
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Des Plaines man accused of sexual assault now faces videotaping chargesMar 23, 2018 1:00 am - A Des Plaines man charged last month with sexually abusing an 11-year-old girl and a woman, now 20, over the course of several years faces new charges of unlawful videot...
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DuPage judge's legal woes provide fodder for lawyers' 'Hannibal O'Shea' skitMar 16, 2018 5:00 am - The DuPage County Bar Association's Judges' Nite Show began 43 years ago as a roast of the people in black robes. And the skewer was a sharp one at this year's show, esp...
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Six charged in suburban gas station skimming schemeMar 15, 2018 1:00 am - Six Floridians are facing several felony theft charges in Illinois after authorities said they used credit card skimming devices on gas pumps at more than 100 service st...
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Man charged with threatening to shoot Elk Grove High students during walkoutMar 15, 2018 1:00 am - A 19-year-old man was charged Thursday with felony disorderly conduct after he was accused of making threats to shoot Elk Grove High School students during their school ...
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Police: Elk Grove High School graduate in custody after social media threatMar 14, 2018 1:00 am - A recent Elk Grove High School graduate who threatened violence against the school online, leading to a lockdown at the end of the school day Wednesday, is now in police...
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Rosemont man sentenced to jail, probation for sexually abusing girlMar 12, 2018 1:00 am - A Rosemont man has pleaded guilty to sexually abusing a 9-year-old girl last September. In exchange for pleading guilty Friday to aggravated criminal sexual abuse, Migue...
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Man doesn't deserve new trial just because prosecutor called him a liar, court saysMar 09, 2018 4:30 am - Is calling a defendant a “lying liar” in front of jurors and sarcastically referring to him as “John Wayne over here draped in the American flag” enough to win him a new...
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Police: Day care teachers gave kids gummies containing sleep aidMar 05, 2018 12:00 am - Three teachers at a Des Plaines day care center face multiple charges alleging they gave children gummies made with melatonin to help them sleep at nap time, police said...
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School safety more than a calling for archdiocese's new anti-violence chiefMar 02, 2018 4:30 am - Like everyone else, school safety is on Phil Andrew's mind a lot these days. But for Andrew, the former FBI agent recently named director of violence prevention initiati...
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Mount Prospect man sentenced to prison for sexually abusing girlsMar 02, 2018 12:00 am - A Mount Prospect man was sentenced to 6½ years in prison for sexually abusing two teenage girls. Michael Kenny, 57, pleaded guilty this week to aggravated criminal sexu...