Des Plaines Crime
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FBI report: Bank robbers are working the night shiftJan 26, 2018 4:30 am - Maybe bank robbers aren't quitting their day jobs. That's one take-away from a report issued by the FBI's Chicago office this week detailing the facts and figures behind...
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Gas station in Des Plaines robbed at gunpointJan 24, 2018 12:00 am - A Citgo gas station in Des Plaines was robbed at gunpoint last weekend, but no arrests have been reported. According to police, a robber walked into the gas station at ...
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Former Wheaton attorney gets four and a half years for stealing from clientsJan 23, 2018 12:00 am - A former Wheaton attorney who pleaded guilty to theft has been sentenced to four and a half years in prison for bilking the estates of four former and three other client...
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Harper College fires professor charged in Iowa shootingsJan 23, 2018 12:00 am - Harper College on Tuesday fired a professor charged with shooting at vehicles Jan. 11 in Iowa. Charles Johnston, an associate professor of psychology at the Palatine-bas...
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Police: Tow truck driver struck 14 cars, tree on New Year's EveJan 23, 2018 12:00 am - A Des Plaines tow-truck driver accused of striking 14 vehicles in Park Ridge on New Year's Eve is facing multiple criminal and traffic charges, authorities said. Patric...
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Lawsuit: Dundee Twp. park president took millions from late aunt, cousin over decadesJan 22, 2018 12:00 am - The Dundee Township Park District president and grandson of a prominent Carpentersville developer is being sued to have his divorce put on hold until a lawsuit that accu...
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Court filing: Harper prof targeted trucks in retaliation for crashJan 22, 2018 12:00 am - A Harper College professor charged with shooting at vehicles near Interstate 80 in Iowa told police he targeted truck drivers because he was enraged over a truck crash t...
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Big brother's murder led new Aurora cop to his career choiceJan 19, 2018 4:33 am - Jason Contreras was just 3 years old in November 1996 when a stray bullet intended for an older relative flew into his house on the east side of Aurora and killed his 6-...
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Man admits evading $800,000 in taxes to pay for housekeepers, boatJan 19, 2018 12:00 am - A 52-year-old Highland Park man has agreed to plead guilty to evading more than $800,000 in personal and corporate income taxes over five years. Jordan Eckerling faces u...
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Court: Family can sue fraternity members in fatal NIU hazingJan 19, 2018 12:00 am - The Illinois Supreme Court cleared the way Friday for a family's wrongful death lawsuit against officers and members of Northern Illinois University's Pi Kappa Alpha fra...