Des Plaines Crime
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Elgin father, son accused of planning to sell cocaineJan 05, 2017 12:00 am - An Elgin father and son are accused of possessing a half pound of cocaine and other drugs they planned to sell, according to prosecutors and court records. Travis Charle...
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Northwest suburban police blotterJan 05, 2017 12:00 am - This article is no longer available on dailyherald.com.
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Robberies at suburban Mexican restaurants, stores linkedJan 04, 2017 12:00 am - Investigators from six police departments are searching for a man believed to be behind a rash of robberies at Mexican restaurants and stores in the suburbs - including ...
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Elgin man charged with 6th DUI after hitting parked carJan 04, 2017 12:00 am - A 55-year-old Elgin man had a blood-alcohol concentration nearly three times the legal limit when he hit a parked car on the city's east side, resulting in his sixth DUI...
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Northwest suburban police blotterJan 03, 2017 12:00 am - This article is no longer available on dailyherald.com.
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Cook County Jail population down about 700 peopleJan 02, 2017 10:00 pm - Cook County Sheriff Thomas Dart released a year-end report on the Cook County Jail, highlighting efforts to reduce incarceration of people for lower-level, nonviolent of...
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Major court and crime stories last year in the Northwest suburbsJan 02, 2017 5:00 am - Once again, disgraced Illinois politicians topped the list of Cook County's noteworthy court and crime stories of the year. His reputation and legacy in tatters after ...
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Authorities perplexed by discovery of decapitated goatsDec 16, 2016 4:33 am - Was it a strange religious ritual? A bizarre case of littering? A Cubs fan's twisted celebration of breaking a 108-year-old curse? Arlington Heights police aren't quite ...
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6 years in prison for Elgin man who raped girl at parkDec 13, 2016 12:00 am - An Elgin man has been sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty to raping a teenage girl he knew at an Elgin park in July 2015. Jesus Vazquez-Zamora, 25, of...
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Police investigating ruse burglary near Des PlainesDec 10, 2016 12:00 am - Cook County sherriff's police are searching for two people officials say are suspected of carrying out a ruse burglary at a home near Des Plaines. A man rang the doorbel...