Des Plaines Crime
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Cook County sheriff says too many mentally ill in jailDec 23, 2015 12:00 am - Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart, as part of his campaign to reduce what he calls unjust incarceration of the poor and mentally ill, said in a news release Wednesday that pr...
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Politicians' falls from grace highlight the year in courts and crimeDec 17, 2015 10:00 pm - For several prominent suburban leaders, 2015 was marked by spectacular falls from grace. But none received more attention than the arrest of retired U.S. House Speaker D...
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Northwest suburban police blotterDec 16, 2015 12:00 am - This article is no longer available on dailyherald.com.
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Devine says 'it's awfully hard to judge' Alvarez on McDonald caseDec 13, 2015 6:30 am - As prosecutor's critics mount, Devine comes to her defense
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Northwest suburban police blotterDec 11, 2015 12:00 am - This article is no longer available on dailyherald.com.
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Northwest suburban police blotterDec 05, 2015 12:00 am - This article is no longer available on dailyherald.com.
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Des Plaines man loses $5,000 in IRS scamDec 04, 2015 12:00 am - Thieves stole $5,000 from a Des Plaines man Nov. 25 and tried to get even more using a now common IRS-related scam, according to Des Plaines police reports. The victim r...
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3 suburban killers who could get out of prisonDec 03, 2015 4:00 am - Sentenced to life as juveniles, could they now go free?
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Sayad appeal delayed after cops fail to attend hearingDec 03, 2015 12:00 am - Two of three Des Plaines police officers expected to testify in Alderman Dick Sayad's misdemeanor criminal trespassing appeal failed to attend a court hearing Thursday, ...
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Discretionary life sentence stands for juvenile killerDec 03, 2015 12:00 am - The life sentence convicted killer David Biro received for the 1990 death of a Winnetka couple's fetus will stand, a Cook County judge ruled Thursday. In one of the sub...