Des Plaines Crime
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100 phones stolen in robbery of Des Plaines storeJun 08, 2015 1:00 am - Des Plaines police are looking for two men who stole 100 cellphones valued at more than $13,000 and cash during the robbery of a Cricket Wireless store last week. The su...
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Police say woman caught 'green handed' stealing flower potsJun 04, 2015 1:00 am - A Norridge woman was caught "green handed," Mount Prospect police said Thursday, when they found as many as 10 flower pots and urns in the back of her car that she admit...
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Rosemont woman's insanity defense prevails in screwdriver attackJun 01, 2015 1:00 am - A Rosemont woman who police say attacked two small children with a screwdriver in a Hoffman Estates home was found not guilty by reason of insanity. Jessica M. Zander, ...
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The long, costly battles to regulate suburban strip clubsMay 31, 2015 7:30 am - Just south of Elgin, surrounded by green space and struggling industrial sites, lies Kane County's last strip club. The sign for Blackjacks Gentlemen's Club advertises a...
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Woman involved in Mount Prospect crash pleads guilty to DUIMay 29, 2015 1:00 am - A Crest Hill woman with two previous DUI convictions pleaded guilty to a third this week in Rolling Meadows. Danuta Lata, 58, was sentenced to one year in prison in exc...
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Cook County establishes diversion program for prostitution defendantsMay 29, 2015 1:00 am - Some defendants facing prostitution charges in Cook County could avoid jail time under a new court diversion program focusing on addiction treatment, counseling and othe...
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Inverness psychologist admits to submitting bills for dead patientsMay 27, 2015 1:00 am - A 60-year-old Inverness psychologist pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal health care fraud charges. Sharon A. Rinaldi was charged with bilking Medicare out of roughly $5...
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Northwest suburban police blotterMay 27, 2015 1:00 am - This article is no longer available on dailyherald.com.
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Flower thieves active in Des PlainesMay 27, 2015 1:00 am - Thieves in Des Plaines have targeted flowers, an item you might not normally expect to be in danger. The police department's blotter report includes a half-dozen flower ...
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MacArthur Foundation awards Cook County grant to reduce jail populationMay 27, 2015 1:00 am - Cook County is among 20 jurisdictions that will receive a $150,000 grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to develop ways to reduce the number of n...