Des Plaines Crime
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Des Plaines moves to ban sale of unregulated hemp productsApr 15, 2024 8:39 pm - The Des Plaines City Council on Monday took a big step toward outlawing the local sale of potentially intoxicating products made from hemp or kratom plants. Without oppos...
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Why Des Plaines might ban selling unregulated ingestible hemp productsApr 13, 2024 4:00 pm - Concerned about retailers selling intoxicating products without any governmental oversight or safety controls, the Des Plaines City Council on Monday will debate banning ...
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Maserati stolen outside Des Plaines casinoApr 10, 2024 2:30 pm - A masked thief stole a white Maserati Ghibli outside Rivers Casino in Des Plaines earlier this week, police said in a news release. The car was stolen Sunday night in one...
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Des Plaines woman loses $8,000 to man posing as federal agent, police sayApr 09, 2024 3:41 pm - A man posing as a federal agent scammed a Des Plaines woman out of $8,000 last week, police said. The impostor called the woman on April 5 and said he was with U.S. Custo...
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Park Ridge convenience store robbed, cash takenApr 05, 2024 12:17 pm - An armed robber held up a Park Ridge convenience store early Friday, police said. The robbery occurred at about 12:30 a.m. at the 7-Eleven store at 814 Higgins Road. The ...
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Police: DNA ties Palatine man to 2022 burglaries in Des PlainesApr 03, 2024 12:53 pm - A Palatine man is facing charges after DNA evidence tied him to a pair of home burglaries in Des Plaines, police said. In both cases, intruders stole valuables after fals...
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Gambling voucher worth $2,200 stolen at Rivers Casino, police sayMar 30, 2024 3:35 pm - A customer at Rivers Casino in Des Plaines reported someone stole a gambling voucher worth $2,200 last week at the venue. The theft occurred about 11 a.m. Thursday. The c...
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Patron stole $700 in chips at Rivers Casino, police sayMar 25, 2024 3:49 pm - A Chicago man was arrested Saturday after he repeatedly stole gambling chips off tables inside Rivers Casino in Des Plaines, police said. Abdul Barr, 44, of the 2800 blo...
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Cook County jail program is rescuing dogs and detainees. And now it’s expandingMar 22, 2024 5:15 am - A corrections officer could be heard shouting commands Thursday morning in a concrete yard of Division 19 at the Cook County jail. But the detainees weren’t being bossed...
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Carol Stream man left 5 kids in car at casino, police sayMar 14, 2024 12:27 pm - A suburban man is facing charges nearly a year after authorities say he left five children, including two toddlers, in a car by themselves at Rivers Casino in Des Plaines...