Des Plaines Crime
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'I leave now with my head held high': Oft-embattled Kim Foxx won't seek reelectionApr 25, 2023 1:00 am - Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx announced she will not seek a third term as the leader of the nation's second-largest prosecutors' office. “At the conclusion of my...
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Cook County correctional officer charged in deadly Niles shootingApr 25, 2023 1:00 am - A Cook County correctional officer faces a first-degree murder charge stemming from the deadly shooting of an acquaintance early Sunday outside a Niles nightclub, police...
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Appeals court tosses probation sentence for operator of kennel where 29 dogs diedApr 21, 2023 5:30 am - When DuPage County Judge Robert Miller sentenced a suburban kennel operator on charges stemming from a 2019 fire that killed 29 dogs, he acknowledged there was nothing h...
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Des Plaines man arrested during shooting investigation in EvanstonApr 20, 2023 1:00 am - A Des Plaines man faces weapons and drug charges after his arrest this week in connection with a shooting investigation in Evanston. Elkimani Hairston, 41, of the 9900 b...
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Accused car thief injured in crash while fleeing Rosemont policeApr 19, 2023 1:00 am - A 24-year-old accused car thief was injured in a Tuesday morning crash in Rosemont after attempting to flee from police. Rosemont police said a silver 2017 Kia Sportage ...
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Gacy prosecutor Robert Egan dies at 74Apr 18, 2023 1:00 am - Robert Egan's wife, Tracy, remembers her husband as a gifted storyteller, though she said he rarely spared the gory details, even at the dinner table. After decades work...
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Vehicles reported stolen from Des Plaines casinoApr 03, 2023 1:00 am - Two cars were reported stolen over the weekend out of the garage at Rivers Casino in Des Plaines, police said. The first occurred between 3:30 p.m. and 11:37 p.m. Saturd...
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Contractor now accused of bribing worker in Cook County assessor's officeMar 27, 2023 1:00 am - A Lemont contractor involved in the public corruption case against former Chicago Alderman Carrie Austin now is charged in a scheme to bribe an employee of the Cook Coun...
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Des Plaines resident falls victim to crypto scammerMar 23, 2023 1:00 am - A Des Plaines resident was scammed out of $1,900 in cryptocurrency by someone impersonating an employee from a crypto platform, police said. The theft was reported Sunda...
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Teen arrested by police investigating street racing in Des PlainesMar 21, 2023 1:00 am - A suburban teenager was arrested Saturday night by police investigating a report of street racing in Des Plaines. Guillermo Gutierrez, 18, of the 3500 block of Monroe St...