Des Plaines Crime
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Father faces charges after six children rescued from hot van near Des PlainesMay 23, 2023 1:00 am - Six children were rescued from a locked van Monday afternoon at an apartment complex near Des Plaines, and now their father faces charges. According to the Cook County s...
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Suspected arson causes 'significant' damage to Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des PlainesMay 23, 2023 1:00 am - Authorities say a woman who apparently was in distress stacked flowers and other items in an outdoor chapel at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines early T...
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Joyous reunion in South Elgin also a reminder of suburban teens who remain missingMay 19, 2023 5:30 am - “Kayla Unbehaun Found Safe!” the home page of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children declared this week, announcing that the South Elgin girl who went mi...
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E-bikes are gaining in popularity, especially with local police departmentsApr 25, 2023 6:00 am - E-bikes are gaining in popularity, especially with local police departments
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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...