Des Plaines Crime
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One injured in Des Plaines shooting, three young men in custodyJan 06, 2023 12:00 am - Three young men, including two minors, are being held in connection to a gang-related shooting that left one person injured Thursday night in Des Plaines, police announc...
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Father charged with murder in death of Mount Prospect infantJan 03, 2023 12:00 am - The father of a 6-month-old Mount Prospect boy who died last week as a result of suspected child abuse is now charged with his killing, authorities said Tuesday. Adrian ...
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Homicides decline in Cook County, but opioid deaths on record-breaking paceJan 03, 2023 12:00 am - The number of homicides handled by the Cook County medical examiner's office dropped more than 15% in 2022, but cases of fatal opioid overdoses are likely to top last ye...
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Home invasion reported in Des PlainesJan 03, 2023 12:00 am - Three intruders broke into a Des Plaines house and ransacked the place early Sunday before leaving with cash, jewelry and a purse, police said. No one was hurt in the ho...
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So far, no one charged in Mount Prospect baby's homicideJan 02, 2023 12:00 am - No charges have been filed so far in connection with the death of a 6-month-old boy who died last week as a result of child abuse, Mount Prospect police said Monday. The...
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Mount Prospect police investigating Monday night gunfireJan 02, 2023 12:00 am - Police are investigating a report of gunshots on the 1100 block of Boxwood Drive in Mount Prospect. No one was injured, officials said. One or more people fired from a p...
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Graffiti containing racial slurs found under Mount Prospect bridgeJan 02, 2023 12:00 am - Police are investigating after a racial slur was written repeatedly in large letters underneath a bridge in Mount Prospect on New Year's Day. The word was scrawled on th...
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Medical examiner: Mount Prospect baby died from abuseJan 01, 2023 12:00 am - Mount Prospect police are investigating the death of a 6-month-old boy as a homicide, authorities said Sunday. Zayden Chavez was pronounced dead at 10:59 p.m. Thursday a...
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Tragedies and some triumphs: The top suburban stories of 2022Dec 29, 2022 4:30 am - This story has been updated to remove an incorrect statenent that Ken Griffin owns Citadel Corp. Two horrific crimes, a deadly car crash and threats against the LGB...
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FBI: Des Plaines bank robbed ThursdayDec 29, 2022 12:00 am - Two suspects remain at-large after the FBI responded to a bank robbery at a Fifth-Third Bank in Des Plaines Thursday afternoon. The suspects, who were armed, entered th...