Des Plaines Crime
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Police: Rolling Meadows murder suspect, victim previously dated and had a child togetherOct 18, 2021 1:00 am - A woman accused of fatally shooting a Rolling Meadows man Thursday after he refused to kiss her had a previous relationship with and shared a child with the victim, poli...
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Man accused of trying to ransom stolen cellphone arrestedOct 18, 2021 1:00 am - A Chicago man was arrested Sunday, more than a year after police allege he stole a cellphone at Rivers Casino in Des Plaines and then demanded a ransom for its return. D...
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Man robbed outside Rivers CasinoOct 16, 2021 1:00 am - A Crystal Lake man was robbed outside Rivers Casino in Des Plaines on Wednesday night. The confrontation occurred about 6 p.m. in a parking lot. The robber forced the 68...
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'You really do lose a part of yourself': No peace for family of postal worker shot on expresswayOct 09, 2021 1:00 am - Celebrating graduation with her mom who worked late shifts to pay for college costs made that rite of passage a shining moment for Jayla Shelton. "There's this picture ...
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Expressway shootings in Cook County at 188 this year, compared to 52 in 2019Oct 09, 2021 1:00 am - Within weeks, shootings on Chicago and Cook County expressways are on course to quadruple 2019's total, Illinois State Police records show. In 2019, there were 52 report...
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Authorities: Des Plaines man sexually assaulted massage clientOct 08, 2021 1:00 am - A Des Plaines man running a therapeutic massage business without a license has been charged with sexually assaulting a female client more than two years ago, authorities...
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Security detail opened fire at carjacker outside Preckwinkle's home, but details remain sketchyOct 07, 2021 1:00 am - A security detail exchanged gunfire with a carjacker outside the Hyde Park home of Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle last week, but neither she nor other offi...
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Des Plaines man arrested on firearm, drug chargesOct 07, 2021 1:00 am - A Des Plaines man was arrested early Monday after police responding to a noise complaint found him holding a gun, authorities said. Benjamin Curtis, 19, of the 9600 bloc...
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Des Plaines man fighting for new trial in 1988 murder-for-hire dies in prisonOct 07, 2021 1:00 am - Ronald Kliner, a former Des Plaines man who's been waging a yearslong legal battle for a new trial in a 1988 murder-for-hire, has died in prison, his supporters announce...
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DePaul student from Park Ridge at center of unusual terrorism trialOct 05, 2021 1:00 am - Despite his online puffery, Thomas Osadzinski possessed little more than basic, college-level computer skills and "might very well be considered an 'Internet troll,'" hi...