Des Plaines Crime
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Police: Man charged in Mount Prospect crash that killed 3 was going 108 mphApr 08, 2021 1:00 am - A Des Plaines man has been charged in a Mount Prospect crash last month that killed three members of a Des Plaines family. Mount Prospect police said Thursday that Garre...
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Streamwood man charged with theft over $100,000 from Des Plaines businessApr 02, 2021 1:00 am - A Streamwood man has been charged with failing to report transactions of more than $100,000 at a Des Plaines business, police said. Hector Vargas, 41, of the 0-100 block...
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Federal judge dismisses suit against Palatine, Mount Prospect officersMar 17, 2021 1:00 am - A federal judge has dismissed a Chicago man's lawsuit against several Palatine and Mount Prospect police officers over his shooting during a June 2016 drug bust. Michael...
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Special delivery: How Barrington Hills cops helped with roadside birthMar 12, 2021 4:30 am - Two Barrington Hills police officers are credited with a huge assist for their help at the scene of the roadside delivery of a baby boy last week. Besides his parents, G...
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Wheaton man charged with being armed habitual criminalMar 08, 2021 12:00 am - Bail was set at $150,000 Monday for a Wheaton man charged, for at least the second time, with being an armed habitual criminal. Keith M. Summers, 26, of the 0-100 block ...
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Charged with DUI, Des Plaines alderman's court appearance delayed until after electionMar 08, 2021 12:00 am - A court appearance for a Des Plaines alderman charged with driving under the influence has been delayed one month - to a date after the April 6 local election. First War...
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Police: Man dies after drug deal confrontation in Palatine TownshipMar 06, 2021 12:00 am - A 29-year-old Chicago man died Saturday from gunshot wounds sustained in a drug deal Thursday night in unincorporated Palatine Township, authorities said. Cook County Sh...
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Constable: Retiring chief went from victim to mall cop to lead investigator on Gliniewicz caseFeb 27, 2021 12:00 am - Born on the West German side of the Iron Curtain to parents who met after their time at Nazi labor camps during World War II, George Filenko honed his police instincts g...
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22 men arrested in Cook County prostitution stingFeb 26, 2021 12:00 am - Officers from the Cook County Sheriff's Police Special Victims Unit issued citations to 22 men and towed 19 vehicles after the men responded to online prostitution adver...
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Surgeries for driver attacked during carjacking at Des Plaines auto dealershipFeb 26, 2021 12:00 am - It's one surgery down and one to go for the 36-year-old driver who was badly beaten Thursday during a carjacking at a luxury automobile dealership in Des Plaines. Serge...