Des Plaines Crime
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Prosecutors: Des Plaines man opened fire on police, tied to $22 million drug bustMay 30, 2021 1:00 am - A judge set bail at $5 million Sunday for a Des Plaines man accused at opening fire on undercover narcotics officers who were watching a Wood Dale warehouse for suspecte...
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U.S. attorney who started Operation Greylord dies at 91May 21, 2021 1:00 am - When U.S. Attorney Thomas P. Sullivan took the first steps to begin what would become the legendary Cook County corruption probe known as Operation Greylord, he knew its...
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State Senate passes legislation that would track sexual assault in schoolsMay 19, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois schools might soon have to publicly report the number of sexual assaults involving students on their campuses under a proposal that passed the state Senate Wedn...
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More than a game: How Cook County is using chess to prepare inmates for life on the outsideMay 14, 2021 5:30 am - For at least a little while this week, the seven men wearing khaki scrubs with "DOC" emblazoned in big black letters across the back weren't just inmates in the Cook Cou...
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Suspect in killing of Maine South alum arrestedMay 14, 2021 1:00 am - HARTFORD, Conn. - A fugitive wanted in the killing of a Maine South High School alumnus in Connecticut in February was arrested Friday in Alabama, U.S. marshals said. An...
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Palatine police expected to take overnight calls from Harper CollegeMay 04, 2021 5:30 am - The Palatine Police Department is expected to begin responding to overnight calls from Harper College later this year or early next year. The village council gave its co...
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What prospective jurors need to know as jury trials resume in Cook CountyMay 03, 2021 5:30 am - The reprieve from jury duty at the Rolling Meadows Third Municipal District Courthouse is about to end. Monday marks the resumption of criminal jury trials in Rolling M...
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Des Plaines chief raises questions about musician's shootingApr 27, 2021 1:00 am - A year and a half after a Des Plaines police officer accidentally shot a promising young guitarist at a Northwest Side music school, the department's chief is finally sp...
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Prosecutors: Homework assignment sparks sexual abuse chargesApr 23, 2021 1:00 am - A high school homework assignment led to the arrest of a Mount Prospect man on sexual abuse charges, according to Cook County prosecutors. Juan Vazquez Ortiz, 45, is ch...
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Authorities identify teen killed in shooting near Des PlainesApr 23, 2021 1:00 am - Cook County authorities have identified 18-year-old Erik Esquivel as the teen shot and killed Thursday afternoon in an apartment complex parking lot near Des Plaines. Th...