Des Plaines Crime
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Chief judge orders Cook County cases to be held by videoconferenceNov 23, 2020 12:00 am - Criminal and civil cases pending in Cook County will be held by videoconference except in "extraordinary or compelling circumstances" in response to the statewide surge ...
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Cook County settles sexual misconduct suit for $14 millionNov 19, 2020 12:00 am - The Cook County Board on Thursday approved a $14 million settlement of a lawsuit filed by female jail workers and assistant public defenders who contended a pattern of ...
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Cook County jail seeing more COVID-19 casesNov 15, 2020 12:00 am - The Cook County jail, after getting national attention for its very early outbreak of COVID-19, then bringing the numbers down to infinitesimal levels, is again facing a...
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Two held in Wheaton robbery and carjackingNov 13, 2020 12:00 am - This article is no longer available on dailyherald.com.
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Hackers spread hate speech on Dist. 207 websiteNov 13, 2020 12:00 am - Students at two suburbanchool districts were exposed to hate speech and lewd material this week after hackers apparently infiltrated both districts' websites, school off...
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Suspect charged with sexually abusing two girls in Mt. Prospect, PalatineNov 12, 2020 12:00 am - A 72-year-old Palatine man was ordered held on $200,000 total bond Thursday on charges he sexually abused two girls. Edison Banares is charged with predatory criminal se...
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Convicted killer from Des Plaines to stay in prison while bid for new trial is pendingNov 06, 2020 12:00 am - Ronald Kliner, the former Des Plaines man convicted of the 1988 murder-for-hire of a Palatine Township woman, will remain in prison while he waits for a judge to rule on...
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Prosecutors: Teen attempted carjacking in Rosemont parking lotOct 26, 2020 1:00 am - A Chicago teenager was ordered held on $50,000 bail Monday on charges she and an unidentified man attempted to steal a car from a woman in a Rosemont parking lot. Taylo...
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Van Dyke's appeal dismissed at his own requestOct 09, 2020 1:00 am - Former Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke's appeal of his 2018 conviction for killing 17-year-old Laquan McDonald in 2014 was dismissed Friday following Van Dyke's ow...
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Sheriff: Victim not cooperating after Palatine Twp. shootingSep 27, 2020 1:00 am - A 24-year-old man suffered a nonlife-threatening gunshot wound early Sunday morning in unincorporated Palatine Township, authorities said. Cook County Sheriff's police s...