Des Plaines Crime
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Phony championship rings, fake N95 masks: What Customs agents are seizing at O'HareSep 18, 2020 5:30 am - Between the phony Super Bowl rings headed to Aurora, knockoff Apple watches on their way to Peru and a half-million fake N95 masks going to the East Coast, it's been a b...
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Violent crime prosecution sparks heated debate between Cook County state's attorney candidatesSep 18, 2020 1:00 am - Cook County state's attorney candidates Kim Foxx, the Democratic incumbent, and former judge Patrick O'Brien, her Republican challenger, agree attacking violent crime is...
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Cook County homicides in 2020 now exceed total for 2019Sep 15, 2020 1:00 am - With 677 homicides in 2020, Cook County has exceeded 2019's total for the entire year, the Cook County medical examiner's office reported. The medical examiner's office ...
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Rosemont borrowing $75 million for new police station, other projectsSep 09, 2020 1:00 am - Rosemont trustees Wednesday authorized borrowing up to $75 million for a host of capital projects, including $40 million for a new public safety department headquarters ...
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Parolee charged with stealing Range Rover from Rosemont restaurant parking lotSep 09, 2020 1:00 am - A 36-year-old parolee who prosecutors say has been sentenced to prison at least five times since 2003 was charged with possession of a stolen motor vehicle and possessio...
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Schaumburg police: Man fired at officers while fleeing traffic investigationAug 25, 2020 1:00 am - A Mount Prospect man faces felony weapons and drunk driving charges after police say he fired a gunshot at officers while attempting to flee a traffic investigation Sund...
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Suited for success: Naperville charity outfits jail inmates for job interviews, courtAug 21, 2020 5:30 am - Clothes make the man, says an ancient Latin proverb made famous by Mark Twain. Now men in the DuPage County jail can get made over through the donation of more than 400 ...
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Pair charged in Glenview bank robberyAug 21, 2020 1:00 am - Two men have been charged in Thursday's robbery of the TCF Bank in the Jewel-Osco at 2502 Waukegan Road in Glenview. Glenview police said Kamal Fadi Fargo, 20, of the 90...
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Prosecutors: Cameras recorded Park Ridge man raping Mount Prospect womanAug 19, 2020 1:00 am - The sexual assault of a Mount Prospect woman was caught on the motion-activated indoor security cameras inside her home, according to Cook County prosecutors. The video ...
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Video of fleeing car on social media leads to Des Plaines man's arrestAug 17, 2020 1:00 am - A video of a fleeing car posted on social media has led to the arrest of a Des Plaines man nearly a month after the footage was recorded. John A. Gago, 32, was taken int...