Des Plaines Crime
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Palatine man being held on $100,000 for stalking womanFeb 25, 2020 12:00 am - A Palatine man who prosecutors say repeatedly contacted his estranged wife despite an order of protection and twice attempted to force his way into her apartment was ord...
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Driver charged with DUI after three injured in Mount Prospect crashFeb 24, 2020 12:00 am - A 58-year-old Mount Prospect woman faces a driving under the influence charge after police say she caused a crash Saturday that injured three, including herself and a 9-...
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Man gets 30 months in prison for role in 2019 gun, cocaine arrest in taxiFeb 18, 2020 12:00 am - A 24-year-old Elgin man has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for his role in an April 2019 arrest in Elgin in which police seized a loaded gun and a backpack contai...
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Des Plaines woman killed trying to cross expressway after accidentFeb 15, 2020 12:00 am - Daily Herald report A 24-year-old Des Plaines woman in a car that hit a guardrail while traveling west on I-290 near Schaumburg Road died Friday night after she was stru...
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County commissioner's chief of staff indictedFeb 14, 2020 12:00 am - The chief of staff to Cook County Commissioner Jeff Tobolski has been indicted on allegations he conspired to pay bribes to secure approval for red-light cameras in the ...
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Suburban men charged in multimillion-dollar counterfeit sports cap operationFeb 13, 2020 12:00 am - Two men face felony charges stemming from what Wheeling police say was a multimillion-dollar operation to produce counterfeit sports caps, many with professional team lo...
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Police: Fleeing suspects crashed into Rosemont squad carFeb 12, 2020 12:00 am - Three people were arrested after a car crashed into a police SUV while fleeing a traffic stop Wednesday in Rosemont, leaving one officer injured. While officers were cha...
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Smollett case at the forefront in Cook County state's attorney racesFeb 10, 2020 4:30 am - Nearly a year after Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx dismissed with little explanation the disorderly conduct charges against former "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett,...
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Could carrying lifesaving drug cost first responders their life insurance?Feb 07, 2020 4:31 am - As the opioid crisis claimed hundreds of victims in the suburbs, and tens of thousands nationwide, cartridges of the overdose-reversing agent naloxone became nearly as e...
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Former St. Viator coach pleads not guilty to sexual abuse chargeFeb 05, 2020 12:00 am - Retired St. Viator High School coach Joseph Majkowski entered a not guilty plea Wednesday on a charge of sexually abusing a minor. The 65-year-old was initially charged ...