Des Plaines Crime
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Man found shot dies near Des Plaines Friday nightFeb 29, 2020 12:00 am - A 20-year-old man who'd been shot multiple times was pronounced dead Friday night after being found about 9:15 p.m. in the 9500 block of Greenwood Drive in unincorporate...
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Elgin man facing multiple burglary charges gets 5 years in prisonFeb 28, 2020 12:00 am - An Elgin man who was arrested and charged with burglaries in 2018 and 2019 has pleaded guilty in one of the cases and has been sentenced to five years in prison. Michael...
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Scammers claim to be Cook County sheriff's employeesFeb 28, 2020 12:00 am - The Cook County sheriff's office has issued a warning to the public about phone calls from scammers claiming to be sheriff's employees. The caller identifies himself as ...
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Judge placed on administrative duty after putting child in adult lock-upFeb 27, 2020 12:00 am - A self-proclaimed "lock-'em-up" Cook County judge has been placed on "administrative duty" after surveillance video surfaced of her putting a child in a courtroom lock-u...
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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...