Des Plaines Crime
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Cook County criminal, civil cases postponed 30 daysMar 13, 2020 1:00 am - Many criminal and civil cases pending in Cook County circuit court will be postponed for 30 days per Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans' order issued late Friday. The 30-day ...
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Carpentersville man guilty in 2017 fatal stabbing of ex-girlfriend's loverMar 12, 2020 1:00 am - A Kane County jury deliberated just 45 minutes before convicting a Carpentersville man Thursday of first-degree murder in an ambush, beating, and stabbing of his ex-girl...
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Teacher at Park Ridge school charged with battery, hate crime in NilesMar 11, 2020 1:00 am - A fourth-grade teacher at a Park Ridge school has been put on paid administrative leave after being charged with battery and committing a hate crime after, police say, s...
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Prosecutors: 'Extraordinary jealousy' prompted 2017 fatal Elgin beating, stabbingMar 09, 2020 1:00 am - A Carpentersville man was filled with such "extraordinary jealousy" of his ex-girlfriend's lover that he conspired with three others to ambush, beat and stab the victim ...
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13 years after businessman's disappearance, DuPage detective gives case a fresh lookMar 06, 2020 4:30 am - By Charles Keeshan and Susan Sarkauskas More than 13 years ago after John "Chicago Johnny" Spira vanished from his workplace near West Chicago, a DuPage County sheriff's...
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Cook County commissioner steps down months after FBI raidMar 06, 2020 12:00 am - A Cook County commissioner whose office and home were raided by FBI agents last fall and whose chief of staff was charged with federal bribery charges last month notifie...
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Driver going 107 mph in crash that killed teen gets 4-year sentenceMar 04, 2020 12:00 am - Crash killed teen from Mount Prospect
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Charges filed in shooting of Des Plaines-area manMar 04, 2020 12:00 am - Two teenagers were charged in the fatal shooting of a Des Plaines-area man last week in Maine Township, officials said Wednesday. Authorities responded about 9:15 p.m. S...
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Two arrested in Elgin after BB gun shootingMar 02, 2020 12:00 am - Two 18-year-olds from Elgin have been charged with felony aggravated battery and damage to property after they were accused of shooting another man with a BB gun. Adrian...
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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...