Des Plaines Crime
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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 ...
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Freeport man guilty of child sexual assault in Elgin a decade agoJan 29, 2020 12:00 am - A Freeport man was found guilty this week of sexually assaulting a victim under the age of 13 a decade ago in Elgin. Kane County Judge D.J. Tegeler convicted James J. "J...
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Rosemont police release photos of suspects in $52K outlet mall theftJan 24, 2020 12:00 am - Rosemont authorities have released surveillance photos of six people suspected of stealing nearly $53,000 of merchandise on Jan. 3 from a store in the Fashion Outlets of...
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Former Rosemont resident back in U.S. to face child porn chargesJan 24, 2020 12:00 am - A former Rosemont resident has pleaded not guilty to a bevy of child pornography charges after being on the lam for years. Marcos German Mendez, 32, is charged with usin...
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Authorities: Man in jail for fourth DUI also facing weapons chargeJan 17, 2020 12:00 am - An Elgin man being held at the Kane County jail on charges of his fourth DUI arrest has now been charged with harassment and possessing a firearm with a defaced serial n...
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Fake $100 bills used at Des Plaines fast food restaurantsJan 17, 2020 12:00 am - Suspects used counterfeit $100 bills to pay for food at four Des Plaines businesses last week in an attempt to get back change in real currency, police said. The inciden...
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Elgin man faces minimum 42-year prison term after skipping rape trialJan 17, 2020 12:00 am - An Elgin man who was a no-show for his trial this week faces a minimum 42-year prison term after a jury convicted him of sexually assaulting a girl he knew. A Kane Count...
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Elgin man charged with 3rd DUI, injuring woman in crashJan 15, 2020 12:00 am - A 53-year-old man was charged with his third DUI after police say he rear-ended another vehicle Tuesday night near Elgin, injuring its driver. Lou Southivongnorrath, of ...