Des Plaines Crime
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Mom of slain Des Plaines boy brings 'light from the darkness' with help from famous friendsAug 23, 2019 5:30 am - Patricia Frontain still remembers the moment her grief over her 14-year-old son's slaying turned into something much more powerful. It was about a year after a 22-year-o...
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Elgin man gets 6 years for selling drugs near Wing ParkAug 20, 2019 1:00 am - An Elgin man who was arrested and charged with selling cocaine three times to an confidential police informant, including one sale near a park, has been sentenced to six...
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Des Plaines man faces sex assault, child pornography chargesAug 19, 2019 1:00 am - A 32-year-old Des Plaines man remains held in the Cook County jail without bond following his arrest last week on allegations he sexually assaulted a minor girl after sh...
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Expert testifies South Barrington woman's 2000 drowning death was not a homicideAug 14, 2019 1:00 am - A forensic pathology expert from The Ottawa Hospital in Ontario, Canada, agreed with two former Cook County medical examiners that Cynthia Hrisco drowned early on Feb. 2...
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Carpentersville man charged in 2016 DUI that killed baby wants blood evidence thrown outAug 14, 2019 1:00 am - The attorney for a Carpentersville man charged with driving under the influence in a Barrington Hills crash that killed a 5-month-old is asking a judge to throw out chem...
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Man charged with drowning wife in South Barrington claims 'no recall' in interrogation videoAug 13, 2019 1:00 am - In 2013, when authorities questioned him about the 2000 death of his wife Cynthia Hrisco, Frank Buschauer admitted the South Barrington couple had relationship problems....
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Bible study partner testifies she never heard Buschauer threaten wifeAug 12, 2019 1:00 am - A friend and former Bible study partner testified for the defense Monday in the bench trial of Frank Buschauer, who is charged with drowning his wife 19 years ago in the...
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Plea deal possible in bitcoin murder-for-hire caseAug 12, 2019 1:00 am - The case of a former Loyola University Medical Center nurse accused of using the dark web to hire a hitman to kill her former lover's wife could be resolved later this m...
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Cook County jail inmates take on the world in chess tournamentAug 09, 2019 5:30 am - The players stared intently at the chess boards in front of them, tracking their opponents' every move and plotting not only a response, but the response after that, and...
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Multiple St. Viator students provided texts that led to charges, report saysAug 09, 2019 1:00 am - Police records released Friday show multiple St. Viator High School students and parents provided authorities with copies of text messages they deemed inappropriate, lea...