Elk Grove Village Crime
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Why police in suburbs, nation are facing a shortage of new recruits
Feb 15, 2019 5:03 AM - Glitzy videos. High school outreach programs. Even lowered standards. Police are trying all sorts of ways to deal with a nationwide shortage of qualified law enforcement recruits. We talk to a couple of local experts about what's going on.
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Woman who pleaded guilty to attempted murder, arson wants to withdraw guilty plea
Feb 14, 2019 12:42 PM - A former Elgin woman had second thoughts Thursday before being sentenced to 28 years in prison after pleading guilty last month to attempted murder and aggravated arson for stabbing and trying to suffocate a woman and then setting her former boyfriend's Roselle townhouse on fire in July 2017. -
Elgin police: Man stole BMW from driveway, sparked drunken chase before crash
Feb 14, 2019 12:25 PM - A McHenry man who was found not guilty on charges he set a homeless woman on fire after she refused to have sex with him in 2014 is held on charges he stole a BMW from an Elgin driveway and sparked a chase near the city's downtown that ended when he crashed into a snow bank. -
Safer, but still scared: How suburban students feel one year after Parkland shooting
Feb 14, 2019 12:11 PM - The year after the Parkland school shooting killed 17 people has brought walkouts, debates and new laws. Here's how suburban student-activists reflect. -
DuPage judge will not expunge record of former Schaumburg cop
Feb 13, 2019 8:33 PM - Former Schaumburg police officer John Cichy's request to have all criminal charges erased from his record was denied Wednesday by a DuPage County judge. Judge Liam Brennan's ruling came exactly one year after prosecutors dropped all charges against the cop who had been accused, along with two fellow officers, in a drug-dealing operation. -
Driver hits state trooper's vehicle stopped along I-94Feb 13, 2019 6:42 PM - A trooper was stopped on the left shoulder of the northbound lanes of Interstate 94 near Touhy Avenue in Lincolnwood to help a motorist when another driver struck the rear of the patrol vehicle, authorities said.
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Defense waiting for plea deal in bitcoin murder-for-hire case
Feb 13, 2019 4:39 PM - Attorneys for the former Loyola University Medical Center intensive care nurse accused of using the dark web to hire a hitman to kill her former lover's wife believe they may be receiving a plea deal from prosecutors. Attorney Stephen Hall said he's expecting prosecutors to present him with an offer for Jones between now and Jones' next court date on March 22. -
Buffalo Grove HS students win police safe driving video contest
Feb 12, 2019 5:27 PM - Arlington Heights police recognized a group of Buffalo Grove High School students Tuesday for producing a public service announcement to promote safe driving in the community. -
How a writer from Elk Grove ended up writing a book on Parkland shooting
Feb 12, 2019 8:27 AM - Dave Cullen's best-selling book about the 1999 school shooting in Columbine, Colorado, made him an expert on mass shootings. The Elk Grove Village native's new book, "Parkland," released today, takes readers on a journey far beyond the 2018 Valentine's Day shooting at a Florida high school.
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Prosecutors: Thieves stole cash, energy drinks, pastries from Schaumburg restaurant, bakeryFeb 8, 2019 6:26 PM - Four people ranging from 18 to 21 years of aged are charged with stealing cash, cash registers, pastries, energy drinks and milk from a Schaumburg restaurant and a Schaumburg bakery in January and February, prosecutors said.
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