Elk Grove Village Crime
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Why suburban police are teaming up to fight video gambling smash-and-grabsSep 10, 2026 4:16 pm - Amid a rash of smash-and-grab burglaries targeting video gambling machines in restaurants, bars and other businesses, suburban law enforcement agencies are teaming up to fight back.
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Police: Des Plaines man fatally shot by officer was wielding hedge trimmerSep 10, 2026 7:59 am - The father of a Des Plaines man who was fatally shot by police Wednesday said his son had bipolar disorder and was experiencing a mental health episode.
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Police: Man dead after officer-involved shooting in Des PlainesSep 09, 2026 5:54 pm - A 21-year-old man died Wednesday afternoon after he was shot by Des Plaines police officers responding to the report of a domestic disturbance at a house.
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‘He is the perfect mark’: Lawyer for Border Patrol agent accused of raping, robbing sex workers in suburbs alleges setupSep 09, 2026 2:09 pm - Prosecutors told a federal jury Wednesday a U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agent used his badge and his gun to burst into hotel rooms and rob and rape four Chinese sex workers in a series of brazen attacks in 2022 that turned his duty to serve and protect on its head.
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Gambling machines targeted in pair of early morning burglaries in SchaumburgSep 09, 2026 10:25 am - Two nearby Schaumburg businesses that operate gambling machines were targeted by burglars early Tuesday morning, according to police.
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Fourth person charged after fight outside Des Plaines mosqueSep 04, 2026 11:43 am - A fourth person who was involved in a fight outside a Des Plaines mosque last weekend has been charged, police said Friday.
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How $650,000 in stolen Nikes ended up in Des PlainesSep 04, 2026 5:56 am - The Cook County Sheriff’s Organized Retail Crime Unit tracked a truckload of stolen Nike shoes to a cargo facility in Des Plaines. Here’s how it got there.
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Suspects in attack outside Des Plaines mosque not detainedSep 02, 2026 5:18 pm - A Cook County judge did not detain three men charged in connection with an attack last week outside a Des Plaines mosque, but ordered all three to surrender their firearms to authorities.
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3 arrested after confrontation at Des Plaines mosqueAug 31, 2026 1:57 pm - Three men were arrested over the weekend after an armed confrontation outside a Des Plaines mosque, police reported Monday.
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How a suburban prosecutor hopes to close the technology gap with online predatorsAug 27, 2026 2:49 pm - Prosecuting suspected online predators and human traffickers is hard work, Kane County State’s Attorney Jamie Mosser said. She ought to know — her office has prosecuted 93 of them since 2022. Now she hopes a $1 million federal grant to the county will help her office’s efforts.