Elk Grove Village Crime
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Des Plaines man reports debit card fraud to policeAug 26, 2026 2:27 pm - Someone fraudulently used a Des Plaines resident’s debit card information to make three ATM withdrawals.
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‘Tainted’ grand jury that indicted CBP agent on rape, robbery charges also handled ‘Broadview Six’Aug 24, 2026 12:29 pm - Lawyers for a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent about to go on trial on charges he robbed and sexually assaulted prostitutes in Chicago-area hotel rooms have asked a judge to dismiss the indictment, arguing the same “tainted” grand jury also handled the now-dismissed “Broadview Six” case.
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Homeless man charged following home invasionAug 21, 2026 3:09 pm - A homeless man was arrested this week following a home invasion in Des Plaines, according to a police news release.
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First-degree murder charge added in fatal boating crash on Fox River in McHenryAug 21, 2026 10:27 am - A Lisle man who has been jailed in connection with a fatal boating crash July 25 on the Fox River in McHenry has been indicted on a charge of first-degree murder.
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Sen. Murphy hosting senior fraud seminar Aug. 26Aug 18, 2026 6:45 am - Illinois Sen. Laura Murphy will host a senior fraud seminar at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 26, at the Niles Senior Center, 999 Civic Center Drive, Niles.
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Kane County sheriff remains away from work, and no one is saying whyAug 14, 2026 6:58 am - More than four months after he reportedly was hospitalized with an undisclosed issue, Kane County Sheriff Ron Hain remains away from the office. Fellow county leaders won’t say why.
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Suspect arrested in 2025 Des Plaines slayingAug 13, 2026 4:12 pm - A Des Plaines man faces murder charges after DNA linked him to the fatal shooting of a man found dead last summer in an abandoned SUV, police announced Thursday. Alexande...
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Two men arrested after suspected drug deal in Des Plaines, police sayAug 13, 2026 7:29 am - Two men were arrested Tuesday after Des Plaines police observed what appeared to be an illegal drug transaction, authorities said.
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Thief spent $98,000 at Home Depot stores using Des Plaines man’s identity, police sayAug 11, 2026 10:44 am - Someone fraudulently purchased $98,000 worth of products at Home Depot stores in three states using a Des Plaines resident’s identity, police said.
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‘We’d like to see justice’: Fox River boat crash victim’s fiance recalls crash, lossAug 06, 2026 2:02 pm - The fiance of a Des Plaines woman killed in a July 25 boat crash on the Fox River discusses the collision and his loss, as he and the woman’s family file a lawsuit against the boater blamed for the deadly crash.