Elk Grove Village Crime
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Former Schaumburg village employee charged in downstate predator stingApr 21, 2026 12:10 pm - A village of Schaumburg employee and resident resigned last Thursday days after his being arrested and charged downstate through an operation of the Woodford County Sheriff’s Office Proactive Unit’s Predator Apprehension Team.
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Mount Prospect man arrested after woman attacked in apartment: policeApr 17, 2026 6:39 pm - A Mount Prospect man is facing charges after entering his ex-girlfriend’s apartment in Des Plaines and attacking her, police said Friday.
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Police: Des Plaines woman loses nearly $2,000 in banking scamApr 01, 2026 12:57 pm - A Des Plaines woman reportedly fell victim to a scammer posing as a bank worker, police said Wednesday.
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Elk Grove motel agrees to security measures after homicideMar 31, 2026 7:51 pm - InTown Suites motel in Elk Grove Village, where a woman was fatally stabbed in February, agreed Tuesday to install cameras, maintain 24/7 private security, and implement other safety measures to avoid losing its municipal business license.
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State panel unanimously denies parole for convicted killer Patricia ColumboMar 26, 2026 3:24 pm - The Illinois Prisoner Review Board unanimously denied parole for Patricia Columbo, 69, who - along with her lover Frank DeLuca - killed her father, mother and younger brother in their Elk Grove Village home on May 4, 1976. Columbo is serving a prison term of 200 to 300 years. DeLuca died in prison in January, 2023.
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Judge denies pretrial release for teen charged in graduation party sexual assaultMar 16, 2026 3:17 pm - A 19-year-old Prospect Heights man accused of sexually assaulting a former classmate during a graduation party in June should stay behind bars in the DuPage County jail while awaiting trial, a judge ruled Monday.
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Group accuses Cook state’s attorney of turning ‘blind eye’ to ICE crimes, seeks special prosecutorMar 12, 2026 1:15 pm - Arguing that Cook County’s top prosecutor is “turning a blind eye” to illegal acts by federal immigration agents, a coalition of elected officials, attorneys and religious leaders is asking a judge to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate the claims.
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Starbucks customer spits on employee in Des PlainesMar 09, 2026 2:22 pm - A customer at a Des Plaines coffee shop spat on an employee at a drive-through window because he was upset about waiting for his order, police said Monday.
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Pace bus driver punched in Des PlainesMar 06, 2026 3:36 pm - A Pace bus driver was punched in the face by a passenger Thursday in Des Plaines, police said.
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Family of man fatally shot by Carol Stream police gets $9.4 million settlementMar 05, 2026 5:37 pm - The family of a man shot to death by Carol Stream police in 2024 will receive $9.4 million to settle their federal lawsuit against the village and six of its police officers.