Cook County reports 5th cold-related death of the season
A 64-year-old man who died Friday in north suburban Des Plaines is Cook County’s fifth cold-related death of the season, according to the medical examiner’s office.
Getaway driver charged in fatal Des Plaines bank robbery
A man has been charged in federal court as the alleged getaway driver in a Des Plaines bank robbery earlier this week that led to a police chase to Chicago and shootout that wounded a Chicago police officer and a bystander.
Son charged with fatally shooting father during argument in Des Plaines
A longstanding family argument turned fatal Monday when a 22-year-old man allegedly shot and killed his father in a Des Plaines mobile home, according to prosecutors.
Missing man from Des Plaines is located
Kenneth Orstead was reported missing about 10:45 p.m. from the northwest suburb, Illinois State Police said.
Des Plaines man sentenced to 45 years for fatally stabbing ex-girlfriend
A Des Plaines man charged with stabbing his ex-girlfriend to death in June of 2017 in northwest suburban Bensenville has been sentenced to 45 years in prison.
Suburban man found guilty of hate crime for Puerto Rican shirt incident
A jury found a Des Plaines man guilty of a hate crime after a viral video of the incident circulated last year.