The Des Plaines Public Library’s new executive director is more than familiar with the Miner Street facility. In fact, she’s been integral to its operation for years. Assistant Director Laurie ...

A Des Plaines house was struck by gunfire early Saturday, police said. No one was reported hurt. The shooting occurred a little after 1 a.m. on the 200 block of Springfield Terrace. Someone driving a ...

The Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office approved charges of attempted murder, aggravated battery, and vehicular invasion on ...

The other driver, a 21-year-old man from Des Plaines, was not hurt. All lanes of Wolf Road between Feehanville Drive and Central Road were temporarily closed for the investigation. The Mount Prospect ...

A safe with $70,000 inside was stolen from a Des Plaines home on Saturday, March 15 on the 1100 block of Holiday Ln., said police. Reports said that the victims called police on Saturday to say ...

He has previously written for the Austin Weekly Newspaper, OakPark.com and Sportskeeda. Des Plaines police are asking for the public's help for information after a shootout occurred in the parking ...

A shooting occurred Sunday afternoon outside La Marina Mariscos restaurant in Des Plaines. Two individuals exchanged gunfire before fleeing the scene. Police recovered shell casings and a handgun ...

That unit has since been disbanded, and Steinkamp and Minnehan reassigned to the investigations division, a police spokesperson said last year. William Morris covers courts for the Des Moines ...

DES PLAINES, Ill. (WLS) -- Police are searching for two gunmen that opened fire outside a north suburban parking lot on Saturday. The shooting happened at about 2 p.m. at La Marina Mariscos ...

If so, please explain. I served on the Des Plaines Fire and Police Commission from 2009 to 2022, hiring the city’s first responders and ensuring the hiring process was fair for all candidates.