Tent Revival Presses On In Des Plaines Despite Warnings That It Has Been Violating Executive Order On COVID-19 Safety
A religious gathering had officials in Des Plaines walking a fine line Sunday night.
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A religious gathering had officials in Des Plaines walking a fine line Sunday night.
A traveling tent revival has the City of Des Plaines taking action amid the coronavirus pandemic.
This week, the YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago announced that the Leaning Tower YMCA – along with the Lattof YMCA in Des Plaines and the Kroehler YMCA in Naperville – will be closing for good amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The casino said there are no known COVID-19 cases on the property, but it is suspending operations "out of an abundance of caution and to promote the social distancing recommended by health officials."
Legal sports betting is now underway in Illinois, after Rivers Casino in Des Plaines opened the state's first sportsbook on Monday.
The retired pastor at St. Zachary Catholic Church in Des Plaines, Father John Plotkowski, has been withdrawn from ministry after "inappropriate material" was found on his personal computer.
A person has been arrested and faces first degree murder charges in the strangulation death of a woman found near a dumpster.
Authorities in Des Plaines are investigating a woman found strangled to death near a dumpster.
His family's lawsuit contains text messages from that night, between Rylan and his mother.
Maurice Murphy, 32, has been charged federally for stealing more than $15,000 from a Des Plaines Bank earlier this week.
Des Plaines police were the ones who accidentally shot a 15-year-old boy on Tuesday night while going after a bank robber who had shot a Chicago Police officer.
A bank robbery in Des Plaines led to a melee of gunfire 11 miles away in the Old Irving Park neighborhood on Tuesday, which ultimately left a suspect dead and a Chicago Police officer and a 15-year-old boy wounded.
The teen, who was caught in crossfire Tuesday night, is a student intern and was in class at the time of the shooting.
No sidewalks and no lights make for a deadly combination along a stretch of Touhy Avenue in Des Plaines.
A homecoming dance descended into a hair-pulling brawl at Maine West High School this past weekend.
A man spoke in person and put his face on camera Tuesday, accusing the late Rev. John Smyth of sexually abusing him at Maryville Academy in Des Plaines and filing a lawsuit over it.
A pedestrian was struck by a Metra train in Des Plaines Sunday morning.
An 86-year-old man was transported to a local hospital with life threatening injuries after he was struck by an ambulance in Des Plaines.
SWAT teams surrounded a northwest suburban apartment building overnight, after two people were found shot in the parking lot.
As the sun sat on Father John Smyth's life, allegations of sexual misconduct arose.
The Illinois River is infested with several varieties of Asian carp, which were imported decades ago to cleanse Southern sewage lagoons and fish farms but escaped into the Mississippi River and invaded many of its tributaries.
UPDATE: Two teenagers reported missing from unincorporated Des Plaines were both located in Niles, the Cook County Sheriff's Office said Saturday afternoon.
Just four months, ago, with Smyth already ailing, he was accused of sexual misconduct dating from the years 2002 and 2003. The archdiocese removed him from active ministry.
was just three months ago when former Maryville Academy head Father John Smyth was asked to leave the ministry in the wake of sexual abuse allegations. Smyth, 84, died early Wednesday, according to the Archdiocese of Chicago.
Lawns, curbs, and medians up and down Dempster Street have been littered with pebbles and large chunks of the crumbling pavement.
