Virginia Roque-Fermin is charged with one felony count of arson in connection with starting a fire that caused tens of thousands of dollars in damages to The Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines, Illinois, May 23, 2023. / Credit: Des P.
Des Plaines police this afternoon (Thursday) confirmed that a man who was shot to death in his home on Thacker Street Wednesday night was approaching officers carrying an axe in a threatening manner in close proximity just before the officer's gun was fired. A statement by Des Plaines police said a review of officers' body
Arson investigators were called to the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe at Maryville Academy in Des Plaines on Tuesday, May 23 at 2:31 a.m. after firefighters extinguished a blaze there. A person of interest has been detained by police. Des Plaines Police officers were the first to respond to the fire at 1170 N.