Justin Kmitch
-
Permanent repairs needed to fix Irving Park Road buckleJul 12, 2019 2:34 pm - Crews worked into the night Wednesday to repair buckling pavement on eastbound Irving Park Road, just outside of Bensenville. But state transportation officials say it w...
-
Naperville fire officials investigating fire at strip mallJul 12, 2019 6:45 am - Firefighters are investigating the cause of a late-night kitchen fire at a Naperville strip mall. Officials say a witness called 911 at 10:24 p.m. to report smoke coming...
-
Operator of kennel where 29 dogs died in fire faces animal cruelty chargesJul 13, 2019 4:49 pm - Updated July 13 to clarify that Garrett Mercado was not an employee of Roselle Animal Hospital but went there to work time with dogs from his shelter than had been t...
-
Man on parole for 1993 slaying sentenced to 15 years for choking Naperville womanJul 10, 2019 6:33 am - A Chicago man who was on parole for murder when he choked his ex-girlfriend to unconsciousness in her Naperville home is headed back to prison. DuPage County Judge Brian...
-
Naperville plane crash survivor: My husband is a heroJul 09, 2019 6:06 pm - Wrenne Jakubiak says a federal investigation into the private plane crash Friday that killed her sister and injured both her and her husband has limited what she can sha...
-
New warrant issued for suspect charged with impersonating a police officerJul 08, 2019 6:32 am - One of four men recently charged in DuPage County with impersonating a police officer at area homes is the subject of a new arrest warrant. Luke Halstead, 19, of the 1N5...
-
Burr Ridge mayor sues trustee with defamation and libel claimsJul 08, 2019 6:32 am - Former DuPage County Board member and recently reelected Burr Ridge Mayor Gary Grasso has filed a defamation and libel lawsuit against sitting Burr Ridge Trustee Zachary...
-
Des Plaines man who murdered ex-girlfriend in Bensenville will be sentenced in AugustJul 02, 2019 7:57 pm - A 29-year-old Des Plaines man accused of lurking in the Bensenville darkness before stabbing a former lover to death now faces up to 60 years in prison. DuPage County Ju...
-
Suburban Hero: Bensenville musician honored for saving 2 from burning carJul 03, 2019 7:03 am - Armando Rodriguez is reorganizing his trophy case. The Bensenville musician, known for his work in the Mexican Duranguense band AK-7, is going to have to shift his Latin...
-
DuPage clerk begins preservation effort to save county's historic documentsJul 01, 2019 7:05 am - Staff members in the DuPage County Clerk's office, in an effort to preserve vital historical records and improve public access, have begun an archiving campaign. Officia...