Bensenville Crime
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Bensenville man charged with attempted kidnappingDec 25, 2025 8:32 am - A Bensenville man is accused of attempting to kidnap a special-needs grocery store employee while she was at work, authorities said Wednesday.
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Man gets 10 years for burglarizing video gambling businessesDec 22, 2025 3:41 pm - A Berwyn man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for participating in a burglary ring that targeted video gambling businesses in the suburbs and downstate.
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Sanity hearing closes for man accused of trying to murder Bensenville police officerDec 16, 2025 7:35 pm - The fate of a man accused of severely wounding a Bensenville police officer is now up to a DuPage County judge, as attorneys Monday finished arguing whether the shooter was insane at the time.
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Chicago man charged with breaking into Downers Grove North High School, battering janitorDec 13, 2025 4:52 pm - A 56-year-old Chicago man was charged with burglary, attempted robbery and aggravated battery for breaking into Downers Grove North High School and accosting a janitor, prosecutors said.
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Ex-cop working as school security officer charged with breaking into kids’ bedroom in BloomingdaleNov 20, 2025 6:10 pm - A former Bensenville police officer has now lost a job as a high school security officer, after being accused of breaking in to the bedroom of two children in the middle of the night.
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Woman gets 21 years for killing brother, sister in DUI crashNov 17, 2025 6:26 pm - A woman who killed two people in a drunk-driving crash was sentenced Monday to 21 years in prison.
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‘They were just arresting people’: Family seeks release of longtime Des Plaines resident detained by fedsNov 15, 2025 5:00 pm - A Des Plaines man detained by U.S. Border Patrol agents despite being an American citizen is fighting for his father’s release.
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Hearing begins to determine if man accused of shooting Bensenville police officer in 2021 was insaneNov 04, 2025 2:44 pm - Nearly four years after his career as a Bensenville police officer ended in a hail of gunfire, Steven Kotlewski this week faced the man accused of shooting him.
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Chicago man accused of socking romantic rival, leading high-speed chase jailed in DuPage CountyOct 30, 2025 4:17 pm - A Chicago man was ordered held in jail to await trial after Oak Brook police said he punched his ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend in the face and then led officers on a high-speed chase.
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Asleep at the wheel? Driver cited after self-driving Tesla rear-ends police SUVOct 30, 2025 11:58 am - Driving on autopilot might provide a nice break from battling through traffic, but it’s no excuse for a nap. A suburban driver learned that the hard way this month when, authorities say, he fell asleep at the wheel of his self-driving Tesla before it slammed into the rear of a police SUV.