Bloomingdale Crime
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13 years after businessman's disappearance, DuPage detective gives case a fresh lookMar 06, 2020 4:30 am - By Charles Keeshan and Susan Sarkauskas More than 13 years ago after John "Chicago Johnny" Spira vanished from his workplace near West Chicago, a DuPage County sheriff's...
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Lombard woman who bilked veterans charity: 'I really have learned my lesson'Mar 06, 2020 12:00 am - A Lombard woman who used charity money for her personal expenses was resentenced Friday to 180 days in jail and one year of conditional discharge. But Priscilla Olshefsk...
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9 gang members arrested on drugs, weapons, vandalism chargesMar 02, 2020 12:00 am - Nine gang members are facing charges that include illegal possession of drugs and weapons after a Friday sweep by law enforcement officials from DuPage County, Addison a...
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Police: Brawl at Wheaton North stemmed from social media disputeFeb 27, 2020 12:00 am - A brawl at Wheaton North High School that led to felony charges against seven students stemmed from a dispute that started on social media, police said Thursday. The se...
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Carol Stream man faces stalking chargesFeb 27, 2020 12:00 am - A 47-year-old Carol Stream man faces felony charges for placing a GPS tracking device on an acquaintance's car, Kane County authorities said in a news release Thursday. ...
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My Child's Life Matters helps those dealing with opioid addictionsFeb 24, 2020 5:00 am - Kathy and Robb Zander lost their son, John Allen, to fentanyl poisoning almost three years ago - four days before his 23rd birthday. They are not alone in their grief. ...
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Police leaders say a new state law is leading to less training for officersFeb 21, 2020 4:30 am - Call it the law of unintended consequences. The law in this case - House Bill 4594, aka The Criminal and Traffic Assessment Act - was billed as a much-needed check on es...
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Wood Dale woman pleads guilty to stabbing husband with pocketknifeFeb 21, 2020 12:00 am - A Wood Dale woman pleaded guilty Thursday to aggravated battery for stabbing her husband six times with a pocketknife. Margaret Cyran, 46, agreed to a sentence of two ye...
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Man serving 70 years prison for murder of Aurora boy again wants new trialFeb 21, 2020 12:00 am - A man serving a 70-year prison term for killing a 6-year-old boy as he slept in his grandparents' Aurora home in a 1996 shooting intended for a rival gang member wants a...
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Trial begins for Glen Ellyn man accused of murdering ex-wifeFeb 19, 2020 12:00 am - Juan Granados was a violent, abusive man who, when he learned his ex-wife was moving out of the Glen Ellyn apartment they shared in October 2011, raped and strangled her...