Bolingbrook Crime
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Wheaton man charged with stealing from Downers Grove charityMar 27, 2015 1:00 am - A youth pastor at a Downers Grove church is accused of stealing about $400 worth of vouchers meant to help the needy from a local charity, officials said. Rix Thorsell,...
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Elgin man gets 25 years in prison for sexually assaulting girlMar 27, 2015 1:00 am - A former Elgin man was sentenced to 25 years in prison Thursday after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting a girl he knew a decade ago. Robert A. Shachter, 50, of the ...
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Aurora cousins accused of plotting to bring 'flames of war' to suburbsMar 26, 2015 1:00 am - One cousin, a 22-year-old Army National Guard soldier from Aurora, considered it his duty to fight with Islamic State militants and sought to “bring the flames of war to...
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Lisle man's answer to heroin: Faith in JesusMar 25, 2015 5:30 am - Today, Doug Stvan is a Christian, a student in a certificate program at DePaul, a basketball fan and an employee at his dad's accounting firm. Four years ago, Stvan was ...
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Money seized in drug busts put back into DuPage schoolsMar 25, 2015 1:00 am - DuPage County State's Attorney Robert Berlin says the downward trend of heroin deaths countywide can be attributed to a two-tiered approach: the increased use of Narcan ...
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Tri-Cities police reportsMar 25, 2015 1:00 am - This article is no longer available on dailyherald.com.
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Priest helps heroin addicts heal 'hole in the soul'Mar 24, 2015 5:30 am - The Rev. Jim Swarthout uses his baldness to his advantage. It's an example of a genetic predisposition, a hereditary problem. Just like addiction, he says. The example ...
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Truck driver in fatal I-88 crash could be sentenced April 20Mar 23, 2015 1:00 am - Attorneys for Renato Velasquez of Hanover Park, who was convicted last month in connection with a fiery crash along I-88, have filed a motion requesting the presiding ju...
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Ex-Islamic Foundation finance director admits theftMar 23, 2015 1:00 am - The former finance director of the Islamic Foundation in Villa Park faces up to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to stealing approximately $500,000 from his form...
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Son gets 35 years for killing father after fight about living arrangementsMar 23, 2015 1:00 am - A Westmont man convicted of fatally stabbing his father in May 2011 was sentenced Monday to 35 years in prison. A DuPage County jury deliberated for less than two hours ...