Carol Stream Crime
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80 years for convicted sex offender in Kristy Wesselman murderJan 23, 2018 12:00 am - After 30 years on the run in the wake of raping and murdering 15-year-old Kristy Wesselman, Michael Jones will take his last breaths in an Illinois prison. DuPage County...
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Retrial set in 1995 Naperville arson and murder caseJan 23, 2018 12:00 am - William Amor will go to trial Wednesday on charges of first-degree murder and arson in the 1995 death of his mother-in-law in Naperville. And he's chosen to have his cas...
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Big brother's murder led new Aurora cop to his career choiceJan 19, 2018 4:33 am - Jason Contreras was just 3 years old in November 1996 when a stray bullet intended for an older relative flew into his house on the east side of Aurora and killed his 6-...
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Vernon Hills man who drove to Aurora hotel to have sex with teen gets 3 years in prisonJan 19, 2018 12:00 am - A Vernon Hills man who drove to an Aurora hotel to have sex with a teenage girl has been sentenced to three years in prison. Ramesh Gannamani, 36, of the 900 block of No...
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Former Elk Grove Village music teacher sentenced on child porn chargesJan 19, 2018 12:00 am - A former Elk Grove Village elementary school music teacher was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison on child pornography charges. Andrew Clarke, 29, of the 100 block o...
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Man faces jail, possible prison for hitting pedestrian in Aurora DUIJan 19, 2018 12:00 am - A Montgomery man faces jail and possible prison after pleading guilty to his third DUI, the most recent when he struck a pedestrian in Aurora and kept driving. Richard A...
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Sex offender could get 80 years in prison for 1985 slaying of teenJan 18, 2018 12:00 am - Just days before he was set to stand trial, a convicted sex offender pleaded guilty Thursday to the 1985 murder of 15-year-old Kristy Wesselman near Glen Ellyn. Michael ...
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Woman hurt in home invasion near West ChicagoJan 15, 2018 12:00 am - DuPage County sheriff's deputies are investigating an attack against a woman during an early morning home invasion Monday at Ethel Street and Hickory Lane near West Chic...
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Are police behind the wheel as distracted as the rest of us?Jan 12, 2018 4:30 am - Between cellphone calls, incoming texts, GPS navigation, onboard "infotainment" systems and plain old car stereos, it's no wonder the National Highway Traffic Safety Adm...
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Aurora man guity of 2017 shooting, but not attempted murderJan 12, 2018 12:00 am - A 56-year-old man was found guilty this week of shooting an acquaintance and leading police on a 14-minute chase, but he was acquitted of attempted murder. A Kane County...