Downers Grove Crime
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A year without answers: Aurora man's slaying in Naperville remains unsolvedJan 26, 2018 4:30 am - A year after Matthew Lange was shot to death in his car while waiting for his 4-year-old son to get out of school, police are still hoping for leads and his family is wo...
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Testimony: Ex-wife thinks defendant committed 1995 Naperville arson, murderJan 25, 2018 12:00 am - On the night her mother died more than 22 years ago, Tina Miceli and her then-husband, William Amor, were preparing to go to a drive-in movie when she realized she had f...
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Trial begins in 1995 Naperville arson murder with focus on insuranceJan 24, 2018 12:00 am - When it came to murdering his mother-in-law, prosecutors say arson was actually William Amor's second choice. He wanted to drug her, they say, but he had difficulty fig...
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Former Wheaton attorney gets four and a half years for stealing from clientsJan 23, 2018 12:00 am - A former Wheaton attorney who pleaded guilty to theft has been sentenced to four and a half years in prison for bilking the estates of four former and three other client...
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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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Naperville cops looking for man who approached 14-year-old girlJan 22, 2018 12:00 am - Naperville police are looking for a man who twice approached a 14-year-old girl Monday morning to offer her a ride on Rockport Lane between Stonewater Drive and Kilburne...
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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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Police: Drunken driver narrowly escapes freight train collision in LisleJan 17, 2018 12:00 am - A man who drove his car onto the pedestrian platform at the Lisle Metra station and narrowly escaped getting hit by a freight train has been charged with drunken driving...