Downers Grove Crime
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Son: Mom was "acting normal" until days before she killed 2 children in NapervilleSep 13, 2017 1:00 am - Matusz Plackowski said his mother, Elzbieta Plackowska, was deeply saddened by her father's recent death but was otherwise "acting normal" until just days before she fat...
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Death of Naperville teen who made sex video shows quandary for schoolsSep 12, 2017 1:00 am - Staff members at Naperville North High School called 16-year-old Corey Walgren to the dean's office to ask about a video he made of himself having sex with a classmate. ...
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Prosecutor: Woman killed two kids because she 'got a raw deal in life'Sep 12, 2017 1:00 am - No one denies that Elzbieta Plackowska had problems on the night of Oct. 30, 2012, as she plunged a kitchen knife into her 7-year-old son 173 times and a 5-year-old girl...
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Former golf club employee pleads guilty to misdemeanor attempted theftSep 11, 2017 1:00 am - A 29-year-old former employee of the Bartlett Hills Golf Club pleaded guilty to misdemeanor attempted theft. Clayton M. Gerlach, of Naperville, was sentenced to two yea...
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Woman's trial begins Tuesday in 2012 slaying of two Naperville childrenSep 09, 2017 1:00 am - After nearly five years of investigations, psychological exams and thousands of pages of reports and court appearances, a DuPage County judge is finally prepared to hear...
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Former Winfield fire official pleads guilty to attempted official misconductSep 07, 2017 1:00 am - A former Winfield deputy fire chief was sentenced Thursday to two years of probation and 10 days in the DuPage Sheriff's Work Alternative Program. Bryan Lewis, 45, of th...
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Former Wheaton attorney facing prison for stealing from clientsSep 07, 2017 1:00 am - A former Wheaton attorney has pleaded guilty to theft and now faces between four and 15 years in prison for bilking the estates of four former and three current clients ...
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Suburban police take on challenge of implicit biasSep 05, 2017 5:30 am - St. Charles police officer John Losurdo admits he didn't have the best attitude going into what he expected to be more training about diversity. "I was not at all lookin...
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Prosecutors praise success of DuPage diversion programSep 05, 2017 1:00 am - Just more than five years after its inception, DuPage County prosecutors are celebrating the 100th person to successfully complete their Pre-Trial Diversion Program. The...
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Man sought in $6,000 credit card scam in Naperville, AuroraAug 31, 2017 1:00 am - Naperville Crime Stoppers are looking for information regarding a man who they say unlawfully used credit cards to purchase over $6,000 worth of merchandise from two ele...