Downers Grove Crime
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West Chicago man gets 20 years for abducting, abusing kidsMay 18, 2017 1:00 am - A West Chicago man was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in prison for abducting and sexually abusing children on multiple occasions. Giuseppe Ressa, 36, of the 300 block ...
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Wounded Amtrak conductor remains in critical condition at Naperville hospitalMay 17, 2017 11:00 pm - The Amtrak conductor shot Tuesday on a train station platform in Naperville remains in the hospital in critical condition, authorities said Thursday. Michael Case, 45, ...
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Carol Stream woman tried to poison stepdaughter, dad testifiesMay 17, 2017 1:00 am - A DuPage County bench trial began Wednesday in the case of a Carol Stream woman accused of spiking her 17-month-old stepdaughter's milk with nail polish remover. Andrea ...
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Conductor identified in Naperville Amtrak shootingMay 17, 2017 1:00 am - Naperville police say they are pursuing criminal charges against a Wisconsin man suspected of shooting an Amtrak conductor at the city's 5th Avenue train station. Cmdr. ...
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State police using expressway cameras to solve shootingsMay 17, 2017 1:00 am - Illinois State Police will begin using surveillance cameras already posted along Chicago-area expressways to help solve crimes such as the 76 shootings reported since th...
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Trial begins in 2014 shooting death of Bloomingdale manMay 17, 2017 1:00 am - It was a Hinsdale businessman's "bizarre fanatical addiction" to a local "soccer mom" that prosecutors say led to the Dec. 22, 2014, shooting death of a Bloomingdale man...
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Naperville police investigate armed robbery of convenience storeMay 14, 2017 1:00 am - Naperville police are investigating the armed robbery Saturday night of a convenience store on the city's north side. Police said officers were called about 8:53 p.m. to...
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Wheaton man gets 34 years for sexually assaulting girlMay 12, 2017 1:00 am - A Wheaton man who pleaded guilty earlier this year to sexually assaulting a young girl over a five-year period was sentenced Friday to 34 years in prison. Timothy Peltz,...
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Aurora man charged in fatal Naperville crashMay 11, 2017 1:00 am - A 34-year-old Aurora man has been charged in connection with a single-vehicle fatal DUI crash in Naperville. Michael Vera, of the 200 block of West New York Street, has ...
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Glen Ellyn man gets 10 years for beating father, blames dogMay 10, 2017 1:00 am - A Glen Ellyn man convicted of aggravated domestic battery in a 2016 beating that left his father with two brain hemorrhages, a nearly amputated ear and a broken jaw is h...