Downers Grove Crime
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Police: Robbers said they had needle with HIVNov 16, 2016 12:00 am - Two people robbed a Naperville CVS store Tuesday morning by threatening employees with a hypodermic needle they claimed was infected with HIV and got away with medicatio...
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New trial date set for last of accused Schaumburg copsNov 15, 2016 12:00 am - An April 11 trial date has been set for a former Schaumburg police officer accused with two others of skimming drugs from police seizures and then using an informant to ...
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Key witness changes story on who killed Bensenville store clerkNov 15, 2016 12:00 am - Since his February 2014 arrest, 22-year-old Kenneth Bardlett has pointed to fellow gang member Stephan Russell as the triggerman who killed Bensenville shop clerk Hussei...
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Murder trial to begin in case of fatal armed robbery in BensenvilleNov 14, 2016 12:00 am - The trial of the accused gunman in the January 2014 slaying of a Bensenville convenience store owner is expected to start Tuesday in DuPage County court. Stephan A. Russ...
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Former owner of Naperville's Hollywood Palms theater sentenced to 5 yearsNov 10, 2016 12:00 am - The former owner of the Hollywood Palms cinema in Naperville and the Hollywood Blvd. movie theater in Woodridge is off to prison for cheating the government out of milli...
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Cops: Three men steal cigarettes from Naperville gas stationNov 10, 2016 12:00 am - A Naperville clerk who wouldn't supply numerous cartons of cigarettes to three men who came into the store became the victim of a robbery early Thursday morning, police ...
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Geneva investment firm owner sentenced to five years in Ponzi-like schemeNov 08, 2016 12:00 am - The founder of a Geneva investment firm has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for using client money to purchase a yacht and luxury vehicle and to trade his...
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'Choices' panel to highlight ways to avoid addictionNov 07, 2016 4:40 am - There are good choices and bad when it comes to avoiding addiction. One Naperville event intends to highlight both to help parents and kids make choices that keep youths...
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Not guilty plea for Aurora man charged in puppy heistNov 07, 2016 12:00 am - The Aurora man charged with stealing a 12-week-old Pomeranian puppy named Bella last month from the Naperville Petland has turned himself in and pleaded not guilty. Benj...
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105 years prison in 2014 murder in Aurora pot dealNov 04, 2016 1:00 am - A 21-year-old man was sentenced to 105 years in prison Friday after a jury convicted him of gunning down an Aurora man in January 2014 during a drug deal for an ounce of...