Downers Grove Crime
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17 years in prison for Aurora child sex assaultFeb 19, 2016 12:00 am - An Aurora man recently was sentenced to 17 years in prison after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting a child younger than 12 that he knew from 2010 to 2014, and solic...
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No prison for Downers Grove man who killed best friend in DUIFeb 19, 2016 12:00 am - A Downers Grove man charged with aggravated DUI in a crash that killed his lifelong best friend will avoid prison. Judge Daniel Guerin ruled Friday there were enough unu...
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Highland Park man charged in string of salon burglariesFeb 19, 2016 12:00 am - Authorities have charged a Highland Park man they say is behind a string of salon burglaries in northern Illinois. Alan Konwinski, 26, was stopped and arrested at 4:30 ...
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DuPage inmate wants concert tickets, 'Mr. Froggy' backFeb 18, 2016 12:00 am - A DuPage County inmate is demanding to be freed from jail within two weeks if personal property taken from him during his July 2015 arrest, including three pair of under...
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DuPage prosecutors want to revoke former Roselle priest's probationFeb 18, 2016 12:00 am - A Catholic priest convicted of gambling away more than $300,000 he stole from his Roselle church may face jail time as prosecutors seek to revoke his probation. Prosecut...
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Accountant who stole $1 million from Naperville law firm gets 8 years in prisonFeb 16, 2016 12:00 am - A Wilmington woman who lived the high life after stealing more than $1 million from a Naperville law firm is headed back to prison. A DuPage County judge sentenced Leann...
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Former Westmont firefighter charged with child pornFeb 12, 2016 12:00 am - A Downers Grove man who was a contract firefighter and paramedic in Westmont has been charged with possession of child pornography. Peter Woitovich, 25, of the 5700 bloc...
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Family of man killed in drunken Oak Brook joy ride seeks mercy for driverFeb 11, 2016 12:00 am - Maureen Fitzsimons lost her husband, Thomas, in a 2013 crash caused by his best friend of 35 years who lost control of a car while driving drunk during a joy ride on a d...
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Getaway driver in fatal Bensenville holdup pleads guilty to lesser chargeFeb 10, 2016 12:00 am - The getaway driver during the 2014 robbery and fatal shooting of a Bensenville convenience store clerk pleaded guilty to a single, lesser count Wednesday, drastically re...
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$100,000 bail for Bloomingdale woman charged with PTO theftFeb 10, 2016 12:00 am - The former PTO treasurer of Bloomingdale's Winnebago Elementary School, accused of pilfering more than $19,000, is free after posting $10,000 bail. Tiffany Moorman, 40, ...