Downers Grove Crime
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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, ...
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DuPage board member Eckhoff not guilty of DUIFeb 10, 2016 12:00 am - DuPage County Board member Paul Grant Eckhoff was found not guilty of DUI during a bench trial Wednesday. Judge James Konetski ruled there was not enough evidence to fin...
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Jail time, probation for real estate broker who stole clients' escrow moneyFeb 09, 2016 12:00 am - A Burr Ridge real estate agent, convicted of stealing potential homebuyers' earnest money, avoided prison time Tuesday but will serve probation and 120 days in jail. A D...
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Westmont man legally insane in vandalism at Lombard synagogueFeb 09, 2016 12:00 am - A Westmont man was declared not guilty by reason of insanity Tuesday in his 2014 vandalism of a Lombard synagogue. Judge George Bakalis issued his ruling less than a wee...
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Police: Intoxicated Lisle man head-butts officerFeb 08, 2016 12:00 am - A Lisle man has been charged with aggravated battery to a police officer after authorities said he head-butted one of the cops who responded to a domestic call Sunday ni...