Downers Grove Crime
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Aurora man charged with murder at September partyNov 06, 2015 12:00 am - An Aurora man has been charged with gunning down a 23-year-old at a party in Aurora in September, authorities said Friday. Marquitte L. West, 22, of the 1000 block of Wo...
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Video at heart of excessive-force lawsuit against College of DuPage copsNov 05, 2015 12:00 am - A former College of DuPage student has filed a federal lawsuit against the college and two of its campus police officers alleging excessive force stemming from her arres...
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Why addiction treatment center chose downtown NapervilleNov 04, 2015 4:35 am - A drug and alcohol addiction treatment center launched Tuesday in downtown Naperville with all the fanfare of any other business opening. A ribbon cutting. Brief remark...
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Police identify Aurora driver found in pondNov 04, 2015 12:00 am - Police have identified the 56-year-old Aurora man killed in a single-vehicle crash Tuesday when the car he was driving ended up in a pond. Investigators, however, are st...
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Leaders call for more action on Heroin Abuse Awareness DayNov 04, 2015 12:00 am - You don't take heroin. Heroin takes you. It's just one of many messages officials familiar with the drug said they wanted to convey to the public during a news conferenc...
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Shots fired at Glendale Heights houseNov 03, 2015 12:00 am - No injuries were reported when someone fired several shots into an unoccupied house in Glendale Heights, authorities said Tuesday. Police said the shots were reported ar...
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Lester: Why one suburban school is stocking heroin antidoteNov 02, 2015 4:40 am - Schools across the suburbs soon will be able to treat heroin and prescription drug overdoses the same way they treat severe allergic reactions, but one suburban district...
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Fentanyl not linked to more DuPage heroin deathsOct 30, 2015 1:00 am - Toxicology test results have confirmed the painkiller fentanyl was not a factor in four of the seven heroin overdose deaths in DuPage County that occurred during roughly...
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McGuire's letter to MadiganOct 29, 2015 5:00 am - Here's a copy of a letter from Dianne McGuire to Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan, edited to remove McGuire's home address. October 27, 2015 Dianne McGuire Lisa Ma...
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Lawsuit claims Naperville cops allowed boy to be sexually abused in squad carOct 29, 2015 1:00 am - Naperville officials say they're prepared to vigorously defend themselves against a lawsuit that claims two police officers stood by while a woman sexually abused a boy ...