Downers Grove Crime
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Oak Brook couple charged with sending letters to DuPage judgesAug 29, 2015 1:00 am - An Oak Brook couple are accused of sending letters - one of which was threatening - to two DuPage County judges, authorities said Saturday. Sanford Kramer, 65, has been ...
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Jail time for West Chicago woman who stole from PTOAug 28, 2015 1:00 am - A former West Chicago PTO mom will trade in her school spirit shirt for an orange jail jumpsuit Sunday night after pleading guilty to stealing $15,000 from the group. Pr...
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State charges DuPage tobacco store owner with tax fraudAug 28, 2015 1:00 am - A DuPage County man who operated a tobacco store in Glendale Heights is facing theft and tax fraud charges after state revenue officials said he underreported sales tax ...
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Chicago man guilty in Addison garden-tool assaultAug 27, 2015 1:00 am - A Chicago man charged with assaulting an Addison man with a garden tool now faces between six and 30 years in prison. Judge Robert Kleeman late Wednesday found Runaldo R...
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Geneva man pleads guilty in DUI crash that killed two in NapervilleAug 26, 2015 1:00 am - Editor's note: Earlier versions of this story erroneously reported that Michael Szot lived in Naperville. A Geneva man pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges from a fa...
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Addison man testifies about vicious attack, says it was over $50 debtAug 25, 2015 1:00 am - An Addison man spent Tuesday afternoon detailing for a DuPage County judge how a torturous beating inflicted on him three years ago left him fearing for his life and per...
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Algonquin man accused of sex toy attack at haunted house gets probation, fineAug 25, 2015 1:00 am - A 24-year-old man accused of dressing as a clown and using sex toys to harass and attack a woman and her daughter at a Montgomery-area haunted house recently received a ...
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Study: While heroin use spikes, treatment options drop in IllinoisAug 23, 2015 2:00 pm - Drug addiction treatment options in Illinois are getting fewer as heroin use continues to increase, particularly in the suburbs, a Roosevelt University study has found. ...
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Woman who stole credit card to buy sperm samples gets jail timeAug 21, 2015 1:00 am - A pregnant Elgin hairdresser, who is due to give birth in November, must surrender to DuPage County jail officials on Feb. 11, 2016, as part of a plea deal she agreed to...
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Naperville police seize $25,000, 3 luxury cars during illegal poker ring bustAug 20, 2015 1:00 am - Thirteen people accused of participating in illegal poker games in Naperville are facing charges related to gambling, authorities said Thursday. Investigators broke up t...