Downers Grove Crime
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Naperville forum examines 'what's behind' heroin epidemicJan 28, 2015 12:00 am - Heroin is the buzzword that brought more than 100 people to a forum Tuesday night at Linden Oaks at Edward behavioral health center in Naperville to learn about the drug...
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Spitalli gets 68 years for Darien slaying, kidnappingJan 27, 2015 12:01 am - A 36-year-old Darien man convicted of nearly beheading his ex-girlfriend's new boyfriend will likely never be free again. DuPage County Judge Daniel Guerin sentenced Jos...
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Trooper hurt in I-88 crash seeks homicide chargesJan 27, 2015 12:00 am - With the trial just weeks away for a Hanover Park truck driver accused of causing a January 2014 crash along Interstate 88 that killed a tollway worker and seriously inj...
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Naperville woman files fedral suit against the cityJan 26, 2015 12:01 am - A Naperville woman acquitted in October of resisting or obstructing a Naperville peace officer is now seeking damages from the city and penalties for the officers involv...
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Judge scolds Bolingbrook man for selling fake Blackhawks ticketsJan 26, 2015 12:00 am - A Bolingbrook man who admitted to forging Chicago Blackhawks tickets avoided prison time on Monday. But Edgar I. Kim didn't leave the DuPage County courtroom without get...
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Treatment centers, insurance work to agree on heroin careJan 25, 2015 6:30 am - When someone wants treatment to end a heroin addiction, insurance shouldn't hold him back. That's the perspective of addiction treatment professionals who say the bigge...
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Teen drug treatment addresses motivation, relationshipsJan 25, 2015 6:00 am - The younger the heroin user, the less likely he or she is to be in treatment by choice. When teens are in detox, rehab or counseling, it's likely they were forced to jo...
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Heroin recovery treatment 'a partnership, a collaboration,' counselors sayJan 25, 2015 6:00 am - Treatment isn't magic. When it comes to heroin, there's no wand to wave and no spell to recite. There's no potion to loosen the hold of the drug on those who've tried i...
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Elk Grove man facing trial on allegations he abused friend's daughtersJan 25, 2015 12:00 am - An Elk Grove Village man is scheduled to stand trial this week on accusations he sexually abused a friend's 5- and 9-year-old daughters and photographed the attacks. Sco...
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Batavia police: Five from Naperville charged in car burglariesJan 23, 2015 10:00 pm - Five people from Naperville are accused of stealing from unlocked cars throughout the Tri-Cities, Batavia police said. The five - each charged with seven counts of felon...