Downers Grove Crime
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16-year-old boy charged in Aurora shooting deathFeb 28, 2015 12:00 am - A 16-year-old Aurora boy is charged with first-degree murder following a shooting Friday afternoon near downtown Aurora that police described as "gang-related." Police ...
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Cop returned to work a year after getting hit by sleepy truckerFeb 27, 2015 4:30 am - Illinois State Trooper Douglas Balder commemorated the anniversary of the fiery crash that nearly took his life by doing something he didn't know he would ever do again....
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Teens being questioned in Aurora shooting deathFeb 27, 2015 12:00 am - Aurora police were questioning two male juveniles Friday in connection with the shooting death of a 17-year-old Aurora man. Police said Gianni Aguirre, of the 100 block ...
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Chicago man held on child porn chargesFeb 27, 2015 12:00 am - A joint investigation between Cook County's Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and Downers Grove police resulted in the arrest Thursday of a Chicago man on char...
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Westmont man seeks new trial after murder convictionFeb 27, 2015 12:00 am - Attorneys for a Westmont man convicted of fatally stabbing his father in May 2011 filed a motion on his behalf Friday seeking a new trial. A DuPage County jury deliberat...
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Trucker found guilty of most charges in fatal I-88 crashFeb 26, 2015 12:00 am - A Hanover Park truck driver was found guilty Thursday of most charges against him in connection with a fiery crash on Jan. 27, 2014, that killed a tollway worker and sev...
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Aurora man charged with sharing child pornFeb 26, 2015 12:00 am - An Aurora man was arrested this week after police said he downloaded and distributed hundreds of child pornography pictures. Niraj V. Patel, of the 3600 block of Gabriel...
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Naperville man not guilty by reason of insanity in attempted murder of motherFeb 26, 2015 12:00 am - A Naperville man accused of attacking his mother with a butcher knife in 2011 has been found not guilty by reason of insanity. DuPage County Judge Brian Telander made th...
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Judge denies courtroom cameras in Naperville murder trialFeb 25, 2015 12:00 am - A DuPage County judge has denied a request by Chicago-area print media and television news channels to have cameras in the courtroom for next week's murder trial of Dani...
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Defense: No proof trucker committed crime in IllinoisFeb 25, 2015 12:00 am - Renato Velasquez, the Hanover Park truck driver accused of falling asleep and causing a fatal crash on Jan. 27, 2014, along eastbound I-88 near Route 59 in Aurora, may h...