Downers Grove Crime
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Naperville nonprofit puts faith in parents to stem heroin's tideDec 01, 2014 4:30 am - Diane Overgard has faith in parents. There's something about the unconditional love of a father or a mother that has the ability to carry a child through anything, she s...
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Suburban nonprofit groups strike back against heroinDec 01, 2014 4:30 am - Maybe it's a grieving mother on a crusade. Maybe it's a group of friends who need a place to stay sober ... and still have fun. Maybe it's a sister motivated by a broth...
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Waubonsie cafeteria manager charged with stealing more than $50,000 from schoolNov 30, 2014 12:01 am - The cafeteria manager at Waubonsie Valley High School appeared before a DuPage County judge Sunday facing allegations she stole more than $50,000 from the Aurora school....
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DuPage receives $70,000 donation to fight heroinNov 28, 2014 12:01 am - Moved by the actions of an Oak Brook man who lost his grandson to heroin, a group has donated $70,000 to a DuPage County program that equips police officers with the opi...
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Bartlett man gets 4 years for Lisle road-rage shootingNov 26, 2014 12:01 am - Vaughn Atkins insists he was protecting his family when he fired a handgun at another vehicle following a traffic altercation earlier this year. A DuPage County judge, ...
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Naperville man gets prison time for bringing heroin into jailNov 25, 2014 12:01 am - A Naperville man charged with several heroin-related crimes, including bringing the drug into jail by hiding it in his rectum, was sentenced Tuesday to two concurrent 4-...
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Judge to hand down sentence on Lisle road rage shooterNov 25, 2014 12:01 am - A Barlett man admitted Tuesday that he exercised poor judgment but maintained he was protecting his family last March when he opened fire on another driver during a traf...
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Naperville police seek suspicious driverNov 22, 2014 12:01 am - The Naperville Police Department is looking for assistance in identifying a subject who was driving in the area of North Central College campus between 1 and 3 p.m. on W...
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Bloomingdale teen gets probation for robbery spreeNov 21, 2014 12:01 am - Frankie Panoski, 18, of the 200 block of Oakwood Lane in Bloomingdale, was sentenced Friday to 180 days in DuPage County Jail and 30 months of probation. He pleaded guil...
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Five years for second man charged in Naperville armed robberyNov 21, 2014 12:01 am - A Naperville man charged with two armed robberies reported in one week in May at the same 7-Eleven in Naperville, was sentenced to five years in prison Thursday. Adam Za...