Downers Grove Crime
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Nationwide drug investigation nets suburban arrestsOct 01, 2014 1:01 am - A two-year federal drug investigation resulted in the seizure of nearly $5 million, almost 220 pounds of heroin and cocaine and charges against 22 people, including seve...
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Naperville woman acquitted of resisting, obstructing copsOct 01, 2014 1:01 am - A DuPage County jury deliberated less than three hours Wednesday before finding Naperville resident Malia "Kim" Bendis not guilty of resisting or obstructing a peace off...
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Glen Ellyn man charged with child solicitationOct 01, 2014 1:01 am - A Glen Ellyn man is accused of trying to meet a local teen for sex, and is being held on $100,000 bail. Kurt Ellinghausen, 47, of the 000 block of Forest Hill Drive, was...
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2 arrested on I-88 near Aurora with uncut heroin, crackSep 30, 2014 1:01 am - State authorities say they arrested two Rock Island residents Monday on Interstate 88 with nearly an ounce of uncut heroin and a chunk of crack cocaine. Courtney E. Mart...
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Son of Wood Dale alderman pleads guilty to sexual assault chargesSep 30, 2014 1:01 am - The son of a Wood Dale alderman pleaded guilty Tuesday to two counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault of a 12-year-old girl and one count of aggravated criminal sex...
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Increased purity, decreasing costs driving heroin useSep 29, 2014 5:30 am - Purity up. Cost down. Experts say it's a formula that has contributed to the rising number of heroin addicts and deaths in the suburbs and nationwide. It also provides s...
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Tylenol case in local police's hands one year: Where they're atSep 29, 2014 5:30 am - A year after the FBI turned the Tylenol murder investigation over to local authorities, suburban police said they have no new leads on the now 32-year-old probe into who...
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DuPage coroner: Heroin a 'challenge to our society'Sep 29, 2014 5:15 am - In his 20 years as a trauma surgeon, Richard Jorgensen encountered plenty of tragic deaths. It wasn't until he took office less than two years ago as DuPage County coron...
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Former Wheaton North Booster president gets jail, probationSep 29, 2014 1:01 am - The former Wheaton North High School Booster Club president accused of stealing nearly $11,000 from the organization was sentenced Monday to a combination of jail time a...
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Naperville smart meter opponent's trial beginsSep 29, 2014 1:01 am - The trial of a Naperville woman accused of struggling with officers attempting to arrest her began Monday with allegations she elbowed a police officer in the chest duri...