Downers Grove Crime
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Willowbrook man guilty of first-degree murder in shootingApr 29, 2014 1:00 am - A DuPage County jury found a 25-year-old Willowbrook man guilty of first-degree murder Tuesday afternoon for the shooting death of 18-year-old Joshua Holmes. The six-per...
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Defendant in Willowbrook slaying tells his side: 'I was scared'Apr 25, 2014 1:01 am - Juan Cuellar says he feared for his life and the safety of his mother and brother on the September evening he fired five shots into 18-year-old Joshua Holmes. Cuellar, 2...
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Ex-girlfriend testifies she helped lose weapon in Willowbrook murderApr 24, 2014 1:01 am - Prosecutors wrapped up their case Thursday in the first-degree murder trial of Juan Cuellar, with Cuellar's ex-girlfriend testifying she helped get rid of the murder wea...
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Roskam: Human trafficking a growing threat in suburbsApr 24, 2014 1:01 am - Local leaders working to fight human trafficking
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Lawyers in NIU hazing argue statute's constitutionalityApr 24, 2014 1:00 am - Attorneys for five former fraternity members charged with hazing in the 2012 alcohol-related death of Northern Illinois University freshman David Bogenberger argued Thur...
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Naperville police warn of tax scamApr 23, 2014 1:01 am - Naperville police are warning residents of a phone scam claiming the caller is with federal law enforcement or the IRS. The caller tells residents that they owe back tax...
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Police: Drunken Naperville man slapped female bartenderApr 22, 2014 1:01 am - A Naperville man is accused of slapping a bartender in the face after she refused to serve him any more drinks, authorities said Tuesday. Kyle Francis Goro, 26, was char...
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22-year prison term for repeat burglarApr 18, 2014 11:00 pm - A 51-year-old man was sentenced to 22 years in prison Friday after pleading guilty to a June 2012 apartment burglary in Downers Grove. An arrest warrant for Steve Mantuc...
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Man banned from Elmhurst park after exposing himselfApr 18, 2014 1:00 am - A 19-year-old Bellwood man will spend his 20th birthday behind bars after pleading guilty Friday in DuPage County to public indecency and lewd exposure. Nikolai Anderson...
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Naperville man accused of selling heroinApr 17, 2014 1:01 am - Authorities have accused a 19-year-old man of dealing heroin out of an apartment complex in Naperville. Amari D. Hill, 19, of the 1500 block of West Jefferson Avenue, wa...