Downers Grove Crime
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West Chicago teen gets 4 years for robbery attempt, stabbing at picnicJan 16, 2013 3:25 pm - A teen accused of stabbing a man during a picnic at a West Chicago park is going to prison after pleading guilty to attempted robbery. Alejandro DeLaCruz, 17, of West C...
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Carjacking trial may proceed without missing engineerJan 10, 2013 3:00 pm - A nuclear engineer accused of carjacking a woman at gunpoint could stand trial in DuPage County even though he's still missing. Authorities have been looking for Michael...
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Algonquin arcade removes violent gamesJan 06, 2013 7:00 am - Kevin Slota woke up with a chill on Christmas Eve, and the realization that perhaps he could make a life-or-death difference in the world. The night before, the Algonqu...
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Lawyers say clients not to blame for NIU student’s deathJan 04, 2013 7:11 pm - Defense attorneys say the leaders of a Northern Illinois University fraternity aren’t responsible for the death of a student during an alleged hazing. Five officers of P...
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Lisle man guilty of killing Grayslake's Elisha Clark while fleeing policeJan 04, 2013 10:00 am - Lisle resident Donald Mischke was convicted of crashing into a woman with his vehicle and killing her while fleeing police in Waukegan in 2010. Mischke, 56, who opted to...
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How suburban group homes work to reduce calls to policeDec 30, 2012 10:00 pm - Daily Herald filed Freedom of Information requests on emergency calls to 36 group homes.
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Glen Ellyn residents unnerved by man's arrests, behaviorDec 29, 2012 7:00 am - This article is no longer available on dailyherald.com.
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Man robs Naperville gas station at gunpointDec 25, 2012 8:27 pm - A masked man with a semiautomatic handgun robbed a Naperville gas station early Tuesday morning. Naperville police received a report at 3:07 a.m. that the Mobil station ...
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Trial delayed for man accused in NIU student's deathDec 19, 2012 7:00 pm - The trial for a man accused of killing a Northern Illinois University student has been delayed until April. The Daily Chronicle reported that a judge delayed William Cur...
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Cicero man gets 8 years in Oak Brook DUI crashDec 19, 2012 2:17 pm - A Cicero man was sentenced to eight years in prison Wednesday after he was convicted in a drunken driving crash that seriously injured a woman and two 6-year-old girls i...