Downers Grove Crime
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4 plead not guilty to hazing in Palatine teen’s death at NIUMay 29, 2013 4:14 pm - Four members of a Northern Illinois University fraternity have pleaded not guilty to felony hazing charges in connection with a student’s death. David Bogenberger was fo...
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Bond increased for Roselle man accused of sexually abusing peacockMay 29, 2013 12:00 pm - David Beckmann put his hands over his ears Wednesday as a prosecutor described how he allegedly confessed to fatally molesting his pet peacock, Phyl. “I don't want to h...
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Police, prosecutors at odds over what video shows in assault caseMay 29, 2013 5:00 am - They say the video doesn't lie — but can it tell two different stories? That appears to be the case for a Naperville man accused of swerving his vehicle at a teenage de...
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Mental exam sought for Roselle man accused of abusing peacockMay 23, 2013 5:00 pm - The attorney for a Roselle man accused of sexually abusing a peacock said Thursday he has doubts about his client's mental fitness and will ask for him to undergo a psyc...
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Owners of Lisle-based firm accused of fraudMay 22, 2013 10:30 pm - The owners of a Lisle-based investment advisory firm have been accused by the Securities and Exchange Commission of running a fraudulent “cherry-picking” scheme. The com...
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No prosecution of District 129 officials in abuse caseMay 22, 2013 10:35 am - Kane County State’s Attorney Joe McMahon Wednesday said “education and not prosecution” was the best route to follow after West Aurora District 129 officials failed to r...
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Driver pleads not guilty to DUI in crash that killed Warrenville studentMay 20, 2013 12:10 pm - A Warrenville man is facing a mandatory prison term if convicted of aggravated DUI in a crash that killed Wheaton Warrenville South High School senior Stephanie Pickett,...
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Specifics sought in DuPage IT contract-rigging caseMay 13, 2013 4:14 pm - Two of the three men charged in a contract-rigging scandal at the DuPage County Forest Preserve District have requested — and are expected to receive — a more detailed e...
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Six charged, two injured in Naperville bar fightMay 13, 2013 12:06 pm - An early morning fight Sunday at BlackFinn American Saloon in downtown Naperville left two people injured, including a bar employee, and resulted in charges against six ...
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Sheriff: Limo driver drunk while taking students to promMay 12, 2013 7:22 pm - A limousine driver faces drunken driving charges alleging he transported 23 high school students to their prom near Glen Ellyn while intoxicated. Richard L. Madison, 54,...