Downers Grove Crime
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3 charged with stealing $1,668 in perfume from Walgreens store, fleeing policeFeb 01, 2023 12:00 am - Three people have been charged with stealing perfume and other items from a Walgreens store in Willowbrook on Tuesday, then leading police on a chase through several com...
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Reward offered for info on Naperville armed robberyJan 31, 2023 12:00 am - The Naperville Crime Stoppers group is offering a cash reward for information about a January armed robbery at a store. Authorities say a man robbed a customer about 6 p...
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Lisle police arrest men accused of holding guns outside convenience storeJan 29, 2023 12:00 am - Lisle police arrested two Michigan men early Saturday on felony weapons charges after responding to reports of armed men standing outside a convenience store. Antoine L...
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Bail set at $100K for man accused of robbing Naperville Portillo's workers in drive-throughJan 24, 2023 12:00 am - Bail was set at $100,000 Tuesday for a Chicago man accused of robbing two workers in the drive-through lane of a Naperville Portillo's in July. Authorities say Solomon ...
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Man pleads guilty to weapons charge in NapervilleJan 24, 2023 12:00 am - A man from Indiana pleaded guilty Tuesday to aggravated unlawful use of a weapon in Naperville. Tommie J. Coleman, 20, of Hammond, will be sentenced on March 23 by DuPag...
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Guns in peanut butter and a whole chicken: What TSA agents found during a record-breaking 2022Jan 20, 2023 4:00 am - We all know you can't bring a gun aboard a commercial flight, but that didn't stop a record 6,542 failed attempts last year, according to the Transportation Security Adm...
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Naperville police seek help to ID man who approached middle school girlsJan 18, 2023 12:00 am - Naperville police are investigating a report of a suspicious incident after a man approached two middle school girls Tuesday afternoon. The girls were walking near Schoo...
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Suburban cold cases solved and unsolved: How DNA has played a role so farJan 13, 2023 4:00 am - Despite thousands of leads, hundreds of interviews and untold hours of investigation, it took nearly a decade - and a couple of strokes of luck - for police to arrest th...
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Sheriffs draw lines at what they will - and will not - enforce with new weapons lawJan 13, 2023 12:00 am - Lake County Sheriff John Idleburg had a message for gun owners concerned about Illinois' new ban on the purchase, sale and manufacture of some high-powered weapons and l...
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Top crime stories of 2022: Mayhem and heartbreak defined the year in suburban crimeJan 12, 2023 5:00 am - A mass shooting on July 4 in Highland Park, during which a lone shooter stood atop a building firing nearly 90 rounds at parade spectators and participants, shocked the ...