Downers Grove Crime
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New tool in fighting domestic abuse: a QR code that points victims to helpMar 22, 2023 1:00 am - DuPage County police and paramedics can now offer victims of domestic violence and abuse a more discreet way to learn about help - a QR code that, when they scan it with...
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Expressway shootings are down, but road rage is on the riseMar 17, 2023 5:00 am - The number of shootings along Chicago-area expressways continues to fall this year after a record 310 in 2021, but within that nugget of good news is a worrying trend. ...
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Bail denied for man charged in shooting in downtown NapervilleMar 17, 2023 1:00 am - Bail has been denied for an Aurora man accused of shooting a person outside a Naperville bar Saturday. James Barnett, 27, of the 0-100 block of Root Street, was arrested...
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Lisle university student charged with using Kik to disseminate child pornographyMar 16, 2023 1:00 am - A Benedictine University student has been charged with disseminating child pornography via the Kik messaging app. Joseph Wilke, 20, of the 5600 block of College Road in ...
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Indiana man charged in Lisle bank robberyMar 16, 2023 1:00 am - An Indiana man has been indicted on bank robbery and firearms charges, the U.S. Attorney for Northern Illinois announced and the FBI's Chicago office announced Thursday....
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20-year sentence for man who tried to carjack woman at gas station in Downers GroveMar 16, 2023 1:00 am - A man who tried to carjack a woman at a Downers Grove gas station was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in prison. Demario Butler, 31, pleaded guilty in January to attempte...
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Man shot in downtown NapervilleMar 12, 2023 1:00 am - A person of interest is in custody in connection with a shooting late Saturday night in downtown Naperville, police said Sunday. According to police, officers called to ...
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Sleepy Hollow woman accused of leading state trooper on 120 mph chaseMar 08, 2023 12:00 am - Bail was set at $25,000 Wednesday for a Sleepy Hollow woman accused of leading a state trooper on chase that reached 120 mph on Interstate 88. The trooper saw Tianna Bry...
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Man charged with drug-induced homicide of fellow DuPage County jail inmateMar 06, 2023 12:00 am - A DuPage County jail detainee is accused of killing another inmate by supplying him fentanyl-laced heroin in the jail. Derichard P. Brown, 22, of the 100 block of South ...
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A flurry of filings as SAFE-T Act fight heads to state Supreme CourtMar 03, 2023 4:00 am - After a flurry of legal filings this week, the opposing sides in the fight over the elimination of cash bail in Illinois are now less than two weeks away from a SAFE-T A...