Downers Grove Crime
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Chicago man charged in Downers Grove carjacking attemptOct 25, 2021 1:00 am - Bail has been set at $500,000 for a Chicago man accused of trying to carjack a woman last month at a Downers Grove gasoline station. Demario L. Butler, 30, of the 4300 b...
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Sentencing postponed for West Chicago-area kennel operator convicted of cruelty, neglectOct 22, 2021 1:00 am - The sentencing of kennel operator Garrett Mercado of Woodridge on convictions of animal cruelty and failure of owner's duties has been rescheduled to 1:30 p.m. Nov. 9. D...
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Former DuPage judge facing gun-related charges againOct 20, 2021 1:00 am - A former DuPage County judge who once was charged with recklessly shooting a handgun in an apartment is again facing gun-related criminal charges. This time the charges ...
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Naperville student sentenced for racist Craigslist adOct 20, 2021 1:00 am - A Naperville Central High School student was sentenced to probation and community service after pleading guilty to felony hate crime charges related to a racist Craigsli...
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Kane, DuPage sheriffs: Chicago police shortage due to vaccine mandate isn't an emergency for usOct 19, 2021 1:00 am - At least two suburban county sheriffs say they will send their deputies to help the Chicago Police Department only if city officers are in distress or under duress. So t...
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Police investigating Naperville jewelry robberyOct 17, 2021 1:00 am - Naperville police are asking for the public's help in an investigation into a Saturday night jewelry robbery. Just before 11 p.m. Saturday, jewelers at the Naperville Ma...
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Two arrests made in Naperville child pornography investigationsOct 13, 2021 1:00 am - The Naperville Police Department on Wednesday announced arrests in two separate child pornography investigations. Jerome Alan Vahary, 41, of the 800 block of Mt. Vernon ...
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'It's not a crime wave. It's a communication wave': Naperville says crime down this year despite recent incidentsOct 13, 2021 1:00 am - In a recent 10-day span, Naperville experienced three robberies, a jewelry store burglary, a report of shots fired and a bomb threat. Despite the optics of the high-prof...
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Chicago woman charged with DUI in I-355 crash that killed babyOct 12, 2021 1:00 am - A Chicago woman has been charged with aggravated driving under the influence causing death after a June crash that authorities say killed a 5-month-old boy. Alexus K. Si...
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Trial begins for Bensenville teen accused of killing friend accidentallyOct 06, 2021 1:00 am - On Aug. 8, 2019, two panicked 14-year-old boys called 911 in Bensenville. "Someone got shot in the head," one of them said. "I think he's dead." As the operator tried t...