Downers Grove Crime
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Naperville council won't call on Pritzker to veto criminal justice reform billJan 20, 2021 12:00 am - A resolution that would have urged Gov. J.B. Pritzker to veto a sweeping criminal justice reform bill was narrowly shot down by the Naperville City Council, despite entr...
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Man robs Lisle gas station at gunpointJan 18, 2021 12:00 am - Lisle police are investigating the armed robbery of a gas station early Monday morning. A man entered the Speedway at 550 Ogden Ave. just after midnight and acted like ...
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Men steal car at gunpoint in NapervilleJan 17, 2021 12:00 am - Naperville police are investigating an aggravated carjacking that occurred Sunday afternoon. Just before 2 p.m., a woman on the 400 block of East Bailey Road was approac...
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Local authorities keep plans for pre-inauguration security close to the vestJan 15, 2021 12:00 am - While local authorities are taking seriously FBI warnings about armed protests that may occur nationwide in advance of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, most dec...
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Ives to return donations from Inverness businessman charged in Capitol riotsJan 10, 2021 12:00 am - Former Republican congressional candidate Jeanne Ives confirmed Sunday she is returning campaign contributions from an Inverness businessman charged in Wednesday's riots...
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Ex-Joliet Central teacher pleads guilty to sex assault of studentJan 08, 2021 12:00 am - A former Joliet Central High School physics teacher pleaded guilty Wednesday to sexually assaulting a student at a Naperville hotel in May 2017. Thomas Connelly, 34, was...
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Despite security concerns, Schneider and Foster still plan to attend inaugurationJan 08, 2021 12:00 am - Despite concerns about U.S. Capitol security after Wednesday's incursion by a violent mob, at least two suburban congressional representatives still plan to attend Presi...
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FBI searching for suspects in string of suburban bank robberiesJan 05, 2021 12:00 am - The FBI is offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest of two men suspected in a string of suburban bank robberies Monday afternoon. The firs...
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Tragedy and turmoil marked suburban crime news in 2020Jan 04, 2021 5:00 am - The heartbreaking story of the short, tragic life of AJ Freund, the Crystal Lake 5-year-old beaten to death in 2019 then buried in a shallow grave in Woodstock, conclude...
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Chicago men charged in Naperville retail theftsDec 30, 2020 12:00 am - Two Chicago men are facing felony charges stemming from three retail thefts this week in Naperville, police said. Donald Swope, 50, and Johnnie C. West, 54, were arreste...