Elmhurst Crime
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Experts testify in hearing on whether Willowbrook man gets new trial in boy's deathJul 31, 2018 1:00 am - An assistant Cook County medical examiner determined in 2002 that 2½-year-old Steven Quinn Jr. died of multiple injuries due to blunt force trauma to his head and abdome...
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How rise in opioid deaths takes toll on funeral home operatorsJul 22, 2018 5:00 am - When Denise and Tim Eilrich's 21-year-old son died from an overdose of heroin laced with fentanyl, the days became a blur of shock and tragedy, a jarring introduction to...
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DuPage judge seeks to have record expunged after acquittalJul 20, 2018 1:00 am - A DuPage County judge, who was assigned to administrative duties, has petitioned to have his criminal record expunged after his acquittal on reckless conduct charges for...
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Reward offered in burglary during RibfestJul 19, 2018 1:00 am - Naperville Crime Stoppers is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to an arrest related to a Ribfest burglary. Police say a mobile home parked across the stre...
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Man arrested in Aurora robbery in which shot was firedJul 19, 2018 1:00 am - A 22-year-old Aurora man has been arrested and charged with the armed robbery of a near westside convenience store in late June in which a shot was fired into a ceiling ...
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Man who could have been held until 2069 for assault might be free by year's endJul 17, 2018 1:00 am - A 31-year-old Wheaton man found not guilty by reason of insanity in the 2014 battery and sexual assault of an ex-girlfriend could be released from the Elgin Mental Healt...
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Former Wheaton College football player pleads guilty in hazingJul 16, 2018 1:00 am - The fourth of five former Wheaton College football players facing felony charges in a 2016 hazing scandal has pleaded guilty to lesser misdemeanor charges. James Cooksey...
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Aurora man pleads not guilty to impersonating a copJul 13, 2018 1:00 am - A 56-year-old Aurora man has pleaded not guilty to charges he impersonated a Warrenville police officer. Jeffrey M. Spiewak, of the 3000 block of Anton Drive, has been i...
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Downers Grove man pleads guilty to beating his mom with ax on Mother's DayJul 10, 2018 1:00 am - A Downers Grove man accused of slashing his 80-year-old mother in the face and head with an ax on Mother's Day 2017 has pleaded guilty to aggravated domestic battery. Jo...
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Defense: Police took phone without warrant in exchange student drug-induced homicide caseJul 10, 2018 1:00 am - When police tracked Francis Emanuele down at the Westmont car dealership where he worked on May 5, 2016, they immediately took his cellphone. In a recently filed motion,...