Elmhurst Crime
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Wisconsin man held on $1.5M bail in shooting of Amtrak conductorMay 19, 2017 1:00 am - A 79-year-old retired federal law enforcement officer from West Allis, Wisconsin, is being held on $1.5 million bail after being charged with attempted murder and aggrav...
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Downers Grove man accused of slashing mother with axMay 19, 2017 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 is being held on $500,000 bail. John Flick, 57, of the 400...
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Bensenville woman gets jail for biting South Barrington police officerMay 19, 2017 1:00 am - A Bensenville woman who bit a South Barrington police officer after her March arrest was sentenced to 60 days in jail and two years of probation in exchange for her guil...
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Former Wheaton College professor back behind bars on child porn chargesMay 18, 2017 1:00 am - A former Wheaton College professor, convicted in 2013 of child pornography charges, is back behind bars after admitting to violating his probation by potentially watchin...
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Old college pal testifies against Bloomingdale murder suspectMay 18, 2017 1:00 am - "Have you ever been so mad at anyone that you want to kill them?" Steven Schweigert told DuPage County jurors Thursday that Jeffrey Keller asked him that question in Sch...
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Why suburban cops want to register security camerasMay 17, 2017 5:30 am - Another example of the value of surveillance cameras came to the fore this week: A man is in custody Tuesday in connection with a video-recorded attack that injured a fe...
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Carol Stream woman tried to poison stepdaughter, dad testifiesMay 17, 2017 1:00 am - A DuPage County bench trial began Wednesday in the case of a Carol Stream woman accused of spiking her 17-month-old stepdaughter's milk with nail polish remover. Andrea ...
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State police using expressway cameras to solve shootingsMay 17, 2017 1:00 am - Illinois State Police will begin using surveillance cameras already posted along Chicago-area expressways to help solve crimes such as the 76 shootings reported since th...
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Trial begins in 2014 shooting death of Bloomingdale manMay 17, 2017 1:00 am - It was a Hinsdale businessman's "bizarre fanatical addiction" to a local "soccer mom" that prosecutors say led to the Dec. 22, 2014, shooting death of a Bloomingdale man...
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Suburban cop, Special Olympian star in Dunkin' Donuts adMay 12, 2017 5:30 am - An online ad promoting next week's Dunkin' Donuts' "Cop on a Rooftop" fundraiser for Special Olympics features a couple of familiar faces in DuPage County law enforcemen...