Elmhurst Crime
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Authorities: Hanover Park man used pepper spraying on sheriff’s deputyMar 14, 2025 4:21 pm - A Hanover Park man is being detained pretrial on charges he seriously injured a DuPage County sheriff’s deputy by pepper spraying him.
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Attorney jailed by DuPage judge responds — via TikTokMar 14, 2025 5:15 am - A TikTok-famous attorney thrown in the DuPage County jail last week for missing the start of a trial is addressing her time behind bars — over social media, of course.
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Man gets 3 years for DUI crash that killed stepdaughterMar 12, 2025 12:48 pm - A Wood Dale man has been sentenced to three years in prison for a drunk driving crash that killed his stepdaughter.
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2 charged in road rage incident in AddisonMar 10, 2025 11:56 am - Two Elgin men have been charged with shooting at a couple after sideswiping their car in Addison.
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Suspect in Oak Brook robbery attempt ordered to remain in jailMar 09, 2025 4:16 pm - A DuPage County judge Sunday denied pre-trial release to a Chicago man accused of trying to rob at gunpoint a man he had arranged to sell two pairs of shoes to in an Oak Brook parking lot Thursday evening.
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Shooting suspects arrested after crash in ElmhurstMar 09, 2025 8:07 am - Four suspects in a shooting were arrested early Sunday morning after their vehicle crashed near the I-290 ramp at St. Charles Road in Elmhurst, police said.
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Attorney jailed for missing start of trial in DuPage CountyMar 07, 2025 5:15 am - An attorney who had asked for a criminal trial to be postponed in DuPage County has been jailed herself after missing the start of the trial.
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‘We want our state back’: Why DuPage sheriff says he’s running for governor in 2026Feb 27, 2025 3:58 pm - Prompted by what he calls “radical” changes in Illinois’ criminal justice system, DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick is skipping a potential third term as the county’s top cop and setting his sights instead on the governor’s mansion.
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Man accused of murdering mother in Burr RidgeFeb 24, 2025 2:10 pm - A Burr Ridge man has been charged with first-degree murder, accused of attacking his mother with a small sledgehammer.
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Three of four accused in theft of high-end SUV, high-speed chase detained in DuPage CountyFeb 22, 2025 5:06 pm - Three of four young persons accused of involvement with the theft of a high-end SUV and leading police on a high-speed chase earlier this month were ordered to be kept detained in DuPage County Saturday as they await trial.