Elmhurst Crime
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3 changed in armed robberies of homes in Lombard, Villa ParkMar 04, 2015 12:00 am - Three arrests have been made in connection with a series of armed robberies of homes in Villa Park and Lombard, police said Wednesday. Victor Vega, 22, of Villa Park and...
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Witness regrets not reporting knife in Naperville barMar 03, 2015 12:00 am - A Romeoville man testified Tuesday, in the trial of Daniel Olaska, that he wishes he would have alerted authorities when the Naperville man pulled a knife on him in a ba...
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4 charged in smash-and-grab burglaries in ChicagoMar 03, 2015 12:00 am - Four men were arrested Tuesday in a series of burglaries in which thieves used vehicles to slam through storefront windows to gain access to loot, Chicago police said. M...
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Trial set to begin in Naperville teacher's slayingMar 02, 2015 4:30 am - Bruce and Jami Wild say they've spent the past three years carrying what seemed to be the weight of the world on their shoulders as they mourned the death of their son, ...
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Lawmakers unveil aggressive plan to curb heroin useMar 02, 2015 12:00 am - Legislators reveal aggressive proposal to curb heroin use
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16-year-old boy charged in Aurora shooting deathFeb 28, 2015 12:00 am - A 16-year-old Aurora boy is charged with first-degree murder following a shooting Friday afternoon near downtown Aurora that police described as "gang-related." Police ...
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Cop returned to work a year after getting hit by sleepy truckerFeb 27, 2015 4:30 am - Illinois State Trooper Douglas Balder commemorated the anniversary of the fiery crash that nearly took his life by doing something he didn't know he would ever do again....
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Teens being questioned in Aurora shooting deathFeb 27, 2015 12:00 am - Aurora police were questioning two male juveniles Friday in connection with the shooting death of a 17-year-old Aurora man. Police said Gianni Aguirre, of the 100 block ...
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Westmont man seeks new trial after murder convictionFeb 27, 2015 12:00 am - Attorneys for a Westmont man convicted of fatally stabbing his father in May 2011 filed a motion on his behalf Friday seeking a new trial. A DuPage County jury deliberat...
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Trucker found guilty of most charges in fatal I-88 crashFeb 26, 2015 12:00 am - A Hanover Park truck driver was found guilty Thursday of most charges against him in connection with a fiery crash on Jan. 27, 2014, that killed a tollway worker and sev...