Elmhurst Crime
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Ex-karate instructor gets 15 years for sex with studentsJan 24, 2014 3:00 pm - A former karate instructor accused of having sex with two of his students in Kane and DuPage counties pleaded guilty Friday and was sentenced to 15 years in prison. In a...
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Sentencing underway for fundraiserJan 22, 2014 3:54 pm - A witness at former Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s initial trial testified Wednesday at the sentencing of a Chicago-area businessman convicted of bribing doctors for referrals t...
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Suburban woman charged with abandoning alligator at O’HareJan 22, 2014 1:54 pm - An Oakbrook Terrace woman who authorities say abandoned a sickly alligator at O’Hare International Airport in November has been charged with reckless conduct and cruelty...
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Police identify clerk killed in Bensenville robberyJan 20, 2014 2:00 pm - Police have identified the clerk who was shot and killed during an armed robbery Sunday at a Bensenville tobacco store as Hussein Saghir of Chicago. Police said they fou...
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DuPage to sponsor heroin prevention forumJan 20, 2014 1:00 pm - A countywide effort to warn DuPage County residents about the dangers of heroin is beginning this week with a prevention forum in Wheaton. The session is scheduled for 6...
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Man shot, killed in armed robbery at Bensenville storeJan 19, 2014 1:00 pm - A man is dead after being shot during an armed robbery at a Bensenville tobacco store Saturday afternoon, according to a news release. Officers responded to a report of ...
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Aurora man guilty in stabbing death of girlfriendJan 17, 2014 4:35 pm - A Kane County jury took less than three hours Friday to convict a 33-year-old Aurora man of choking and stabbing to death his live-in girlfriend two years ago. Prosecuto...
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Lombard woman accused of murdering husband thinks he's still aliveJan 17, 2014 11:00 am - A Lombard woman charged with murdering her husband last week by first stabbing him in the chest and then striking him in the head with a baseball bat apparently thinks h...
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Man who stole from Aurora mall, shoved cop, sent to prisonJan 16, 2014 4:41 pm - A 45-year-old Chicago man with a long criminal history was sentenced to 6½ years in prison Thursday after his conviction for felony retail theft and aggravated battery t...
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Four charged in robbery, home invasion in Carol StreamJan 11, 2014 11:11 am - Four people were arrested and charged in relation to an aggravated robbery and home invasion that took place Thursday night in Carol Stream, a prosecutor said. A fifth p...