Elmhurst Crime
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Did misogyny, inept police work and more let a suburban killer evade justice?Jun 16, 2023 5:30 am - When Chris Loudon became a Lisle police detective, the job came with an assignment: Try to solve three cold cases. One was the rape of an elderly woman in the early 1990...
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Mole-removal scheme nets Lombard doctor 6 months in prisonJun 16, 2023 1:00 am - A former Lombard doctor will spend six months in federal prison after pleading guilty to health care fraud stemming from a mole-removal scheme he concocted to collect mo...
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From Sicily to Downers Grove and beyond: Preserving a family's rare tomato, even in DuPage jailJun 13, 2023 5:30 am - When Enrico Inciardi's family emigrated to the United States around 1900, they secretly brought a taste of their Sicily home with them. Fearing U.S. Customs authorities ...
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DuPage County detainee dies after being found unconscious in cellJun 12, 2023 1:00 am - A DuPage County jail detainee died Monday after being found unconscious in her cell, the DuPage County sheriff's office announced. Reneyda Aguilar-Hurtado, 50, was disco...
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Prosecutors: Driver in fatal Bensenville crash was intoxicatedJun 07, 2023 1:00 am - A Chicago man is accused of driving under the influence of alcohol when his car ran a red light in Bensenville and crashed into an SUV, killing the female driver, author...
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Police: Man found shot to death in vehicle in Oak BrookJun 07, 2023 1:00 am - Oak Brook police are investigating the murder of a Chicago man found shot to death inside a car on the village's west side. Police responded to the intersection of 22nd ...
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Naperville man accused of throwing rocks at seniors, beating one with lumberJun 06, 2023 1:00 am - A Naperville man has been accused of throwing rocks at two seniors and beating one of them with a piece of lumber. Eric Conklin, 34, of the 2200 block of Gleneagle Drive...
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Legislation that would allow police to use drones for monitoring parades, large events passesJun 03, 2023 1:00 am - Legislation that will allow law enforcement agencies to use drones to surveil large public gatherings, such as the Highland Park Fourth of July parade where a rooftop sh...
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Authorities: Teens from Bensenville, Glendale Heights lead police on high-speed chasesMay 31, 2023 1:00 am - Juveniles from Bensenville and Glendale Heights have been charged with leading police on high-speed chases Monday in separate cases, authorities say. Judge Demetrios Pan...
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Bail set at $100K for Wood Dale man accused of leading police on chaseMay 31, 2023 1:00 am - Bail has been set at $100,000 for a Wood Dale man accused of leading police on an hourlong high-speed chase, authorities announced Wednesday, Anthony Oplinger, 27, of th...