Elmhurst Crime
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Former Oakbrook Terrace Mayor Ragucci charged with taking thousands in red-light camera schemeApr 18, 2022 1:00 am - Former Oakbrook Terrace Mayor Tony Ragucci accepted thousands of dollars in secret payments in exchange for renewing a red-light camera company's deal with the western s...
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Naperville man arrested in $14K Downers Grove credit union heistApr 16, 2022 1:00 am - Authorities charged a Naperville man with robbery Saturday following an investigation into a heist of over $14,000 Thursday at a Downers Grove credit union. Bond was set...
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Man arrested on charges of DUI after state police vehicle is hit, 10th squad car hit in 2022Apr 15, 2022 11:00 pm - No injuries were reported after a driver smacked into the back of an Illinois State Police sergeant's squad car that was stopped on I-55 Friday night near Darien. State ...
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'Not a matter of endurance. It's tolerance': Officer regaining strength after being shot 9 timesApr 15, 2022 5:00 am - Officer Steven Kotlewski is overcoming hurdles in his recovery from being shot nine times while responding to a domestic disturbance in November. Literally, hurdles - fo...
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Addison man accused of setting car on fire at Elmhurst dealershipApr 14, 2022 1:00 am - Bail was set at $200,000 Thursday morning for an Addison man accused of setting a car on fire at an Elmhurst car dealership. Dario Salas, 40, of the 100 block of Michael...
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Villa Park man gets 9 years in Chicago shootingApr 06, 2022 1:00 am - A 36-year-old Villa Park man who pleaded guilty last year to firing a gun at a man in a Chicago alley in 2019 was sentenced to nine years in federal prison. The sentenc...
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Police: Teen charged after fleeing scene of suspected street race in BartlettApr 05, 2022 1:00 am - Bartlett police officers called to investigate a report of several vehicles setting up a street race early Saturday arrested a 16-year-old boy on charges of fleeing or a...
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Westmont officer cleared in shooting of teen in BMW dealership burglaryApr 05, 2022 1:00 am - A Westmont police officer has been cleared of any wrongdoing in shooting a 17-year-old and another suspect in a BMW dealership burglary as their getaway car sped toward ...
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'These crimes are not random': Lawmakers targeting crime rings behind smash-and-grab robberiesApr 01, 2022 5:30 am - Participating in a crime ring that steals from stores - like the smash-and-grab robberies we've seen at area malls over the past year - could soon be a felony, under a b...
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Lombard man faces cocaine, gun chargesApr 01, 2022 1:00 am - A Lombard man has been charged with manufacturing or delivering cocaine and unlawful possession of a controlled substance after the drug overdose death of a woman in Lom...