Elmhurst Crime
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Juvenile suspect released from hospital, ordered detainedJan 11, 2022 12:00 am - A Cook County juvenile who is accused of burglary and assaulting a police officer in Westmont has been ordered detained. Judge Anthony Coco ordered the juvenile be held...
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DuPage County eyeing $19.8 million building project at judicial complex in WheatonJan 10, 2022 4:30 am - It's such a tight squeeze in the DuPage County public defender's office that some employees have resorted to sharing desks and working in hallways. The dearth of office ...
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Woman who killed young daughter in Bloomingdale asks U.S. Supreme Court for releaseJan 07, 2022 4:20 am - A woman found not guilty by reason of insanity of murdering her 4-year-old daughter has taken her fight for freedom from a state psychiatric hospital to the U.S. Supreme...
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The year in crime: First-degree murder, DUI-related deaths, sexual assault among the major suburban crimes for 2021Jan 05, 2022 5:00 am - For the first time in 27 years, the Cook County medical examiner's office registered more than 1,000 homicides in 2021. While a majority of the 1,087 homicides - 836 - ...
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West Chicago man who carjacked someone a half-hour after release gets 11 yearsJan 03, 2022 12:00 am - A West Chicago man has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for carjacking a motorist at knifepoint just a half-hour after being released on a no-money bond on another c...
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FBI seeks information on man who robbed Elmhurst bankJan 01, 2022 12:00 am - Authorities are seeking the public's help in finding a man they say robbed an Elmhurst bank Friday afternoon. A man entered the Chase Bank at 163 N. York Road just befor...
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Authorities: Fight in line at pretzel store led to Oakbrook Center shootingDec 29, 2021 12:00 am - An argument between three men standing in line at a pretzel shop two days before Christmas resulted in a shooting that left one of the men and four bystanders with gunsh...
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2 Chicago men charged in connection with Oakbrook Center shootingDec 28, 2021 12:00 am - Two Chicago men have been charged in connection with the shooting that injured five people Thursday at the Oakbrook Center shopping mall. Steve L. Lane, 29, of the 6900 ...
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Oak Brook police, DuPage state's attorney issue call for witnesses to Oakbrook Center shootingDec 25, 2021 12:00 am - The investigation continued Saturday into Thursday's gunfight between two men at Oakbrook Center mall that wounded four, including one of the suspects, and kept shoppers...
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Oakbrook Center resumes business as usual the day after shootingDec 24, 2021 12:00 am - Oakbrook Center mall was busy Friday morning with shoppers doing last-minute holiday shopping and dining. There were no obvious signs that four people had been shot the...