Elmhurst Crime
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Former DuPage judge facing gun-related charges againOct 20, 2021 1:00 am - A former DuPage County judge who once was charged with recklessly shooting a handgun in an apartment is again facing gun-related criminal charges. This time the charges ...
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Kane, DuPage sheriffs: Chicago police shortage due to vaccine mandate isn't an emergency for usOct 19, 2021 1:00 am - At least two suburban county sheriffs say they will send their deputies to help the Chicago Police Department only if city officers are in distress or under duress. So t...
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Chicago woman charged with DUI in I-355 crash that killed babyOct 12, 2021 1:00 am - A Chicago woman has been charged with aggravated driving under the influence causing death after a June crash that authorities say killed a 5-month-old boy. Alexus K. Si...
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Lombard police warn residents about fraud due to stolen mailOct 11, 2021 1:00 am - This article is no longer available on dailyherald.com.
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Prosecutors: Men carjacked woman at knife point with children in back seatOct 10, 2021 1:00 am - A judge denied bond Sunday to two men accused of hijacking a woman at knife point Friday in Villa Park with her two children in the back seat of her vehicle. The woman a...
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Family of slain Elgin teen wants harsher charges. What would it take for that to happen?Oct 08, 2021 5:30 am - Editor's note: This story was updated to reflect the state's attorney's decision to drop the misdemeanor charge. The family of an Elgin teen stabbed to death last w...
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Bensenville teen guilty of involuntary manslaughter in shooting death of boyOct 08, 2021 1:00 am - A Bensenville teen was found guilty Thursday of involuntary manslaughter, for shooting a 13-year-old boy to death in 2019. DuPage County Judge Brian Jacobs also found th...
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Trial begins for Bensenville teen accused of killing friend accidentallyOct 06, 2021 1:00 am - On Aug. 8, 2019, two panicked 14-year-old boys called 911 in Bensenville. "Someone got shot in the head," one of them said. "I think he's dead." As the operator tried t...
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Authorities say Villa Park man displayed fake bomb in Lombard bank robberyOct 05, 2021 1:00 am - A Villa Park man has been charged in Monday's bank robbery in Lombard. The FBI alleges Jason Bradley walked into the West Suburban Bank at 707 N. Main St. at 1:17 p.m. ...
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Operator of kennel where 29 dogs died in fire found guilty of neglect, crueltyOct 01, 2021 1:00 am - The operator of a West Chicago-area kennel where 29 dogs died during a 2019 fire has been convicted of animal cruelty and failing to take proper care of the dogs. Garret...