Elmhurst Crime
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How to avoid becoming a victim of a carjacking: First, put away the phoneJan 18, 2021 12:00 am - News of recent carjackings - especially the one Saturday in Aurora where a woman was shot - may have drivers on edge. While there is no indication of an unusual increase...
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Police: Elmhurst man fought off two attackers, took their weapon to foil carjackingJan 17, 2021 12:00 am - Elmhurst police are investigating an attempted carjacking Sunday morning in which the vehicle's owner fought off two attackers and took their weapon. The Elmhurst man wa...
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Elmhurst police: Shots fired into vehicle exiting expresswayJan 16, 2021 12:00 am - No one was injured, but Elmhurst police are investigating a shooting that happened at 2:30 a.m. Saturday on the I-290 westbound ramp onto St. Charles Road. The victim s...
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Local authorities keep plans for pre-inauguration security close to the vestJan 15, 2021 12:00 am - While local authorities are taking seriously FBI warnings about armed protests that may occur nationwide in advance of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, most dec...
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Villa Park man faces child pornography chargesJan 12, 2021 12:00 am - Bail was set at $30,000 Tuesday for a Villa Park man charged with possession of child pornography. David K. Hibbeler, 68, of the 100 block of North Summit Avenue, was ar...
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Ives to return donations from Inverness businessman charged in Capitol riotsJan 10, 2021 12:00 am - Former Republican congressional candidate Jeanne Ives confirmed Sunday she is returning campaign contributions from an Inverness businessman charged in Wednesday's riots...
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Ex-Joliet Central teacher pleads guilty to sex assault of studentJan 08, 2021 12:00 am - A former Joliet Central High School physics teacher pleaded guilty Wednesday to sexually assaulting a student at a Naperville hotel in May 2017. Thomas Connelly, 34, was...
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Despite security concerns, Schneider and Foster still plan to attend inaugurationJan 08, 2021 12:00 am - Despite concerns about U.S. Capitol security after Wednesday's incursion by a violent mob, at least two suburban congressional representatives still plan to attend Presi...
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FBI searching for suspects in string of suburban bank robberiesJan 05, 2021 12:00 am - The FBI is offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest of two men suspected in a string of suburban bank robberies Monday afternoon. The firs...
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Tragedy and turmoil marked suburban crime news in 2020Jan 04, 2021 5:00 am - The heartbreaking story of the short, tragic life of AJ Freund, the Crystal Lake 5-year-old beaten to death in 2019 then buried in a shallow grave in Woodstock, conclude...