Elmhurst Crime
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Mount Prospect teen facing gun charge after Elmhurst chase ends in crashMar 26, 2026 5:44 pm - A 17-year-old boy from Mount Prospect has been charged with aggravated unlawful possession of a weapon and aggravated fleeing and eluding a police officer for a chase in Elmhurst that ended with a car crash.
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‘Do not click’: State, suburban leaders warn of text scam surgeMar 26, 2026 2:06 pm - They look real, sound vaguely threatening and feel urgent. But if you’ve received a text message in recent days warning you could lose your driver’s license or face heavy financial penalties over an unpaid citation, a word of advice from Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias: “Do not click.”
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Aurora man sentenced in connection with 2023 mass shooting in DuPage CountyMar 26, 2026 2:05 pm - An Aurora man has been sentenced to four years in prison in connection with a 2023 mass shooting near Willowbrook that left one person dead and more than 20 others injured.
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2 charged with robbing Bensenville gas stationMar 24, 2026 7:00 pm - Two men are accused of robbing a Casey’s gas station in Bensenville early Monday.
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Pretrial release denied for man charged with killing wife with vacuum cleaner cordMar 23, 2026 4:43 pm - Pretrial release was denied Monday for a man accused of killing his wife by wrapping a vacuum-cord cleaner around her neck nine times.
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Man accused of killing wife in DuPage CountyMar 20, 2026 6:13 pm - A man has been accused of killing his wife, who had an order of protection against him, in DuPage County.
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Woodridge man charged with leading police on chaseMar 19, 2026 3:55 pm - A 73-year-old Woodridge man faces felony charges after authorities said he first led police on a brief pursuit in Bensenville and later on a chase that ultimately ended in Lake County.
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DuPage sheriff handling death investigation near Villa ParkMar 19, 2026 8:47 am - A large police presence at Ardmore Avenue and Canterbury Lane near Villa Park is the result of an ongoing death investigation, according to the DuPage County sheriff’s of...
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Addison teen charged with fleeing in a stolen carMar 18, 2026 4:18 pm - An Addison boy has been charged with trying to elude police while driving a stolen car.
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Two charged with fleeing police in DuPage in separate incidentsMar 17, 2026 6:35 pm - Two Chicago men have been charged with fleeing from police in DuPage County, in two separate events.