Glendale Heights Crime
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Police: Man shot in leg outside Glen Ellyn motelSep 15, 2017 1:00 am - A 24-year-old man suffered a gunshot wound to the leg during a Wednesday night shooting outside a Glen Ellyn hotel, police said. Glen Ellyn police say they responded abo...
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Carol Stream woman sentenced to 10 years for trying to poison toddlerSep 15, 2017 1:00 am - A Carol Stream woman who put nail polish remover into her 17-month-old stepdaughter's milk was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison. Andrea Vazquez-Hernandez, 37, was ...
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Police: Marijuana, stolen handgun found at Glendale Heights man's homeSep 14, 2017 1:00 am - A 19-year-old Glendale Heights man faces felony charges after police say they found a large amount of marijuana and a stolen, loaded handgun in his home Thursday. Adam J...
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Parishioners: Naperville woman was agitated with children before murdersSep 14, 2017 1:00 am - Less than three hours before Elzbieta Plackowska is accused of stabbing to death her 7-year-old son and a 5-year-old girl, she took the children to church. Church member...
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Glen Ellyn man charged in 2011 slaying of ex-wife in custodySep 13, 2017 1:00 am - A Glen Ellyn man charged with the October 2011 strangulation murder of his ex-wife lost his extradition appeal and was returned to DuPage County. Juan Granados, 39, was ...
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Son: Mom was "acting normal" until days before she killed 2 children in NapervilleSep 13, 2017 1:00 am - Matusz Plackowski said his mother, Elzbieta Plackowska, was deeply saddened by her father's recent death but was otherwise "acting normal" until just days before she fat...
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Glendale Heights police warn of scam targeting HispanicsSep 12, 2017 1:00 am - Glendale Heights police are looking for a group of people responsible for a lottery scam targeting elderly Hispanic people, officials said Tuesday. Police said the scamm...
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Prosecutor: Woman killed two kids because she 'got a raw deal in life'Sep 12, 2017 1:00 am - No one denies that Elzbieta Plackowska had problems on the night of Oct. 30, 2012, as she plunged a kitchen knife into her 7-year-old son 173 times and a 5-year-old girl...
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Woman's trial begins Tuesday in 2012 slaying of two Naperville childrenSep 09, 2017 1:00 am - After nearly five years of investigations, psychological exams and thousands of pages of reports and court appearances, a DuPage County judge is finally prepared to hear...
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Former Winfield fire official pleads guilty to attempted official misconductSep 07, 2017 1:00 am - A former Winfield deputy fire chief was sentenced Thursday to two years of probation and 10 days in the DuPage Sheriff's Work Alternative Program. Bryan Lewis, 45, of th...