Hinsdale Crime
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'Environment of fear': More police around Downers Grove library after threats over drag eventSep 2, 2022 7:22 PM - Downers Grove police have increased patrols around the local library after threats against the facility and its staff stemming from a planned drag-themed bingo event for teens in October, officials said.
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Appeals court throws out 'legally inconsistent' verdicts in ex-teacher's case
Sep 2, 2022 8:58 AM - A state appeals has reversed the convictions of a former Bartlett High School chemistry teacher found guilty last year of reckless conduct and endangering the life or health of a child for a science experiment gone wrong.
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Twin brothers get 4 years in prison for thefts, ordered to repay $933K to Home DepotAug 29, 2022 6:31 PM - Two brothers were sentenced Monday to four years in prison for stealing from Home Depot stores throughout the suburbs, in many cases by making fraudulent returns of items, and they were ordered to repay nearly $934,000 after being suspected of the crime in 24 states overall.
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Prosecutor asks judge to bar police from giving Daily Herald records in Elmhurst murder caseAug 26, 2022 4:53 PM - The Daily Herald is asking a DuPage County judge for help obtaining police reports, videos and other records about a stabbing in Elmhurst in which a man was killed. But a prosecutor has asked the judge to bar Elmhurst police and any other law enforcement agency from releasing any records.
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Suburban counties sue pharmacy chains, alleging they contributed to opioid crisisAug 23, 2022 6:29 PM - Nineteen Illinois counties, including Cook, DuPage, Kane and McHenry, are suing CVS, Walgreens, Meijer, Walmart, Jewel-Osco and other major pharmacies, claiming they contributed to the overdose epidemic by "flooding" the nation with prescription opioids.
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Second man charged in fatal overdose of DuPage County womanAug 21, 2022 11:07 AM - A second man faces a drug-induced homicide charge in connection with the fatal overdose of a DuPage County woman last year, authorities said Sunday.
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Authorities say drug suspect texted that he 'turned countless angels into junkies'Aug 19, 2022 6:47 PM - A Glen Ellyn man has been accused of killing his girlfriend by supplying her with fentanyl-laced heroin that she thought was cocaine.
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Authorities: Woman shot at people during dispute over Facebook postsAug 17, 2022 2:01 PM - A Hillside woman has been charged with shooting at people last month in Glen Ellyn in a dispute about Facebook posts.
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One killed, another wounded by gunfire on I-88 in Oak BrookAug 14, 2022 7:17 PM - One man was killed and another injured in a shooting early Sunday morning on Interstate 88 in Oak Brook, authorities said. Two others were injured when the vehicle targeted in the shooting crashed.
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In setback for McHenry County, federal court upholds ban on ICE detainees in county jails
Aug 12, 2022 5:15 AM - McHenry County's legal fight to preserve a multimillion-dollar federal contract suffered a significant defeat this week when a U.S. appellate court upheld a state law that bans counties from locking up immigration detainees in their jails.
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