Itasca Crime
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Increased purity, decreasing costs driving heroin useSep 29, 2014 5:30 am - Purity up. Cost down. Experts say it's a formula that has contributed to the rising number of heroin addicts and deaths in the suburbs and nationwide. It also provides s...
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DuPage coroner: Heroin a 'challenge to our society'Sep 29, 2014 5:15 am - In his 20 years as a trauma surgeon, Richard Jorgensen encountered plenty of tragic deaths. It wasn't until he took office less than two years ago as DuPage County coron...
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Former Wheaton North Booster president gets jail, probationSep 29, 2014 1:01 am - The former Wheaton North High School Booster Club president accused of stealing nearly $11,000 from the organization was sentenced Monday to a combination of jail time a...
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Naperville smart meter opponent's trial beginsSep 29, 2014 1:01 am - The trial of a Naperville woman accused of struggling with officers attempting to arrest her began Monday with allegations she elbowed a police officer in the chest duri...
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Ray Graham official pleads guilty to theftsSep 29, 2014 1:01 am - A Chicago woman pleaded guilty Monday to stealing Illinois Link Cards from two disabled residents of Lisle's Ray Graham Association. Nakarria L. Bell, 31, of the 1500 bl...
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Former Joliet man found guilty in Downers Grove murderSep 25, 2014 1:01 am - Editor's note: This update correctly attributes statements made in court to Assistant State's Attorney Joseph Lindt. A former Joliet man has been found guilty of mu...
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Trial begins in 1997 Downers Grove slayingSep 24, 2014 1:00 am - Libni Ortiz was just a 15-year-old child enjoying his winter break on the morning of Dec. 27, 1997, when he heard two gunshots that would change his life. Ortiz, now 31,...
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Defense in DuPage murder trial argues sex assault happened after deathSep 22, 2014 1:01 am - The timing of Alyssa Van Meter's death is likely to be an important issue in the DuPage County murder trial of the man accused of killing her, Adam Belmont. Prosecutors ...
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Constable: Tweets joking about abuse lead to awareness opportunitiesSep 22, 2014 1:00 am - The winking emoticon ;) didn't make the tweet about domestic violence any easier to stomach. “It's a knockout deal,” read the tweet offering 20 percent discounts at Chee...
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Aurora man charged with exposing himself to Warrenville childSep 19, 2014 1:01 am - A 24-year-old Aurora man faces a series of charges after authorities say he exposed himself to a juvenile. Josue Pedraza-Lopez, of the 600 block of East Galena Boulevard...