Itasca Crime
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Man who stole from Aurora mall, shoved cop, sent to prisonJan 16, 2014 4:41 pm - A 45-year-old Chicago man with a long criminal history was sentenced to 6½ years in prison Thursday after his conviction for felony retail theft and aggravated battery t...
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Four charged in robbery, home invasion in Carol StreamJan 11, 2014 11:11 am - Four people were arrested and charged in relation to an aggravated robbery and home invasion that took place Thursday night in Carol Stream, a prosecutor said. A fifth p...
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Lombard woman stabbed sleeping husband, hit him with bat, prosecutors sayJan 11, 2014 9:24 am - A Lombard woman who reportedly suffered from delusions is being held on $3 million bond in DuPage County jail after being charged with killing her husband early Thursday...
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DuPage responding to record number of heroin deathsJan 06, 2014 4:15 am - Nick Gore has seen enough friends die from abusing heroin to know it's “an absolute miracle” he survived his own addiction to the drug. “I should not be having this conv...
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Cure or just another addiction? Methadone providers say opiate keeps scores of addicts off heroinJan 01, 2014 1:01 am - Editor's note: This story originally ran on Dec. 5, 2001 as part of the Daily Herald's "Hidden Scourge: Heroin in the Suburbs" series. Cathy, a 45-year-old Pa...
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How club drugs affect you and your childrenJan 01, 2014 1:01 am - Editor's note: This story originally ran on Jan. 21, 2002 as part of the Daily Herald's "Hidden Scourge: Heroin in the Suburbs" series. Though club drugs and he...
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Prescription drugs: They're legal but still lethalJan 01, 2014 1:01 am - Editor's note: This story originally ran on April 8, 2002 as part of the Daily Herald's "Hidden Scourge: Heroin in the Suburbs" series. Sequestered in her bedro...
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Kane's drug court is key to turnaround for addictsJan 01, 2014 1:01 am - Editor's note: This story originally ran on Oct. 2, 2002 as part of the Daily Herald's "Hidden Scourge: Heroin in the Suburbs" series. When Gilbert Feliciano...
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Heroin stole 21-year-old's exuberance, then his lifeJan 01, 2014 1:01 am - Editor's note: This story originally ran on April 28, 2002 as part of the Daily Herald's "Hidden Scourge: Heroin in the Suburbs" series. Editor's note: This is ...
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Parents the first line of defenseJan 01, 2014 1:01 am - Editor's note: This story originally ran on Jan. 16, 2003 as part of the Daily Herald's "Hidden Scourge: Heroin in the Suburbs" series. By Mark Henry Editor...