Itasca Crime
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Authorities: Ex-Bensenville man captured after fleeing country to avoid trialJul 07, 2022 1:00 am - A former Bensenville man wanted for 22 years after fleeing the country to avoid trial on a charge of concealing a homicidal death has been captured and returned to DuPag...
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'You broke the trust of the people': Former state Sen. Cullerton gets 12-month prison sentenceJun 21, 2022 1:00 am - Former state Sen. Thomas Cullerton was sentenced Tuesday to 12 months and one day in federal prison for embezzling close to a quarter of a million dollars from the Teams...
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Police: Chicago man used gun to rob Hinsdale cell phone storeJun 18, 2022 1:00 am - A 29-year-old Chicago man is being held in jail without the option of making bail after, officials said, he used a handgun to rob a Hinsdale cellphone store. Stephon Lit...
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Bartlett man convicted of murdering Glendale Heights resident outside spaJun 16, 2022 1:00 am - A Bartlett man was found guilty Thursday of first-degree murder in a 2018 shooting outside a Bloomingdale-area spa. A jury deliberated two hours before convicting Donal...
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Downers Grove gymnastics coach faces child porn, sexual abuse chargesJun 08, 2022 1:00 am - This article has been updated to include a statement from the gymnastics business where Wyatt Kopka worked, and more information about the charges he faces. An inst...
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Where 8th Congressional District GOP hopefuls stand on violent crime, gun controlJun 07, 2022 5:30 am - Whether the federal government should play a bigger role in curbing violent crime across the nation — and whether stronger gun control laws ought to be a part of that — ...
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How Lake County plans to deploy 'interrupters' to fight surge in gun violenceJun 03, 2022 5:30 am - When a gunman approached two men outside a Waukegan restaurant Sunday and shot both in the head, killing one and gravely injuring the other in apparent retaliation for a...
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Two College of DuPage educators find common ground, build opportunities for former inmatesMay 25, 2022 11:00 pm - A chance conversation between two colleagues is opening educational doors for incarcerated individuals and college students in DuPage County going into justice studies a...
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Truck driver charged with firing gun on I-294 near HinsdaleMay 20, 2022 11:00 pm - A 49-year-old Missouri man has been charged with aggravated discharge of a firearm after a truck was apparently struck by gunfire from another truck Wednesday night on n...
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DuPage task force hands out $110,000 for substance-abuse prevention, treatment programsMay 20, 2022 1:00 am - Four programs received $110,000 from DuPage County on Friday to fight substance abuse and mental health problems. Gateway Foundation received $20,330 to introduce a low-...