Itasca Crime
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Aurora man faces new DUI charge, 12 years after fatal DUIJun 04, 2013 4:39 pm - Aurora police early Monday arrested a 33-year-old man — who previously spent time in prison for a reckless homicide 12 years ago — on charges of aggravated DUI, resistin...
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5 Aurora gang members who ignored lawsuit banned from hanging outJun 04, 2013 1:58 pm - In the year since the Kane County State’s Attorney’s office sued 35 Latin Kings in Aurora, injunctions have been issued against five gang members because they never resp...
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Bond increased for Roselle man accused of sexually abusing peacockMay 29, 2013 12:00 pm - David Beckmann put his hands over his ears Wednesday as a prosecutor described how he allegedly confessed to fatally molesting his pet peacock, Phyl. “I don't want to h...
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Police, prosecutors at odds over what video shows in assault caseMay 29, 2013 5:00 am - They say the video doesn't lie — but can it tell two different stories? That appears to be the case for a Naperville man accused of swerving his vehicle at a teenage de...
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Mental exam sought for Roselle man accused of abusing peacockMay 23, 2013 5:00 pm - The attorney for a Roselle man accused of sexually abusing a peacock said Thursday he has doubts about his client's mental fitness and will ask for him to undergo a psyc...
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Specifics sought in DuPage IT contract-rigging caseMay 13, 2013 4:14 pm - Two of the three men charged in a contract-rigging scandal at the DuPage County Forest Preserve District have requested — and are expected to receive — a more detailed e...
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Sheriff: Limo driver drunk while taking students to promMay 12, 2013 7:22 pm - A limousine driver faces drunken driving charges alleging he transported 23 high school students to their prom near Glen Ellyn while intoxicated. Richard L. Madison, 54,...
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DuPage judge describes learning she was on ‘hit list’May 10, 2013 8:19 pm - DuPage County Judge Blanche Hill Fawell said she knew she “better sit down” when she received a letter about a hit list with her name on it. The veteran jurist took a r...
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Borizov gets weekend to think about testifyingMay 10, 2013 7:12 pm - A DuPage County judge warned Johnny Borizov not to “get cute” Friday as the triple-murder suspect insisted he needed the weekend to decide whether to take the stand. “Yo...
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Bail cut for wrestler accused of invading cop’s homeMay 09, 2013 4:50 pm - A DuPage County judge cut bail in half Thursday for a former Harper College wrestler whose home invasion trial ended in a hung jury. The reduction means Kerin Ramirez o...