Itasca Crime
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Judge allows viewing of hospital surveillance video in case against ex-nurseNov 21, 2017 12:00 am - A DuPage County judge Tuesday was forced to weigh the privacy rights of hospital patients against a defendant's rights to a fair trial as he allowed hospital surveillanc...
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Naperville mom faces sentencing next month for murder of two childrenNov 21, 2017 12:00 am - Elzbieta Plackowska already knows she will live the rest of her life behind bars, but a DuPage County judge will make it official on Dec. 15. The Naperville mother was c...
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Judge reduces bail for mom who crashed into Aurora pondNov 17, 2017 12:00 am - A Cicero woman accused of driving drunk when she crashed her SUV into an Aurora pond and left her 6-year-old son in the submerged vehicle is expected to be released from...
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Plea deal likely reached for downstate man who threatened DuPage officialsNov 17, 2017 12:00 am - This story was updated Nov. 18 to correct the name of the judge handling the case. A negotiated plea deal has likely been reached for a downstate man accused of sen...
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Illinois attorney general sues Downers Grove home improvement businessNov 16, 2017 12:00 am - Attorney General Lisa Madigan is suing a Downers Grove-based home improvement business for misleading hundreds of residents into paying for home repair work they did not...
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January trial set for DuPage judge accused of reckless conductNov 15, 2017 12:00 am - DuPage County Judge Patrick O'Shea will appear before a Kane County judge Jan. 4 for what's expected to be an hourslong bench trial on his reckless conduct case. O'Shea ...
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Judge denies release for mom who slashed daughter's throatNov 13, 2017 12:00 am - A woman who murdered her 4-year-old daughter in 2010 but was found not guilty by reason of insanity will remain in the care of the state's Department of Human Services f...
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Fifth Wheaton College football player pleads not guilty to hazingNov 13, 2017 12:00 am - The fifth of five suspended Wheaton College football players accused of hazing a former teammate pleaded not guilty Monday to charges of aggravated battery, mob action a...
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Roselle real estate agent pleads guilty to burglary chargesNov 10, 2017 12:00 am - A former Roselle real estate agent, already on probation in Cook County for similar charges, has pleaded guilty to arranging phony home showings to steal jewelry from ho...
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Heroin overdose deaths, rescues both on the rise in 4 countiesNov 09, 2017 4:30 am - Heroin and opioid overdose deaths are on pace to top last year's totals in four of six area counties, even while first responders are setting records for saving lives us...