Lombard Crime
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Maywood man sentenced to 16 years on DuPage gun chargesFeb 15, 2018 12:00 am - A Maywood man is headed to prison after pleading guilty to gun charges Thursday in DuPage County. Michael H. Jones, 32, was sentenced to 16 years in prison after pleadin...
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Attorneys for cops convicted in drug ring: Show us evidence that freed CichyFeb 14, 2018 12:00 am - Former Schaumburg police officer John Cichy woke Wednesday a free man, no longer burdened by dozens of felony charges that pointed to his involvement in a drug ring. Mea...
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Police: Woman facing 6th DUI charge after causing 2 crashes in 5 minutesFeb 13, 2018 12:00 am - A 33-year-old woman has been charged with her sixth DUI after causing two crashes in Aurora last week within a five-minute span, police said. Leah R. Behrens, of the 0-9...
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Trial set for ex-Schaumburg cop accused of operating drug ringFeb 09, 2018 12:00 am - A former Schaumburg police officer accused of running a drug-dealing operation with two fellow officers will have his now 5-year-old case heard Tuesday by DuPage County ...
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Intoxicated driver sentenced to 11 years in fatal Burr Ridge crashFeb 05, 2018 12:00 am - A 46-year-old Chicago man has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for driving under the influence of drugs in a crash that killed a motorcyclist on Interstate 55 in DuP...
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Defense rests in 1995 Naperville murder arson trialFeb 01, 2018 12:00 am - The defense of William Amor rested Thursday following testimony from another fire science expert who tried to debunk the theory that Amor intentionally set a fatal 1995 ...
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Edward-Elmhurst Health presciptions for strong opioids come with naloxone orderJan 29, 2018 4:30 am - A prescription for a strong dose of opioid pain relievers from one suburban health network now comes with something else: a doctor's order to get a backup medication in ...
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Stigma still stopping opioid users from seeking naloxoneJan 29, 2018 4:30 am - A drug that can reverse the breathing suppression caused by an opioid overdose is now available at 135 Illinois pharmacies or drug education centers that have a standing...
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After a naloxone revival, hospital protocol is to just let opioid addicts goJan 29, 2018 4:30 am - In a hospital emergency department, someone who has been revived from an opioid overdose using the reversal drug naloxone sometimes can be a relatively low-priority case...
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Expert: 'Smoldering cigarette' likely the cause of fatal 1995 Naperville fireJan 29, 2018 12:00 am - A cigarette smoldering in a polyurethane recliner was likely the cause of a 1995 fire that killed a 40-year-old Naperville woman, a fire expert testified Monday at the m...