Medinah Crime
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Aurora man gets 48 years for murder of DuPage County jail nurseNov 30, 2016 12:00 am - A DuPage County judge on Wednesday all but assured Jose Loera will never be a free man again. Judge George Bakalis sentenced Loera, 38, of Aurora, to 48 years in prison ...
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Women testify to Aurora man's abuse before he killed ex-girlfriendNov 29, 2016 12:00 am - Jose Loera said it was a flirtatious message on a social networking app from another man that caused him to "just ... snap" in March 2014 when he strangled his ex-girlfr...
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Co-defendant in Bensenville slaying faces murder charges againNov 28, 2016 12:00 am - DuPage County prosecutors have refiled six counts of first-degree murder charges against the co-defendant of a Chicago man convicted this month in the 2014 slaying of 36...
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West Chicago man shot during dispute in NapervilleNov 24, 2016 12:00 am - A 22-year-old West Chicago man was hospitalized Thursday morning after an early morning shooting in Naperville. Naperville police Cmdr. Jason Arres said the victim and f...
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Top Kane prosecutor: Synthetic pot still a suburban problemNov 22, 2016 12:00 am - More than five years ago, a 19-year-old Aurora teen who bought synthetic marijuana from a tobacco shop died after crashing his car into a North Aurora home. The death o...
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Couple charged with robbing Naperville CVS, claiming HIV-infected needleNov 22, 2016 12:00 am - Warrants have been issued and charges filed against a Chicago couple accused of robbing a Naperville CVS Pharmacy with a hypodermic needle they claimed was filled with H...
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Elgin man sentenced for stealing and selling dental equipmentNov 22, 2016 12:00 am - An Elgin man has been sentenced to four years in prison for stealing and then selling dental equipment valued at more than $146,000. Miguel Pizano, 27, of the 200 block ...
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Illinois seeks ‘bold change’ in mental health treatmentNov 20, 2016 6:20 am -
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Russell maintains innocence in murder of Bensenville store clerkNov 18, 2016 12:00 am - For nearly three years, DuPage County prosecutors have pinned the Jan. 19, 2014 shooting death of a Bensenville shop clerk on 23-year-old Stephan Russell. Speaking for t...
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Chicago man guilty of 2014 Bensenville slayingNov 18, 2016 12:00 am - Stephan Russell now figures to spend the rest of his adult life in prison. A DuPage County jury deliberated for just shy of four hours Friday night before convicting the...