Naperville Crime
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Adult, juvenile charged in beating deathAug 11, 2014 1:01 am - An adult and a 15-year-old have been charged with beating to death a Romeoville man with baseball bats. Bond was set Monday at $5 million for 42-year-old Mark Ballard of...
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Owner: Puppy stolen from Naperville pet storeAug 09, 2014 1:01 am - A female boxer named Precious was taken Friday afternoon from the Petland on Route 59 in Naperville, the store's owner said. Adam Stachowiak said a man and two women cam...
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Dad of teen who overdosed trains parents to use antidoteAug 08, 2014 5:00 am - “Coulda, woulda, shoulda” sums up how Tim Ryan of Naperville feels about the lifesaving role the heroin overdose reversal drug Naloxone might have played in the life of ...
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Convicted Aurora murderer guilty of 2nd 2007 shootingAug 08, 2014 1:01 am - An Aurora gang member likely will spend the rest of his life in prison for shooting two people on the same day - one of them fatally - seven years ago. Enrique Torres, 3...
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Woman gets 4 years for low-speed chase, crashing into 4 vehiclesAug 08, 2014 1:00 am - An Elmhurst woman pleaded guilty Friday to leading police on a low-speed chase last year — during which she crashed into four vehicles, including two squad cars — betwee...
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Lombard police begin campaign to enforce hands-free cellphone lawAug 06, 2014 5:30 am - Drivers who ignore the state's hands-free cellphone law may want to reconsider, especially if they travel through Lombard. Police last week launched their first monthlon...
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Berlin: DuPage drug-induced homicide cases will only increaseAug 06, 2014 5:30 am - DuPage County State's Attorney Robert Berlin and his prosecutors are now 2-0 when it comes to prosecuting the relatively new charge of drug-induced homicide. Unfortunate...
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Chicago man gets 22 years in Lombard attempted murderAug 06, 2014 1:01 am - A Chicago man found guilty in June of severely beating and stabbing the mother of his two young children was sentenced Wednesday to 22 years in prison. Demetrice Tompkin...
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Police: Illinois men charged with gunrunningAug 06, 2014 1:01 am - Illinois State Police say two men from suburban Chicago have been charged with gunrunning. The State Police announced in a news release Tuesday that they arrested 42-yea...
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Man convicted of 2005 Aurora murder seeks juvenile courtAug 05, 2014 1:01 am - A Sudanese immigrant whose 35-year prison sentence for fatally shooting an Aurora woman recently was overturned wants his case returned to juvenile court - a move that t...