Naperville Crime
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How many fewer criminal charges were filed last year due to pandemicJan 29, 2021 4:22 am - You can count suburban criminal court filings among the many items the COVID-19 pandemic put a damper on in 2020. Whether it was a lack of opportunity when stores, resta...
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Four years later, Naperville police still seeking leads in Aurora native's murderJan 28, 2021 12:00 am - Four years after Matthew Lange was fatally shot in his car while waiting for his son to get out of school, Naperville police say they are still actively seeking leads. T...
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DuPage will have 2 new traffic courts when in-person business reopens Feb. 1Jan 21, 2021 12:00 am - When DuPage County traffic courts reopen for in-person business Feb. 1, two of them will be in new locations. The county is going ahead with its plan to permanently clos...
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Naperville council won't call on Pritzker to veto criminal justice reform billJan 20, 2021 12:00 am - A resolution that would have urged Gov. J.B. Pritzker to veto a sweeping criminal justice reform bill was narrowly shot down by the Naperville City Council, despite entr...
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Men steal car at gunpoint in NapervilleJan 17, 2021 12:00 am - Naperville police are investigating an aggravated carjacking that occurred Sunday afternoon. Just before 2 p.m., a woman on the 400 block of East Bailey Road was approac...
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Local authorities keep plans for pre-inauguration security close to the vestJan 15, 2021 12:00 am - While local authorities are taking seriously FBI warnings about armed protests that may occur nationwide in advance of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, most dec...
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Ex-Joliet Central teacher pleads guilty to sex assault of studentJan 08, 2021 12:00 am - A former Joliet Central High School physics teacher pleaded guilty Wednesday to sexually assaulting a student at a Naperville hotel in May 2017. Thomas Connelly, 34, was...
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Despite security concerns, Schneider and Foster still plan to attend inaugurationJan 08, 2021 12:00 am - Despite concerns about U.S. Capitol security after Wednesday's incursion by a violent mob, at least two suburban congressional representatives still plan to attend Presi...
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FBI searching for suspects in string of suburban bank robberiesJan 05, 2021 12:00 am - The FBI is offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest of two men suspected in a string of suburban bank robberies Monday afternoon. The firs...
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Tragedy and turmoil marked suburban crime news in 2020Jan 04, 2021 5:00 am - The heartbreaking story of the short, tragic life of AJ Freund, the Crystal Lake 5-year-old beaten to death in 2019 then buried in a shallow grave in Woodstock, conclude...