Oak Brook Crime
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Probation, work release on reduced charge in 2012 Aurora University rape caseSep 18, 2017 1:00 am - A Chicago man who was one of three people accused of raping a woman at Aurora University in 2012 pleaded guilty Monday to a reduced charge as his trial was to begin. Cor...
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Parishioners: Naperville woman was agitated with children before murdersSep 14, 2017 1:00 am - Less than three hours before Elzbieta Plackowska is accused of stabbing to death her 7-year-old son and a 5-year-old girl, she took the children to church. Church member...
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Glen Ellyn man charged in 2011 slaying of ex-wife in custodySep 13, 2017 1:00 am - A Glen Ellyn man charged with the October 2011 strangulation murder of his ex-wife lost his extradition appeal and was returned to DuPage County. Juan Granados, 39, was ...
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Son: Mom was "acting normal" until days before she killed 2 children in NapervilleSep 13, 2017 1:00 am - Matusz Plackowski said his mother, Elzbieta Plackowska, was deeply saddened by her father's recent death but was otherwise "acting normal" until just days before she fat...
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Prosecutor: Woman killed two kids because she 'got a raw deal in life'Sep 12, 2017 1:00 am - No one denies that Elzbieta Plackowska had problems on the night of Oct. 30, 2012, as she plunged a kitchen knife into her 7-year-old son 173 times and a 5-year-old girl...
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Woman's trial begins Tuesday in 2012 slaying of two Naperville childrenSep 09, 2017 1:00 am - After nearly five years of investigations, psychological exams and thousands of pages of reports and court appearances, a DuPage County judge is finally prepared to hear...
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Former Winfield fire official pleads guilty to attempted official misconductSep 07, 2017 1:00 am - A former Winfield deputy fire chief was sentenced Thursday to two years of probation and 10 days in the DuPage Sheriff's Work Alternative Program. Bryan Lewis, 45, of th...
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Former Wheaton attorney facing prison for stealing from clientsSep 07, 2017 1:00 am - A former Wheaton attorney has pleaded guilty to theft and now faces between four and 15 years in prison for bilking the estates of four former and three current clients ...
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Prosecutors praise success of DuPage diversion programSep 05, 2017 1:00 am - Just more than five years after its inception, DuPage County prosecutors are celebrating the 100th person to successfully complete their Pre-Trial Diversion Program. The...
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30 days in jail for Indian Prairie bus monitor who hit boy with autismAug 31, 2017 1:00 am - DuPage County Judge James Orel said he usually would prefer not to send a 69-year-old woman with a medical history to prison. But in the case of Joyce Jones on Thursday...