Oak Brook Crime
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Downers Grove man accused of slashing mother with axMay 19, 2017 1:00 am - A Downers Grove man accused of slashing his 80-year-old mother in the face and head with an ax on Mother's Day is being held on $500,000 bail. John Flick, 57, of the 400...
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Former Wheaton College professor back behind bars on child porn chargesMay 18, 2017 1:00 am - A former Wheaton College professor, convicted in 2013 of child pornography charges, is back behind bars after admitting to violating his probation by potentially watchin...
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Old college pal testifies against Bloomingdale murder suspectMay 18, 2017 1:00 am - "Have you ever been so mad at anyone that you want to kill them?" Steven Schweigert told DuPage County jurors Thursday that Jeffrey Keller asked him that question in Sch...
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Carol Stream woman tried to poison stepdaughter, dad testifiesMay 17, 2017 1:00 am - A DuPage County bench trial began Wednesday in the case of a Carol Stream woman accused of spiking her 17-month-old stepdaughter's milk with nail polish remover. Andrea ...
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State police using expressway cameras to solve shootingsMay 17, 2017 1:00 am - Illinois State Police will begin using surveillance cameras already posted along Chicago-area expressways to help solve crimes such as the 76 shootings reported since th...
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Trial begins in 2014 shooting death of Bloomingdale manMay 17, 2017 1:00 am - It was a Hinsdale businessman's "bizarre fanatical addiction" to a local "soccer mom" that prosecutors say led to the Dec. 22, 2014, shooting death of a Bloomingdale man...
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Suburban cop, Special Olympian star in Dunkin' Donuts adMay 12, 2017 5:30 am - An online ad promoting next week's Dunkin' Donuts' "Cop on a Rooftop" fundraiser for Special Olympics features a couple of familiar faces in DuPage County law enforcemen...
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Wheaton man gets 34 years for sexually assaulting girlMay 12, 2017 1:00 am - A Wheaton man who pleaded guilty earlier this year to sexually assaulting a young girl over a five-year period was sentenced Friday to 34 years in prison. Timothy Peltz,...
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Aurora man charged in fatal Naperville crashMay 11, 2017 1:00 am - A 34-year-old Aurora man has been charged in connection with a single-vehicle fatal DUI crash in Naperville. Michael Vera, of the 200 block of West New York Street, has ...
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Glen Ellyn man gets 10 years for beating father, blames dogMay 10, 2017 1:00 am - A Glen Ellyn man convicted of aggravated domestic battery in a 2016 beating that left his father with two brain hemorrhages, a nearly amputated ear and a broken jaw is h...