Oak Brook Crime
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DuPage to sponsor heroin prevention forumJan 20, 2014 1:00 pm - A countywide effort to warn DuPage County residents about the dangers of heroin is beginning this week with a prevention forum in Wheaton. The session is scheduled for 6...
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Aurora man guilty in stabbing death of girlfriendJan 17, 2014 4:35 pm - A Kane County jury took less than three hours Friday to convict a 33-year-old Aurora man of choking and stabbing to death his live-in girlfriend two years ago. Prosecuto...
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Man who stole from Aurora mall, shoved cop, sent to prisonJan 16, 2014 4:41 pm - A 45-year-old Chicago man with a long criminal history was sentenced to 6½ years in prison Thursday after his conviction for felony retail theft and aggravated battery t...
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Four charged in robbery, home invasion in Carol StreamJan 11, 2014 11:11 am - Four people were arrested and charged in relation to an aggravated robbery and home invasion that took place Thursday night in Carol Stream, a prosecutor said. A fifth p...
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Lombard woman stabbed sleeping husband, hit him with bat, prosecutors sayJan 11, 2014 9:24 am - A Lombard woman who reportedly suffered from delusions is being held on $3 million bond in DuPage County jail after being charged with killing her husband early Thursday...
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DuPage responding to record number of heroin deathsJan 06, 2014 4:15 am - Nick Gore has seen enough friends die from abusing heroin to know it's “an absolute miracle” he survived his own addiction to the drug. “I should not be having this conv...
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Beanie Babies creator asks for probationJan 02, 2014 3:17 pm - The billionaire creator of Beanie Babies, who pleaded guilty to tax evasion, pointed to an unhappy childhood and his charity work as reasons he should be spared a prison...
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Cure or just another addiction? Methadone providers say opiate keeps scores of addicts off heroinJan 01, 2014 1:01 am - Editor's note: This story originally ran on Dec. 5, 2001 as part of the Daily Herald's "Hidden Scourge: Heroin in the Suburbs" series. Cathy, a 45-year-old Pa...
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How club drugs affect you and your childrenJan 01, 2014 1:01 am - Editor's note: This story originally ran on Jan. 21, 2002 as part of the Daily Herald's "Hidden Scourge: Heroin in the Suburbs" series. Though club drugs and he...
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Prescription drugs: They're legal but still lethalJan 01, 2014 1:01 am - Editor's note: This story originally ran on April 8, 2002 as part of the Daily Herald's "Hidden Scourge: Heroin in the Suburbs" series. Sequestered in her bedro...