Villa Park Crime
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Former Westmont firefighter charged with child pornFeb 12, 2016 12:00 am - A Downers Grove man who was a contract firefighter and paramedic in Westmont has been charged with possession of child pornography. Peter Woitovich, 25, of the 5700 bloc...
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Family of man killed in drunken Oak Brook joy ride seeks mercy for driverFeb 11, 2016 12:00 am - Maureen Fitzsimons lost her husband, Thomas, in a 2013 crash caused by his best friend of 35 years who lost control of a car while driving drunk during a joy ride on a d...
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Getaway driver in fatal Bensenville holdup pleads guilty to lesser chargeFeb 10, 2016 12:00 am - The getaway driver during the 2014 robbery and fatal shooting of a Bensenville convenience store clerk pleaded guilty to a single, lesser count Wednesday, drastically re...
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$100,000 bail for Bloomingdale woman charged with PTO theftFeb 10, 2016 12:00 am - The former PTO treasurer of Bloomingdale's Winnebago Elementary School, accused of pilfering more than $19,000, is free after posting $10,000 bail. Tiffany Moorman, 40, ...
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DuPage board member Eckhoff not guilty of DUIFeb 10, 2016 12:00 am - DuPage County Board member Paul Grant Eckhoff was found not guilty of DUI during a bench trial Wednesday. Judge James Konetski ruled there was not enough evidence to fin...
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Jail time, probation for real estate broker who stole clients' escrow moneyFeb 09, 2016 12:00 am - A Burr Ridge real estate agent, convicted of stealing potential homebuyers' earnest money, avoided prison time Tuesday but will serve probation and 120 days in jail. A D...
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Westmont man legally insane in vandalism at Lombard synagogueFeb 09, 2016 12:00 am - A Westmont man was declared not guilty by reason of insanity Tuesday in his 2014 vandalism of a Lombard synagogue. Judge George Bakalis issued his ruling less than a wee...
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Bail reduced for Naperville protesterFeb 08, 2016 12:00 am - Bail was reduced by $90,000 Monday for a Lisle man being held on felony disorderly conduct charges for filing a false police report against a Naperville officer. Donald ...
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$1 million bail for Downers Grove father accused of shaking infantFeb 03, 2016 12:00 am - A Downers Grove man is being held on $1 million bail, charged with violently shaking his 3-month-old daughter and causing substantial injuries. Timothy Churchill, 20 of ...
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Prosecutors: Downers Grove man shared thousands of child porn imagesFeb 03, 2016 12:00 am - A Downers Grove man charged with storing and sharing thousands of pornographic images of children is being held on $100,000 bail in DuPage County. Anthony Damaska, 28, o...