Villa Park Crime
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Dog's tennis ball key to DuPage courthouse securityDec 14, 2014 6:45 am - Every morning Deputy Ken Diebert prepares for his courthouse duty by strapping on his usual 12 pounds of gear: Kevlar vest, handcuffs and stun gun. But he also holsters ...
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Joliet man gets 40 years for 1997 Downers Grove murder for hireDec 12, 2014 12:01 am - A Joliet man convicted in the 1997 murder-for-hire slaying of a Downers Grove man was sentenced Friday to 40 years in prison. A jury convicted Jose Ruvalcaba-Quezada, 35...
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Son of Wood Dale alderman gets 24 years for sexual assaultsDec 11, 2014 12:01 am - The son of Wood Dale Alderman Eugene Wesley was sentenced Thursday to 24 years in prison for the sexual assaults of at least two young girls and the sexual abuse of an 1...
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Aurora men arrested after yearlong drug investigationDec 10, 2014 12:01 am - Two Aurora men were arrested in Oklahoma Tuesday on federal drug charges as part of a yearlong narcotics distribution ring investigation. Authorities arrested 40-year-o...
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Naperville accountant sentenced in RV financing schemeDec 10, 2014 12:01 am - Two suburban men, including an accountant from Naperville, were sentenced to prison for their parts in a recreational vehicle financing scheme that cost lenders nearly $...
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Northlake man guilty in 2011 Craigslist robbery in AddisonDec 05, 2014 12:01 am - A Northlake man likely will spend the rest of his life in prison after being convicted Friday for his role in a 2011 armed robbery in Addison. A 12-member DuPage County...
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Storage locker auction could prompt child porn charges in Kane assault caseDec 05, 2014 12:01 am - A seemingly innocuous auction of contents of an Arlington Heights storage locker after a man let rent payments lapse because he was in jail could result in child pornogr...
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Chicago man arrested in DuPage with 1,100 Ecstasy pillsDec 04, 2014 12:01 am - The DuPage County Sheriff on Thursday announced the arrest of a suspected Chicago gang member who police say had sold them more than 1,000 Ecstasy pills. Erol Abdiu, of ...
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Judge: 2005 Aurora murder case to remain in adult courtDec 04, 2014 12:01 am - The case of the 2005 murder of an Aurora substance abuse counselor won't return to juvenile court, a judge said Thursday. Garang Deng, now 23, was 14 when prosecutors sa...
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Darien man faces natural life sentence for 2012 slayingDec 03, 2014 12:01 am - A 36-year-old Darien man convicted of nearly beheading his ex-girlfriend's new boyfriend faces natural life in prison when he is sentenced next month. DuPage County Judg...