West Chicago Crime
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Woman charged in bitcoin murder-for-hire case to live with parents while waiting for trialApr 24, 2018 1:00 am - A Des Plaines woman charged with hiring a dark web company to kill the wife of her lover will wait for her trial in the comforts of her parents' Georgia home. Tina Jones...
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Plea deal in works for Glen Ellyn kidnapping suspectApr 23, 2018 1:00 am - Prosecutors say a plea deal is in the works for the first of three men accused in the 2016 kidnapping and armed robbery of a 21-year-old Wheaton College student that beg...
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Trial set for man accused of attacking sleeping Naperville coupleApr 19, 2018 1:00 am - The Naperville teen accused of trying to kill the parents of a girl who called him "ugly" in 2015 will have his day in court this summer. DuPage County Judge Liam Brenna...
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West Chicago man charged in crash involving St. Charles police carApr 18, 2018 1:00 am - Authorities say a West Chicago man caused a Tuesday night crash involving a St. Charles police car with its emergency lights activated. Eugenio Hernandez, 38, was charge...
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Prosecutors: Des Plaines woman used bitcoin to hire dark web company to kill lover's wifeApr 18, 2018 1:00 am - A Des Plaines woman is being held in DuPage County jail on $250,000 bail after being accused of hiring a dark web company to kill the wife of her lover. Prosecutors say ...
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Bolingbrook man charged with seventh DUIApr 18, 2018 1:00 am - A Bolingbrook man has been charged with his seventh DUI and could now face as many as 30 years in prison. Hilario Nevarez, 48, of the 800 block of Madison, is being held...
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Pair accused of stealing cellphones from Carol Stream FedEx facilityApr 18, 2018 1:00 am - Two people accused of stealing packages from a Carol Stream FedEx facility have been charged with theft. Mohamoud Mohamed, 34, of the 1700 block of McCormick Lane in Han...
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DuPage expanding its response to the opioid crisisApr 17, 2018 1:00 am - Acknowledging that DuPage's battle against opioid abuse is complex and far from over, county officials have created a new task force to lead the effort. The Heroin/Opioi...
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Legislation would let police withhold arrest details for weeksApr 13, 2018 5:30 am - Imagine a host of police cars and first responders swarming into your neighborhood one night. Not long after, you see someone being led away in handcuffs. Another person...
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Couple charged in retail thefts in Elmhurst, Villa ParkApr 13, 2018 1:00 am - Two people are held in DuPage County in connection with retail thefts in Elmhurst and Villa Park, prosecutors said. Jessica Hargrays, 39, of Chicago is charged with reta...