West Chicago Crime
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Hanover Park man facing child porn chargesMar 22, 2017 1:00 am - A Hanover Park man is being held on $100,000 bail after being charged in a child pornography investigation. Richard Chanchico, 31, of the 1800 block of Lucille Lane in H...
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Decorated Army veteran pleads guilty to child porn chargesMar 22, 2017 1:00 am - A Downers Grove man and decorated Army veteran was sentenced Wednesday to 180 days in DuPage County jail and 30 months of sex offender probation. Judge John Kinsella ha...
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4 charged in Aurora underage hotel sex stingMar 21, 2017 1:00 am - Four people have been charged with traveling to an Aurora hotel March 10 to have sex with a child or children in exchange for money, according to prosecutors and Kane Co...
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Sentencing begins for Aurora man who touched women's feetMar 20, 2017 1:00 am - A 55-year-year-old Warrenville woman told police she was "freaked out" and "felt like such a victim" last April when a stranger purposely rubbed his bare feet against he...
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DuPage sheriff's department getting new dash camerasMar 15, 2017 1:00 am - The DuPage County sheriff's office is going to spend more than $600,000 to replace aging video cameras in dozens of its squad cars. But while the purchase also will help...
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Prosecutor: Gunshot residue links Aurora man to ex-girlfriend's murderMar 14, 2017 1:00 am - An Aurora man accused of gunning down the woman he had two children with fled the crime scene with gunshot residue on his hands, prosecutors say, but his attorneys sugge...
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'Lego Bandit' serial shoplifter found guilty in DuPage CountyMar 13, 2017 1:00 am - One of Florida's most notorious shoplifters is now likely to spend time in an Illinois prison before being sent back to his home state. DuPage County Judge Liam Brennan ...
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Ex-husband pleads guilty in Wheaton murderMar 10, 2017 12:00 am - After killing his ex-wife in late January, Lee Leinweber stole all her money and planned to "live out his days" on a Hawaiian beach. But a plea deal he reached Friday m...
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Glen Ellyn man not guilty of attempted murder, convicted of batteryMar 09, 2017 12:00 am - A Glen Ellyn man has been acquitted of attempted first-degree murder charges but still faces three to 14 years in prison after being convicted of aggravated domestic bat...
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Glen Ellyn man says bloody beating of his father was self-defenseMar 08, 2017 12:00 am - Charles Mitchell says it was self-defense when he "hit (his) dad pretty hard" during an altercation last June, but the Glen Ellyn man testified Wednesday that he never i...