West Chicago Crime
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Downers Grove man guilty in mother's 2013 murderFeb 23, 2017 12:00 am - A Downers Grove man faces between 45 years and life in prison after being convicted Thursday of firing a single, fatal shot into his mother's head outside a Burr Ridge c...
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Trial begins for Downers Grove man accused of fatally shooting motherFeb 22, 2017 12:00 am - Burr Ridge police officer Louis Moravecek pulled into the parking lot of St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church just after 1 a.m. on Aug. 29, 2013, to find a hysterical Michael...
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Downers Grove man accused of killing mother to stand trialFeb 21, 2017 12:00 am - The jury trial for a Downers Grove man accused of murdering his mother in a church parking lot will begin Wednesday morning. Michael Zaky Bassaly, 30, is charged with fi...
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Wheaton murder suspect barred from contacting ex-wife's childrenFeb 21, 2017 12:00 am - In his first court appearance since being charged with killing his ex-wife in Wheaton, Lee Leinweber had restrictions placed on his communication. DuPage County prosecut...
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$1 million bail set for two in drug-induced homicide caseFeb 19, 2017 12:00 am - Two men facing charges in connection with the January drug overdose death of an Addison man were ordered held on $1 million bail over the weekend, according to the DuPag...
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West Chicago man convicted in fiery fatal DUI crashFeb 16, 2017 12:00 am - A DuPage County judge said he believes the science and math that crash reconstruction experts relied on to show Omar Montoya Medina was driving his brother-in-law's Volk...
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Suspect in Bloomingdale slaying now claiming self-defenseFeb 14, 2017 12:00 am - Attorneys for a Hinsdale businessman charged with the shooting death of a former professional basketball player now say the shooting was self-defense. Jeffrey Keller's a...
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Naperville cops: Gummy bears that sickened students contained cannabisFeb 10, 2017 12:00 am - Naperville police say the tainted gummy bears that caused a dozen Naperville North High School students to become ill last December contained cannabis. Five students hav...
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Glendale Heights cops save life of heroin userFeb 10, 2017 12:00 am - Two Glendale Heights police officers are being credited with saving the life of a woman who was overdosing on heroin. Officers Chris Parsons and Nick Santoyo responded T...
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Lone suspect in Glendale Heights slaying diesFeb 09, 2017 12:00 am - The husband suspected of shooting and killing his 49-year-old wife on Jan. 17 inside their Glendale Heights townhouse has died. DuPage County coroner's officials said 48...