West Chicago Crime
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Murder trial to begin in case of fatal armed robbery in BensenvilleNov 14, 2016 12:00 am - The trial of the accused gunman in the January 2014 slaying of a Bensenville convenience store owner is expected to start Tuesday in DuPage County court. Stephan A. Russ...
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Former owner of Naperville's Hollywood Palms theater sentenced to 5 yearsNov 10, 2016 12:00 am - The former owner of the Hollywood Palms cinema in Naperville and the Hollywood Blvd. movie theater in Woodridge is off to prison for cheating the government out of milli...
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Geneva investment firm owner sentenced to five years in Ponzi-like schemeNov 08, 2016 12:00 am - The founder of a Geneva investment firm has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for using client money to purchase a yacht and luxury vehicle and to trade his...
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Not guilty plea for Aurora man charged in puppy heistNov 07, 2016 12:00 am - The Aurora man charged with stealing a 12-week-old Pomeranian puppy named Bella last month from the Naperville Petland has turned himself in and pleaded not guilty. Benj...
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105 years prison in 2014 murder in Aurora pot dealNov 04, 2016 1:00 am - A 21-year-old man was sentenced to 105 years in prison Friday after a jury convicted him of gunning down an Aurora man in January 2014 during a drug deal for an ounce of...
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Student charged with threatening Hinsdale South released from detention facilityNov 03, 2016 1:00 am - The Hinsdale South student accused of threatening to target fellow students in a violent attack has been released from custody and now will be held on home detention in ...
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West Chicago couple held on $500,000 bail, each, charged with drug-induced homicideNov 02, 2016 1:00 am - A West Chicago couple was behind bars Wednesday morning accused of selling a fatal dose of heroin last December to a 2013 West Chicago Community High School graduate. Os...
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Woman charged with mailing fatal overdose of heroin to friend in DarienNov 02, 2016 1:00 am - A New Jersey woman has been charged in DuPage County with mailing heroin to a friend in Darien that resulted in a fatal overdose. Judge Daniel Guerin issued a $750,000 a...
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Second obscene outburst earns Lego Bandit more jail timeOct 28, 2016 1:00 am - Ignatius Pollara was just 12 days removed from serving a six-month sentence for criminal contempt of court on Oct. 20 when he lashed out at a DuPage prosecutor with an o...
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Hinsdale South student remains in custodyOct 26, 2016 1:00 am - The Hinsdale South student accused of threatening armed violence at the high school earlier this month will remain in custody until at least Nov. 4. At the urging of pro...