West Chicago Crime
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Ex-DuPage prosecutor charged with threatening state legislators on social mediaMay 25, 2024 12:15 am - A former DuPage County assistant state’s attorney has been charged with threatening two state legislators.
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DuPage state’s attorney’s office, Secret Service sting shuts down 350 fraudulent investment websitesMay 06, 2024 1:12 pm - A recent joint sting operation conducted by the DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office and the United States Secret Service, along with DuPage County’s IT Department, re...
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Villa Park murder-suicide spurs change in domestic-violence prosecutionsMay 03, 2024 5:15 am - Last week’s tragedy in Villa Park ‒ where a man ordered to stay away from his wife instead went to their home and shot her to death before killing himself ‒ has spurred c...
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Men face home repair fraud chargesApr 29, 2024 11:04 am - Two men have been charged with theft and home repair fraud crimes, accused of taking money and not delivering on promises to seal coat a driveway, replace a stone walkway...
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Man charged with fatal DUI in West ChicagoApr 15, 2024 11:28 pm - A man has been charged with killing someone in a DUI crash early Monday in West Chicago. James H. Vaughn, 43, of the 600 block of West Forest Avenue, West Chicago, is cha...
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Two charged with calculated drug conspiracyApr 11, 2024 4:36 pm - Two people are accused of selling more than 900 grams of cocaine in DuPage County. Honorio De Los Santos, 37, and Alondra Diaz-Maldonado, 40, of the same address in the 3...
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Woman charged with buying vehicles using fraudulent checksApr 02, 2024 5:36 pm - A 26-year-old Plainfield woman faces felony charges accusing her of using fake identification and fraudulent checks to buy vehicles through Facebook Marketplace. Illinois...
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‘Life-changing experience’: Suburban chaplain assists police, peers in IsraelMar 29, 2024 5:15 am - As the Carpentersville Police Department’s chaplain for more than 25 years, the Rev. Paul Zilinski has seen his share of tragedy and people struggling through difficult t...
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Man charged with recklessly firing gun in apartment complexMar 20, 2024 5:01 pm - A man has been charged with reckless discharge of a firearm near Willowbrook Monday morning. Michael Vasta, 39, of the 0-100 block of Kingery Quarter in unincorporated Wi...
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Teen sentenced to 20 years in prison for shooting carjacking victim in WestmontMar 19, 2024 3:01 pm - A Westmont teenager was sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to shooting a woman he was attempting to carjack when he was 15. Mitch Crawford, now 17, was...