West Chicago Crime
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Man charged in hit-and-run crash that killed motorcyclist in West ChicagoSep 07, 2023 1:00 am - A West Chicago man has been charged in a hit-and-run crash that killed a motorcyclist Wednesday. Jose L. Barrera-Munoz, 40, of the 300 block of Church Street is charged ...
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Man accused of firing gun at driver who honked at himAug 26, 2023 1:00 am - A DuPage judge set a $600,000 bond for a man charged with firing a handgun at a vehicle on Route 83 in Burr Ridge Thursday afternoon after the driver honked at him, auth...
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'Flat-out lied': Ex-Gurnee man imprisoned 29 years on bad conviction sues police, prosecutorsAug 25, 2023 5:00 am - Herman Williams spent almost three decades in prison after being wrongfully convicted of his former wife's 1993 murder. Now the former Gurnee resident and Gulf War veter...
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Man charged with fleeing police after West Chicago traffic stopAug 21, 2023 1:00 am - A man from Algonquin has been accused of trying to flee West Chicago police in a car chase. Germaine Sharpe, 48, of the 2300 block of Dawson Lane, is charged with aggrav...
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Bolingbrook woman charged with $2.46 million in Medicaid fraudAug 18, 2023 1:00 am - The owner of a Bolingbrook clinic has been charged with filing $2.46 million in false Medicaid claims. LaTeena Smith, 37, of the 600 block of Piccadilly Lane in Bolingbr...
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$1 million bail for man accused of DuPage carjackingAug 08, 2023 1:00 am - A man is being held on $1 million bail at the DuPage County jail, accused of carjacking a senior citizen. Destin L. Jones, 20, of the 1900 block of South 23rd Avenue in ...
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Woman charged with bringing gun to DuPage courthouseJul 28, 2023 1:00 am - A woman has been accused of bringing a loaded gun into the DuPage County courthouse Thursday. Authorities allege Suheir Barham, 47, of the 9100 block of Melvina Avenue i...
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Cashless bail is coming. Here's how two top suburban prosecutors will handle the changeJul 21, 2023 5:30 am - Cashless bail becomes the law of the Land of Lincoln on Sept. 18. With months of political debate, campaign rhetoric and legal challenges seemingly in the rearview mirro...
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Bartlett police arrest man accused of striking officer with bottleJul 21, 2023 1:00 am - Bartlett police on Thursday arrested a West Chicago man accused of attacking an officer who was responding to a call of an intoxicated person. Daniel Sampiller, 31, was...
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Bensenville man pleads guilty and sentenced to 15 years for weapons chargeJul 19, 2023 1:00 am - A 25-year-old Bensenville man pleaded guilty Tuesday to a felony weapons charge. Huriel Hernandez pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful sale or delivery of firearms an...