West Chicago Crime
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Why Explorer post was easy target for GliniewiczNov 08, 2015 6:30 am - Among the surprise developments in the death of Fox Lake Police Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz announced last week was that he had pilfered a "five-figure amount" from th...
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Dawn Patrol: Gliniewicz' wife, son part of theft probe; gravestone dispute settledNov 06, 2015 4:00 am - Source: Probe turns to Gliniewicz's wife, son: Melodie Gliniewicz and D.J. Gliniewicz are now part of the criminal investigation that stems from what authorities ha...
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COD student's attorney: Two campus cops should be firedNov 06, 2015 12:00 am - The attorney representing a former College of DuPage student who filed a federal lawsuit against the school that claims two campus police officers used excessive force a...
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Aurora man charged with murder at September partyNov 06, 2015 12:00 am - An Aurora man has been charged with gunning down a 23-year-old at a party in Aurora in September, authorities said Friday. Marquitte L. West, 22, of the 1000 block of Wo...
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Video at heart of excessive-force lawsuit against College of DuPage copsNov 05, 2015 12:00 am - A former College of DuPage student has filed a federal lawsuit against the college and two of its campus police officers alleging excessive force stemming from her arres...
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Police identify Aurora driver found in pondNov 04, 2015 12:00 am - Police have identified the 56-year-old Aurora man killed in a single-vehicle crash Tuesday when the car he was driving ended up in a pond. Investigators, however, are st...
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Leaders call for more action on Heroin Abuse Awareness DayNov 04, 2015 12:00 am - You don't take heroin. Heroin takes you. It's just one of many messages officials familiar with the drug said they wanted to convey to the public during a news conferenc...
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Shots fired at Glendale Heights houseNov 03, 2015 12:00 am - No injuries were reported when someone fired several shots into an unoccupied house in Glendale Heights, authorities said Tuesday. Police said the shots were reported ar...
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Lester: Why one suburban school is stocking heroin antidoteNov 02, 2015 4:40 am - Schools across the suburbs soon will be able to treat heroin and prescription drug overdoses the same way they treat severe allergic reactions, but one suburban district...
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Fentanyl not linked to more DuPage heroin deathsOct 30, 2015 1:00 am - Toxicology test results have confirmed the painkiller fentanyl was not a factor in four of the seven heroin overdose deaths in DuPage County that occurred during roughly...