West Chicago Crime
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Fentanyl present in 3 DuPage County heroin overdose deathsOct 23, 2015 1:00 am - The drugs that caused at least three of seven recent heroin overdose deaths in DuPage County have been found to be tainted with the painkiller fentanyl, authorities said...
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Bensenville woman killed in hit-and-runOct 23, 2015 1:00 am - An 86-year-old Bensenville women was struck and killed Friday morning by a hit-and-run driver as she walked in front of a drive-through restaurant. Bensenville police Ch...
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Court upholds conviction of Aurora man who threatened judgeOct 23, 2015 12:01 am - An appellate court has upheld the conviction of an Aurora man sentenced to 4½ years in prison for threatening a Kane County judge in 2013. And, in a somewhat usual move,...
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Man convicted of Addison battery with garden tool gets 24 yearsOct 21, 2015 1:00 am - A Chicago man convicted of assaulting an Addison man with a garden tool over an alleged $50 debt is headed to prison. DuPage County Judge Robert Kleeman on Wednesday sen...
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Even after arrest, DuPage cold case unit working on Wesselman slayingOct 20, 2015 1:00 am - DuPage County sheriff's cold case unit still working on 1985 murder case - even after suspect's arrest
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Aurora man charged with fondling women's feetOct 14, 2015 1:00 am - An Aurora man who authorities say has taken his adoration for bare feet a step too far is back behind bars in DuPage County. Omar Carlton, 44, of the 1000 block of Fifth...
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Naperville man faces charges after falling asleep in fire stationOct 13, 2015 1:00 am - A 26-year-old Naperville man faces trespassing charges after Naperville firefighters woke Saturday morning to find him passed out in one of their recliners. Zachary Long...
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Champaign man pleads not guilty in Kristy Wesselman slayingOct 13, 2015 1:00 am - A 62-year-old Champaign man charged with murder and sexual assault in the 1985 fatal stabbing and rape of 15-year-old Glenbard South High School sophomore Kristina Wesse...
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Third man sentenced in 2014 Aurora shootingOct 12, 2015 1:00 am - A 33-year-old man recently was sentenced to 12 ½ years in prison after admitting to his role in the June 2014 shooting of an Aurora woman in her home. Ajaie M. Martin, o...
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Wheaton man charged with child pornOct 09, 2015 1:00 am - The IT director of a private college prep school in Evanston has been jailed in DuPage County, charged with having more than 6,000 images of child pornography on his com...