West Chicago Crime
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West Chicago man sentenced in stick-up of drug dealerAug 06, 2015 1:00 am - A West Chicago man was sentenced Wednesday to 12 years in prison for his role in a 2014 drug deal gone bad in West Chicago. Zevonshea Smiley, 18, was the sixth and final...
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DuPage chief judge: Traffic court judges get threats, need more securityAug 04, 2015 1:00 am - Spurred by threats against fellow jurists, DuPage Chief Judge Kathryn E. Creswell is calling for increased security at all four county traffic courts, even if it means m...
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Chronic Aurora domestic abuser gets 3.5 yearsJul 30, 2015 1:00 am - A chronic domestic abuser from Aurora was sentenced to 3.5 years in prison for hitting a woman, spitting on her, throwing a remote at her, breaking her TV and trying to ...
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West Chicago man charged with assaulting two girlsJul 30, 2015 1:00 am - A West Chicago man accused of sexually assaulting the two young daughters of an acquaintance is being held on $1 million bail in DuPage County jail. Obdulio Lopez-Gomez,...
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Aurora thief preying on kindness of local business employeesJul 29, 2015 1:00 am - Aurora police are searching for a thief they say has given a few Oscar-worthy performances while bilking local businesses out of cash. Spokesman Dan Ferrelli said the ma...
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West Chicago man charged with sexually assaulting 2 childrenJul 29, 2015 1:00 am - A 39-year-old West Chicago man has been charged with four counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child and is being held in DuPage County jail, authorities sai...
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$2 million bond for Bellwood man charged in Addison heroin deathJul 25, 2015 1:00 am - A $2 million bond was set Saturday for a Bellwood man accused of supplying heroin to an Addison woman who later died of a heroin overdose, according to the DuPage County...
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West Chicago man charged in pot-growing operationJul 24, 2015 1:00 am - A West Chicago man faces numerous charges in connection with the operation of a sophisticated cannabis-growing operation police discovered in the basement of his home Th...
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Prosecutors: Naperville man lost $125,000 in Ponzi schemeJul 22, 2015 1:00 am - A Naperville man was bilked out of $125,000 as part of a 60-year-old Florida man's Ponzi scheme, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. Richard L. Thompson is charged with ...
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Despite progress, heroin fight in suburbs far from overJul 18, 2015 1:00 am - More lives are being saved, but addiction isn't slowing down