West Chicago Crime
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Neighbors ask for 'robust' patrols July Fourth in wake of Juneteenth shootingJun 29, 2023 1:00 am - DuPage County officials are being asked to patrol the site of a fatal Juneteenth shooting during the July Fourth celebrations. Burr Ridge resident JoAnn Krypel Tuesday t...
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Looking for answers and hope in Willowbrook Corner: Community leaders join forces to offer helpJun 26, 2023 1:00 am - The Rev. Betty Starks left Anne M. Jeans Elementary School cautiously optimistic that change would come to Willowbrook Corner. Starks was among 25 invited guests who met...
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Questions remain as business owners regroup after fatal Juneteenth party shootingJun 20, 2023 1:00 am - Bullet holes and shattered glass Tuesday provided grim reminders of Sunday's deadly shooting near Willowbrook as Somerset Plaza shop owners returned to their businesses....
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Did misogyny, inept police work and more let a suburban killer evade justice?Jun 16, 2023 5:30 am - When Chris Loudon became a Lisle police detective, the job came with an assignment: Try to solve three cold cases. One was the rape of an elderly woman in the early 1990...
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From Sicily to Downers Grove and beyond: Preserving a family's rare tomato, even in DuPage jailJun 13, 2023 5:30 am - When Enrico Inciardi's family emigrated to the United States around 1900, they secretly brought a taste of their Sicily home with them. Fearing U.S. Customs authorities ...
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DuPage County detainee dies after being found unconscious in cellJun 12, 2023 1:00 am - A DuPage County jail detainee died Monday after being found unconscious in her cell, the DuPage County sheriff's office announced. Reneyda Aguilar-Hurtado, 50, was disco...
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DuPage forest preserve police urge caution after car break-insJun 12, 2023 1:00 am - Susan Cain locked her car and went for an afternoon walk with her three Labrador retrievers in an off-leash area of the East Branch Forest Preserve near Glendale Heights...
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Naperville man accused of throwing rocks at seniors, beating one with lumberJun 06, 2023 1:00 am - A Naperville man has been accused of throwing rocks at two seniors and beating one of them with a piece of lumber. Eric Conklin, 34, of the 2200 block of Gleneagle Drive...
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Authorities: Teens from Bensenville, Glendale Heights lead police on high-speed chasesMay 31, 2023 1:00 am - Juveniles from Bensenville and Glendale Heights have been charged with leading police on high-speed chases Monday in separate cases, authorities say. Judge Demetrios Pan...
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Former Aurora man sentenced to 100 years for home invasion, rape and kidnappingMay 30, 2023 1:00 am - A former Aurora man has been sentenced to 100 years in prison for breaking into a Naperville-area woman's home, sexually assaulting and kidnapping her in 2018, the DuPag...