West Chicago Crime
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Aurora woman says state flubbed test for pot, wants to undo guilty plea in fatal crashJun 03, 2015 1:00 am - Alia N. Bernard, an Aurora woman serving a six-year prison term for a May 2009 crash that killed a St. Charles couple, wants to undo her guilty plea, arguing the state u...
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The long, costly battles to regulate suburban strip clubsMay 31, 2015 7:30 am - Just south of Elgin, surrounded by green space and struggling industrial sites, lies Kane County's last strip club. The sign for Blackjacks Gentlemen's Club advertises a...
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Chicago man pleads not guilty to reckless homicide in I-55 motorcycle crashMay 28, 2015 1:00 am - A 44-year-old Chicago man pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges of reckless homicide and aggravated driving under the influence of drugs in a crash that killed a motorc...
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Hanover Park couple indicted after heroin deathMay 28, 2015 1:00 am - Two Hanover Park residents have been indicted on charges of drug-induced homicide in the heroin overdose death of a 32-year-old Bartlett man in March. Prosecutors say Ha...
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Three charged with using altered gift cardsMay 28, 2015 1:00 am - Three Chicago women have been arrested on charges that they tried to use altered gift cards to make purchases at a Wal-Mart near Glen Ellyn. Rashonda Frazier, 23, Nateia...
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Aurora woman gets 26 years in prison for armed robberiesMay 27, 2015 1:00 am - An Aurora woman was sentenced Wednesday to 26 years in prison for her role in two armed robberies in 2014. Fatima M. Robertson, 24, of the 1100 block of Liberty Street, ...
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Former Downers Grove physician gets eight years for child porn habitMay 15, 2015 1:00 am - A former Downers Grove physician has been sentenced to eight years in prison for possession of child pornography. Judge Liam Brennan sentenced Edward J. McMenamin, 68, F...
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Glen Ellyn man charged with assaulting deputy at jailMay 15, 2015 1:00 am - A Glen Ellyn man, already wanted by U.S. marshals, is being held on $100,000 bail in DuPage County after he was accused of assaulting a deputy sergeant in the jail. Moha...
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West Chicago man sentenced to 21 years for armed robbery of drug dealerMay 13, 2015 1:00 am - A West Chicago man was sentenced to 21 years in prison Wednesday for his role in the armed robbery of a drug dealer last year. Berton Booker, 26, agreed to a plea deal i...
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Aurora woman sentenced for soliciting ex-boyfriend's murderMay 11, 2015 1:00 am - A 28-year-old Aurora woman has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after her conviction on charges she tried to hire someone to kill her ex-boyfriend in September 2010....