West Chicago Crime
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Naperville accountant sentenced in RV financing schemeDec 10, 2014 12:01 am - Two suburban men, including an accountant from Naperville, were sentenced to prison for their parts in a recreational vehicle financing scheme that cost lenders nearly $...
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Northlake man guilty in 2011 Craigslist robbery in AddisonDec 05, 2014 12:01 am - A Northlake man likely will spend the rest of his life in prison after being convicted Friday for his role in a 2011 armed robbery in Addison. A 12-member DuPage County...
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Storage locker auction could prompt child porn charges in Kane assault caseDec 05, 2014 12:01 am - A seemingly innocuous auction of contents of an Arlington Heights storage locker after a man let rent payments lapse because he was in jail could result in child pornogr...
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Chicago man arrested in DuPage with 1,100 Ecstasy pillsDec 04, 2014 12:01 am - The DuPage County Sheriff on Thursday announced the arrest of a suspected Chicago gang member who police say had sold them more than 1,000 Ecstasy pills. Erol Abdiu, of ...
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Judge: 2005 Aurora murder case to remain in adult courtDec 04, 2014 12:01 am - The case of the 2005 murder of an Aurora substance abuse counselor won't return to juvenile court, a judge said Thursday. Garang Deng, now 23, was 14 when prosecutors sa...
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Darien man faces natural life sentence for 2012 slayingDec 03, 2014 12:01 am - A 36-year-old Darien man convicted of nearly beheading his ex-girlfriend's new boyfriend faces natural life in prison when he is sentenced next month. DuPage County Judg...
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Carol Stream man gets 31 years for shooting wifeDec 02, 2014 12:01 am - A Carol Stream man was sentenced Tuesday to 31 years in prison for the 2011 roadside shooting of his wife in Oakbrook Terrace. Ronald D. Smith, 38, of the 700 block of B...
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DuPage receives $70,000 donation to fight heroinNov 28, 2014 12:01 am - Moved by the actions of an Oak Brook man who lost his grandson to heroin, a group has donated $70,000 to a DuPage County program that equips police officers with the opi...
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Bartlett man gets 4 years for Lisle road-rage shootingNov 26, 2014 12:01 am - Vaughn Atkins insists he was protecting his family when he fired a handgun at another vehicle following a traffic altercation earlier this year. A DuPage County judge, ...
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Naperville man gets prison time for bringing heroin into jailNov 25, 2014 12:01 am - A Naperville man charged with several heroin-related crimes, including bringing the drug into jail by hiding it in his rectum, was sentenced Tuesday to two concurrent 4-...