West Chicago Crime
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Moving beyond bail: How suburban court officials have prepared for dramatic changeSep 16, 2023 1:00 am - Monday marks a transformative moment for the criminal justice system in Illinois, as the longtime practice in which freedom for the accused came with a price tag will be...
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Bail set at $300K for West Chicago man accused of DUI in crash that injured pregnant womanSep 15, 2023 1:00 am - Bail was set at $300,000 Friday for a West Chicago man charged with aggravated DUI after a crash that injured a pregnant woman in Glen Ellyn. Steven Gayden, 28, of the o...
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Will eliminating cash bail lead to more defendants skipping court?Sep 15, 2023 1:00 am - This column has been updated to clarify what was posted for the release of Jose Godinez, Enrique Ruiz and Michael Buhrman from jail. Critics of Illinois' eliminatin...
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Man charged in hit-and-run crash that killed motorcyclist in West ChicagoSep 07, 2023 1:00 am - A West Chicago man has been charged in a hit-and-run crash that killed a motorcyclist Wednesday. Jose L. Barrera-Munoz, 40, of the 300 block of Church Street is charged ...
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Man accused of firing gun at driver who honked at himAug 26, 2023 1:00 am - A DuPage judge set a $600,000 bond for a man charged with firing a handgun at a vehicle on Route 83 in Burr Ridge Thursday afternoon after the driver honked at him, auth...
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'Flat-out lied': Ex-Gurnee man imprisoned 29 years on bad conviction sues police, prosecutorsAug 25, 2023 5:00 am - Herman Williams spent almost three decades in prison after being wrongfully convicted of his former wife's 1993 murder. Now the former Gurnee resident and Gulf War veter...
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Man charged with fleeing police after West Chicago traffic stopAug 21, 2023 1:00 am - A man from Algonquin has been accused of trying to flee West Chicago police in a car chase. Germaine Sharpe, 48, of the 2300 block of Dawson Lane, is charged with aggrav...
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Bolingbrook woman charged with $2.46 million in Medicaid fraudAug 18, 2023 1:00 am - The owner of a Bolingbrook clinic has been charged with filing $2.46 million in false Medicaid claims. LaTeena Smith, 37, of the 600 block of Piccadilly Lane in Bolingbr...
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$1 million bail for man accused of DuPage carjackingAug 08, 2023 1:00 am - A man is being held on $1 million bail at the DuPage County jail, accused of carjacking a senior citizen. Destin L. Jones, 20, of the 1900 block of South 23rd Avenue in ...
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Woman charged with bringing gun to DuPage courthouseJul 28, 2023 1:00 am - A woman has been accused of bringing a loaded gun into the DuPage County courthouse Thursday. Authorities allege Suheir Barham, 47, of the 9100 block of Melvina Avenue i...