West Chicago Crime
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Ex- E. Aurora teacher gets probation for inappropriate textsSep 18, 2013 4:18 pm - A former East Aurora High School teacher received 18 months probation after pleading guilty Wednesday to texting inappropriate photos of herself to a 15-year-old student...
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Beanie Babies creator charged with tax evasionSep 18, 2013 10:29 am - Beanie Babies creator and Oak Brook resident Ty Warner has been charged with tax evasion after federal prosecutors said he withheld investment earnings from a Swiss bank...
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Two face attempted murder charges in two Aurora shootingsSep 16, 2013 4:58 pm - Two Aurora men have been charged with attempted murder in two shootings late Friday night on Aurora’s east side, according to police and court records. Andrew Bueno, 24,...
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Naperville settles excessive force lawsuit for $435,000Sep 16, 2013 3:58 pm - Naperville officials have settled a lawsuit brought by a Lemont woman who suffered a torn rotator cuff when she struggled with police while her son was being arrested on...
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West Chicago school bus driver charged with on-duty DUISep 13, 2013 6:08 pm - A bus driver was charged with felony drunken driving Friday after giving rides to dozens of West Chicago elementary school students. Jill Beebe, 42, admitted drinking fo...
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Downers Grove man pleads not guilty to shooting mom outside churchSep 13, 2013 12:13 pm - Prosecutors plan to seek an extended term of up to natural life in prison for a Downers Grove man charged with fatally shooting his mother outside a Burr Ridge church. ...
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Former Naperville man gets 9 years for attack on estranged wifeSep 12, 2013 4:33 pm - A former Naperville man who invaded his estranged wife’s home and beat her with chairs was sentenced Thursday to nine years in prison, prosecutors said. Kenny Edwards, ...
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Life sentence for 1998 Aurora double murder in alleySep 11, 2013 5:14 pm - A 36-year-old Aurora man was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison without the chance for parole after his conviction earlier this year of killing two men in an Aurora a...
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'Coward' gets 9 years for leaving friend to die in Wheaton crashSep 11, 2013 5:00 pm - Judge issues nine-year sentence after Wheaton teen's death
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W. Chicago Police warn of sewer grate theftsSep 10, 2013 6:38 pm - West Chicago police are asking residents to be on the lookout for any suspicious activity near sewer grates in the village. In the past few months, there’s been several ...