West Chicago Crime
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Ex-student pleads not guilty to Glenbard East graduation threatJun 17, 2013 4:23 pm - A former Glenbard East student accused of planning a mass shooting at the Lombard high school’s graduation ceremony has been indicted on one count of felony disorderly c...
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Grim details emerge on murder-suicide near DarienJun 12, 2013 9:55 am - A Darien-area man may have been upset about his finances and losing his job when he opened fire on his family Tuesday, killing his wife and two daughters and then turnin...
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4 killed in apparent DuPage County murder-suicide, sources sayJun 11, 2013 6:30 pm - Four family members were killed in an apparent murder-suicide Tuesday in unincorporated DuPage County, according to multiple law enforcement sources. The bodies were fou...
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Legislation targets mug shot-removal websitesJun 09, 2013 8:00 am - Websites that carry arrest booking photos would be banned from accepting money to remove them in Illinois under proposed legislation headed to Gov. Pat Quinn. Lawmakers...
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Priest who abused St. Charles boy paroledJun 06, 2013 4:53 pm - A Roman Catholic priest in West Chicago who was sentenced to prison for abusing a St. Charles boy has been released on parole. However, 40-year-old Alejandro Flores is n...
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West Chicago man sentenced in heroin caseJun 06, 2013 2:24 pm - A 40-year-old West Chicago man who was arrested earlier this year for trying to sell heroin has been sentenced to 6½ years in prison, authorities said. Anthony Wiley, of...
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Aurora man faces new DUI charge, 12 years after fatal DUIJun 04, 2013 4:39 pm - Aurora police early Monday arrested a 33-year-old man — who previously spent time in prison for a reckless homicide 12 years ago — on charges of aggravated DUI, resistin...
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5 Aurora gang members who ignored lawsuit banned from hanging outJun 04, 2013 1:58 pm - In the year since the Kane County State’s Attorney’s office sued 35 Latin Kings in Aurora, injunctions have been issued against five gang members because they never resp...
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Tri-Cities police reportsMay 29, 2013 5:13 pm - Batavia Ÿ A 30-by-30-inch picture was stolen in the 300 block of South Jackson Street, it was reported at 3 p.m. Monday, police said. Ÿ An iPhone 5 was stolen in th...
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Bond increased for Roselle man accused of sexually abusing peacockMay 29, 2013 12:00 pm - David Beckmann put his hands over his ears Wednesday as a prosecutor described how he allegedly confessed to fatally molesting his pet peacock, Phyl. “I don't want to h...