West Chicago Crime
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Bail set at $1.5 million for driver in double-fatal Winfield crashJul 06, 2023 1:00 am - A second person has died from injuries sustained in a DUI crash near Winfield. Bail was set at $1.5 million Thursday for Christine Brocious, 36, of the 7000 block of Mat...
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Woman charged with neglect, cruelty toward 33 dogs after 14 animals found dead, authorities sayJul 05, 2023 1:00 am - A Glen Ellyn-area woman has been charged with neglecting and being cruel to 33 dogs - one of which was so emaciated and sick it likely would have died the day investigat...
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Woman charged with killing man in DUI crash near WinfieldJul 05, 2023 1:00 am - A woman has been charged with killing a man in a drunken-driving crash near Winfield. Christine M. Brocious, 36, of the 7000 block of Mather Avenue in Chicago Ridge, is ...
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Neighbors ask for 'robust' patrols July Fourth in wake of Juneteenth shootingJun 29, 2023 1:00 am - DuPage County officials are being asked to patrol the site of a fatal Juneteenth shooting during the July Fourth celebrations. Burr Ridge resident JoAnn Krypel Tuesday t...
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Looking for answers and hope in Willowbrook Corner: Community leaders join forces to offer helpJun 26, 2023 1:00 am - The Rev. Betty Starks left Anne M. Jeans Elementary School cautiously optimistic that change would come to Willowbrook Corner. Starks was among 25 invited guests who met...
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Questions remain as business owners regroup after fatal Juneteenth party shootingJun 20, 2023 1:00 am - Bullet holes and shattered glass Tuesday provided grim reminders of Sunday's deadly shooting near Willowbrook as Somerset Plaza shop owners returned to their businesses....
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Did misogyny, inept police work and more let a suburban killer evade justice?Jun 16, 2023 5:30 am - When Chris Loudon became a Lisle police detective, the job came with an assignment: Try to solve three cold cases. One was the rape of an elderly woman in the early 1990...
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From Sicily to Downers Grove and beyond: Preserving a family's rare tomato, even in DuPage jailJun 13, 2023 5:30 am - When Enrico Inciardi's family emigrated to the United States around 1900, they secretly brought a taste of their Sicily home with them. Fearing U.S. Customs authorities ...
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DuPage County detainee dies after being found unconscious in cellJun 12, 2023 1:00 am - A DuPage County jail detainee died Monday after being found unconscious in her cell, the DuPage County sheriff's office announced. Reneyda Aguilar-Hurtado, 50, was disco...
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DuPage forest preserve police urge caution after car break-insJun 12, 2023 1:00 am - Susan Cain locked her car and went for an afternoon walk with her three Labrador retrievers in an off-leash area of the East Branch Forest Preserve near Glendale Heights...