West Chicago Crime
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Man sues Aurora police over wrongful convictionMar 06, 2013 4:06 pm - A man who spent 11 years behind bars before his conviction in a 2000 murder was thrown out has sued Aurora police, alleging conspiracy, infliction of emotional distress ...
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Consultant: Schaumburg PD cooperating with studyMar 01, 2013 4:15 am - A professional review of the Schaumburg Police Department in the wake of three officers' arrests on drug conspiracy charges is off to a flying start, though it's still t...
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Police arrest 11 men involved in DuPage heroin conspiracyFeb 27, 2013 9:48 pm - After a two-month long investigation, 11 men from the western suburbs and Chicago have been charged for their part in a heroin conspiracy, according to the DuPage County...
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Moylan's tougher hazing penalty wins committee backingFeb 27, 2013 1:00 pm - Recent hazing scandals at Maine West and Hoffman Estates high schools have prompted one state official to call for a tougher penalty for school officials and employees w...
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Kane prosecutors want to seize cash, coins after $2.7M pot bustFeb 26, 2013 4:30 pm - Kane County prosecutors want two suspects in a $2.7 million marijuana bust in late 2012 to forfeit nearly $28,000 in cash, along with cashiers checks, silver bars and co...
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Naperville driver accused of going 142 mph pleads guiltyFeb 26, 2013 10:17 am - Editor’s note: Story updated on Feb. 27 to correct misinformation about terms of the suspect’s sentencing. A man accused of driving 142 mph when he crashed a year ago on...
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Slain Aurora teen hit 7 times with hammer, reports showFeb 21, 2013 12:36 pm - Not long before she was to start her shift as a waitress on Jan. 31, Aurora detectives claim, Abigail Villalpando met with two male friends to hang out at a home on the ...
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Oak Brook banker receives year sentenceFeb 19, 2013 4:52 pm - An 82-year-old banker from Oak Brook was sentenced to a year and a day in prison Tuesday for falsifying personal loan information that cost his former bank almost $700,0...
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Second federal lawsuit filed against former Schaumburg copsFeb 19, 2013 9:47 am - A Chicago man arrested last year by three former Schaumburg police officers accused in a criminal drug conspiracy is suing the ex-cops and village of Schaumburg, claimin...
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Trial set for Wheaton man accused of fatally stabbing neighborFeb 18, 2013 12:00 pm - A Wheaton man plans to argue self-defense when he stands trial this week in the stabbing death of his neighbor, Micheal Scalzo. Michael Delaney, 49, is accused of killi...