West Chicago Crime
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Weather delays wrestler’s home invasion trialApr 19, 2013 1:50 pm - Another trial in DuPage County court was postponed Friday after two jurors were unable to attend because of the weather. Testimony in the Kerin Ramirez home invasion tr...
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Plea deal in Downers Grove man’s 1997 murder?Apr 19, 2013 11:24 am - A plea deal is on the table for a man arrested last year in the 1997 murder of a father of five in Downers Grove, his attorney said in court Friday. Defense attorney Ri...
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Darien triple-murder trial opens todayApr 18, 2013 5:00 am - A DuPage County jury is expected to hear opening statements Thursday in the high-profile trial of Johnny Borizov, who prosecutors say orchestrated the slayings of three ...
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Wood Dale cop testifies about shooting intruderApr 17, 2013 7:00 pm - A Wood Dale police sergeant on Wednesday described how he shot an intruder in his home after being unable to fend off the suspect during a knockdown, drag-out fight. “H...
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Carjacking trial for missing engineer proceeds without himApr 16, 2013 8:00 pm - Carrie Bradley was getting out of her car last May when a seemingly elderly man walked up and asked if she needed help. Then she heard the sound of a gun being cocked. ...
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Last man to stand trial in Darien triple murderApr 15, 2013 5:15 am - Just before 3 a.m. on March 2, 2010, Jacob Nodarse used a hammer to shatter a window at a home in an upscale Darien neighborhood. He crept inside with a .40-caliber Gloc...
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DuPage courtroom prepped for historic trial coverageApr 11, 2013 9:27 pm - DuPage County Judge Daniel Guerin spent some time on the witness stand Thursday as final preparations were made for historic news coverage of a triple-murder trial start...
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Police: Man in hard-hat robs Downers Grove bankApr 10, 2013 2:09 pm - A man dressed like a construction worker robbed a Downers Grove bank Wednesday, police said. The suspect was described as a white man, roughly 45 to 50 years old, standi...
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Man gets 14 years for $81 robbery in Villa ParkApr 10, 2013 12:32 pm - An $81 robbery resulted in a 14-year prison sentence for Wilbur Sobota. The 30-year-old Maywood man was sentenced Monday by DuPage County Judge George Bakalis after hav...
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Darien triple-murder suspect portrayed himself as 'wiseguy,' prosecutors sayApr 08, 2013 12:00 pm - A man accused of orchestrating the murders of three members of his ex-girlfriend's family repeatedly portrayed himself as a ruthless gangster in a ploy to get an acquain...