West Chicago Crime
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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...
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West Chicago police investigate car burglariesFeb 11, 2013 3:33 pm - West Chicago police are warning residents about a spike in car burglaries in the past week. The burglaries primarily took place during late night and early morning hour...
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DUI charges filed in N. Aurora crash Sunday that seriously injured 1Feb 11, 2013 1:10 pm - An Aurora man has been charged with driving under the influence and aggravated reckless driving after smashing his car into a utility pole in North Aurora Sunday afterno...
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Naperville double-murder suspect must provide DNAFeb 11, 2013 10:00 am - Double-murder suspect Elzbieta Plackowska of Naperville has been ordered to provide hair and saliva samples for DNA comparison. Prosecutors want to test the samples aga...
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Suspect called ‘Beauty Salon’ bandit faces charges in DuPageFeb 08, 2013 2:14 pm - An Evanston man whom police dubbed the “Beauty Salon” robber is facing additional criminal charges in connection with robberies at four DuPage County businesses, authori...