West Chicago Crime
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New tool in fighting domestic abuse: a QR code that points victims to helpMar 22, 2023 1:00 am - DuPage County police and paramedics can now offer victims of domestic violence and abuse a more discreet way to learn about help - a QR code that, when they scan it with...
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Expressway shootings are down, but road rage is on the riseMar 17, 2023 5:00 am - The number of shootings along Chicago-area expressways continues to fall this year after a record 310 in 2021, but within that nugget of good news is a worrying trend. ...
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Sleepy Hollow woman accused of leading state trooper on 120 mph chaseMar 08, 2023 12:00 am - Bail was set at $25,000 Wednesday for a Sleepy Hollow woman accused of leading a state trooper on chase that reached 120 mph on Interstate 88. The trooper saw Tianna Bry...
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Man charged with drug-induced homicide of fellow DuPage County jail inmateMar 06, 2023 12:00 am - A DuPage County jail detainee is accused of killing another inmate by supplying him fentanyl-laced heroin in the jail. Derichard P. Brown, 22, of the 100 block of South ...
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A flurry of filings as SAFE-T Act fight heads to state Supreme CourtMar 03, 2023 4:00 am - After a flurry of legal filings this week, the opposing sides in the fight over the elimination of cash bail in Illinois are now less than two weeks away from a SAFE-T A...
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Bartlett police warn of rise in ruse burglariesFeb 16, 2023 12:00 am - Bartlett police are warning of a recent increase in ruse burglaries in neighboring communities. This type of burglary generally occurs when the homeowner is distracted b...
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Second man sentenced to 50 years in prison for West Chicago slayingFeb 03, 2023 12:00 am - A man was sentenced Friday to 50 years in prison for killing a West Chicago man he thought was a member of a rival gang. Juan Calderon, 25, of Aurora will have to serve ...
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3 charged with stealing $1,668 in perfume from Walgreens store, fleeing policeFeb 01, 2023 12:00 am - Three people have been charged with stealing perfume and other items from a Walgreens store in Willowbrook on Tuesday, then leading police on a chase through several com...
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Guns in peanut butter and a whole chicken: What TSA agents found during a record-breaking 2022Jan 20, 2023 4:00 am - We all know you can't bring a gun aboard a commercial flight, but that didn't stop a record 6,542 failed attempts last year, according to the Transportation Security Adm...
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Suburban cold cases solved and unsolved: How DNA has played a role so farJan 13, 2023 4:00 am - Despite thousands of leads, hundreds of interviews and untold hours of investigation, it took nearly a decade - and a couple of strokes of luck - for police to arrest th...