West Chicago Crime
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Woman accused of threatening employers with loaded gun, streaming it on FacebookJul 11, 2025 4:07 pm - Pretrial release was denied for an Aurora woman accused of threatening her employers with a loaded gun on Thursday in West Chicago, authorities say.
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Former DuPage correctional deputy convicted of misconduct involving female inmateJul 09, 2025 12:07 pm - A former DuPage County corrections deputy was found guilty Wednesday of charges alleging he had inappropriate sexual contact with a female inmate.
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West Chicago man faces gun chargesJun 30, 2025 1:08 pm - A man is accused of several gun crimes after people reported he ran toward their car and displayed a handgun in West Chicago Saturday night.
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Woman charged with hitting IDOT truck while drunk, nearly running over bodies at scene of fatal crashJun 23, 2025 4:54 pm - A woman has been charged with drunkenly crashing into an IDOT truck on the scene of a fatal crash Sunday and nearly running over two bodies.
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Elgin man facing attempted murder charge following Naperville shootingJun 18, 2025 5:09 pm - An Elgin man has been charged with attempted first-degree murder after prosecutors say he fired a handgun at a woman on Tuesday during a domestic dispute in Naperville.
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Aurora chiropractor accused of sexually abusing young patients faces more chargesJun 10, 2025 3:56 pm - An Aurora chiropractor charged last month with sexually abusing two teenage patients is now facing 13 more charges of sexual abuse and assault of three additional victims.
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Three men charged with grooming, traveling to meet a minor for sex in Downers Grove stingJun 10, 2025 12:02 pm - Three men have been charged with traveling to meet a minor for sexual purposes following a sting operation in Downers Grove.
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Police officer stopping in for a drink halts West Chicago gas station holdup, prosecutors sayMay 28, 2025 5:02 pm - A man trying to rob a West Chicago has station early Tuesday was stopped in the act by a police officer who dropped in to buy a beverage, authorities said.
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Two charged with hate crime in beating of woman at Carpentersville McDonald’sMay 27, 2025 5:35 pm - Two people are now charged with committing a hate crime, days after an attack on a woman authorities say was committed because of her sexual orientation.
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DeKalb man gets 45 years in prison for shooting stranger in the faceMay 14, 2025 5:26 pm - A man was sentenced to 45 years in prison Wednesday for shooting a stranger in the face in West Chicago.