West Chicago Crime
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DuPage jail X-ray finds heroin inside womanOct 31, 2020 1:00 am - DuPage County sheriff's deputies found 14 bags of heroin inside a woman thanks to an X-ray machine purchased last year to reduce the need for strip searches, officials s...
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DuPage election judge fired after arrestOct 30, 2020 1:00 am - This article is no longer available on dailyherald.com.
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How an online recipe for banana bread is helping domestic violence survivorsOct 23, 2020 5:30 am - What do an online recipe for banana bread and a host of tips for making it have to do with helping survivors of domestic violence? Nothing, and that's the point. Recogni...
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DuPage County investigating three cases of possible voter fraudOct 22, 2020 1:00 am - DuPage County is investigating instances of potential voter fraud after officials say the county clerk's office received vote-by-mail applications from three people no l...
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Downers Grove man charged with reckless discharge of a gunOct 21, 2020 1:00 am - A Downers Grove man has been charged with felony reckless discharge of a firearm, in connection with an Oct. 13 shooting that injured a man. The charge was filed Tuesday...
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2nd man charged with reckless homicide in West Chicago racing crashOct 14, 2020 1:00 am - A second man has been charged with reckless homicide in the Aug. 15 death of a man in West Chicago. Charges were filed Wednesday against Xavier Deandre Brown, 28, of the...
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Carol Stream man pleads guilty, gets 8 years for drug-induced homicideOct 05, 2020 1:00 am - A Carol Stream man has been sentenced to eight years in prison for supplying a fatal dose of fentanyl to a man in 2019. Mark Vecchione, 29, of the 500 block of Canterbur...
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Overdoses linked to counterfeit opioid pillsOct 03, 2020 1:00 am - Illinois has issued a warning about overdoses linked to counterfeit opioid pills bought on the street, DuPage County health authorities said Saturday. The state alerted ...
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'We had to get in': How Gurnee police saved wounded woman and toddler from gunmanOct 02, 2020 5:30 am - Gurnee police Officer Dan Ruth wasn't sure what awaited him on the other side of the patio screen door the night of July 3. He just knew he and his fellow officers neede...
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Man accused of threatening tollway employeesOct 01, 2020 1:00 am - A Melrose Park man is facing a felony charge for making a threatening phone call to the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, authorities said. Edward Rice, 34, of the ...