West Chicago Crime
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Aurora woman found unfit for trial in infant son's deathDec 13, 2019 12:00 am - A 24-year-old Aurora woman charged with killing her 6-month-old son in June by slamming him against a piece of furniture has been ruled unfit to stand trial. Trivea S. J...
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Jail, probation for man who caused Aurora casino bomb scare, evacuationDec 11, 2019 12:00 am - A 30-year-old Chicago man convicted of causing a bomb scare that forced the evacuation of Aurora's Hollywood Casino in February was sentenced Wednesday to two years of p...
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Former Aurora Dist. 131 principal guilty of violating mandated reporter lawDec 10, 2019 12:00 am - The former principal at O'Donnell Elementary School in Aurora was found guilty Tuesday of violating the mandated reporter law after a parent complained his stepson was a...
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Man charged in fatal August hit-and-run crash near LombardDec 06, 2019 12:00 am - An earlier version said Pantaleon turned himself in Friday. He was arrested Dec. 4. A man accused of leaving the scene of an Aug. 30 fatal crash near Lombard was ar...
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Police charge man with again attacking Aurora womanDec 05, 2019 12:00 am - A 28-year-old man is being held on $200,000 bail on charges he forced his way into his ex-girlfriend's Aurora apartment and beat and attempted to strangle her. Patrick C...
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Aurora man charged with knocking out woman during kidnappingDec 04, 2019 12:00 am - A 24-year-old man is held on $300,000 bail on charges he knocked his ex-girlfriend unconscious, dragged her into his vehicle, and beat her in his Aurora house for about ...
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Chicago man pleads guilty to carjacking in Wheaton store lotDec 04, 2019 12:00 am - A Chicago man pleaded guilty Wednesday to hijacking a car last December in the parking lot of a Target store in Wheaton. Demarion Chambers, 23, entered a blind plea, mea...
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Elk Grove Village man gets 14-year sentence for 6th DUIDec 02, 2019 12:00 am - An Elk Grove Village man was sentenced Monday to 14 years in prison for his sixth driving under the influence of alcohol conviction. Nazim J. Useni, 58, must serve at le...
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Elgin woman charged in Carol Stream hotel fireNov 30, 2019 12:00 am - An Elgin woman is being held on $50,000 bail related to charges she set a Carol Stream hotel room on fire April 15. Sonja Bell, 55, appeared before DuPage County Judge J...
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Bail reduced for Oak Brook crash death suspectNov 21, 2019 12:00 am - Bail was reduced Thursday to $100,000 for Todd Heidenthal, a Lombard man charged with reckless homicide in the death of a woman in a car crash. Prosecutors objected to t...