West Chicago Crime
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Romeoville man sentenced in Naperville robberyFeb 12, 2019 12:00 am - A Romeoville man has pleaded guilty to his role in a July armed robbery in Naperville while his alleged accomplice is wanted on a no bond warrant. Connor Machota, 18, of...
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Aurora police seek witnesses to killing of 17-year-old; city's 2nd murder in 2019Feb 12, 2019 12:00 am - Aurora police are asking for the public's help in the case of a 17-year-old who was shot and killed Monday night on the city's near southeast side. Nicholas T. Rodriguez...
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Lemont man charged with DUI, battering Lisle officerFeb 11, 2019 12:00 am - A Lemont man is free on $25,000 bail after authorities said he battered a Lisle police officer during a DUI arrest early Saturday morning. Thomas Navickas, 25, of the 60...
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Bail denied for 3 charged with murdering Naperville man found in trash binFeb 09, 2019 12:00 am - Bail was denied Saturday for three people — a Rockford man, his mother and his girlfriend — facing first-degree murder charges in the January 2018 death of 20-year-old M...
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Charges filed against man shot and wounded by Naperville police last monthFeb 08, 2019 12:00 am - The 27-year-old Naperville man who was shot by a Naperville police officer last month now faces criminal charges accusing him of pointing a pellet gun at the officer. Za...
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Juvenile charged with making online threat against Downers Grove SouthFeb 06, 2019 12:00 am - A male student at a Lisle alternative school has been charged with posting a threat on Snapchat directed at Downers Grove South High School. The student appeared at a de...
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Police: West Chicago man caught with nearly half a pound of meth in AuroraFeb 05, 2019 12:00 am - A 23-year-old man faces prison after a traffic stop in Aurora late last week turned up nearly a half pound of methamphetamine, according to police and court records. Jes...
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DuPage state's attorney: Glendale Heights police-involved shooting justifiedFeb 05, 2019 12:00 am - DuPage County State's Attorney Robert Berlin said Tuesday that a Glendale Heights police officer was "justified in his actions" when he shot a man in December who author...
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Driver found guilty of trying to run over Elmhurst copFeb 05, 2019 12:00 am - A DuPage County jury deliberated for just over an hour Tuesday night before convicting a Chicago man of using his car in an attempt to run over an Elmhurst police office...
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Suspect's sister: My brother didn't drive away from Elmhurst police until they shot at himFeb 04, 2019 12:00 am - Moments before an Elmhurst police officer fired two shots at Byron Auterberry, the Chicago man made a pledge, his sister said. “He said, ‘I'm not going to jail,'” Vaness...