West Chicago Crime
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West Chicago man charged in hammer attack that leaves victim in comaMay 24, 2018 1:00 am - A West Chicago man accused of attacking another man with a hammer is being held on $750,000 bond in DuPage County jail, authorities said Thursday. Javier Garcia, 20, of ...
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Deadline looms for possible plea deals in Wheaton College hazing caseMay 23, 2018 1:00 am - A deadline looms next week for three of the five former Wheaton College football players accused of injuring a teammate during a 2016 hazing. DuPage County prosecutors h...
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Oak Brook cops probe overnight handbag heist at Louis Vuitton storeMay 22, 2018 1:00 am - Oak Brook police are investigating an early morning smash-and-grab burglary at Oakbrook Center's Louis Vuitton store. Police say just before 3:23 a.m. Tuesday three susp...
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DuPage develops plan to spend $100,000 to respond to opioid crisisMay 22, 2018 1:00 am - DuPage County is contributing $100,000 to kick-start two projects to combat the opioid crisis. Half the funding will be used to develop a "substance use treatment naviga...
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Oath to serve: West Chicago detective helps lead Special Olympics campaignMay 18, 2018 5:30 am - West Chicago Detective Robbi Peterson loves a chocolate-glazed long john and intends to snag at least one, maybe more, Friday morning at the Dunkin' Donuts at Route 59 a...
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Man cleared in 1995 Naperville murder seeks compensation from stateMay 18, 2018 1:00 am - William Amor spent 22 years in an Illinois prison for an arson and murder a judge later acquitted him of. After his February retrial and subsequent acquittal in DuPage ...
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Chicago man gets 7 years for burglary, car thefts in Elmhurst, Villa ParkMay 17, 2018 1:00 am - The first of three Chicago men charged in a November burglary and car theft spree in Elmhurst and Villa Park has been sentenced to prison. Tyrone Wilson, 19, was sentenc...
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Marion man charged in two Hinsdale home burglariesMay 16, 2018 1:00 am - A Marion man accused of two separate home burglaries is being held in DuPage County jail on $125,000 bail for each case. Jeffrey Levin, 59, of the 1400 block of Julianne...
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Aurora man pleads guilty in fatal 2015 crash on I-88May 15, 2018 1:00 am - An Aurora man has pleaded guilty to aggravated driving under the influence in an October 2015 crash that killed a 71-year-old Naperville man. Ubaldo Torres, 21, of the ...
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Former Wheaton College employee gets prison time in child porn caseMay 15, 2018 1:00 am - A former Wheaton College employee was taken into custody Tuesday after being sentenced on a nearly two-year-old child pornography case. Benjamin Felker, 30, of the 1000 ...