Westmont Crime
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Aurora woman found guilty in 2010 murder-for-hireJul 17, 2014 1:01 am - Rejecting claims of entrapment, a Kane County jury Thursday convicted an Aurora woman of trying to hire a hitman to kill her boyfriend in fall 2010. Maricela Arciga, 27,...
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Former Addison commodities clerk sentenced in fraudJul 17, 2014 1:00 am - A former clerk at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange was sentenced to eight months in prison for a commodities fraud scheme that netted her more than $200,000. Nicole M. G...
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West Chicago man sentenced in 2012 sexual assaultJul 14, 2014 1:00 am - A West Chicago man was sentenced to prison Monday in the 2012 rape of an 11-year-old girl with whom he shared a home. Juan Hernandez, 18, of the 400 block of Church Stre...
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West Chicago man acquitted of sexual assaultJul 10, 2014 1:01 am - A 12-member DuPage County jury needed less than an hour Thursday evening to find Jose Ramirez-Alcantar not guilty of criminal sexual assault. Ramirez-Alcantar, 62, of th...
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Chicago man sentenced for Wood Dale armed robberiesJul 10, 2014 1:00 am - A Chicago man was sentenced to prison Thursday after pleading guilty to robbing two Wood Dale tobacco shops. Michael Wilson, 19, pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravat...
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Aurora woman testifies in criminal sexual assault trialJul 09, 2014 1:01 am - A woman prosecutors say is the victim of a criminal sexual assault in West Chicago testified Wednesday that an enjoyable night of drinking and dancing at her favorite ba...
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DuPage County man's sexual assault trial beginsJul 08, 2014 1:01 am - A DuPage County man, who authorities said was caught in the act of sexually assaulting a woman while police responded to a 911 call, is set to stand trial Tuesday. Jose ...
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Officer: Woman 'unresponsive' when found with man in W. ChicagoJul 08, 2014 1:01 am - The night of March 2, 2013, was supposed to be a fun night of drinking and dancing with friends for an Aurora woman. But prosecutors say the fun night gradually turned i...
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Plea deal near in Lisle playground fire caseJul 08, 2014 1:00 am - A plea deal has been reached for a Lisle man charged with starting an August 2013 fire that destroyed playground equipment at Kingston Park in an unincorporated area nea...
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DuPage taking fight against heroin to schoolsJul 07, 2014 1:01 am - To bolster its efforts to warn young people about the dangers of heroin, DuPage County plans to enlist the help of a Hinsdale-based health education center that already ...