Westmont Crime
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Trial starts for Aurora man accused of killing wife in 1990Oct 28, 2013 1:30 pm - Twenty-three years ago Aurelio Montano picked up his young daughter from a relative’s house in Aurora where she’d spent the night, and he gave her some bad news: Her mot...
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Kane circuit clerk: Streamlined system efficientOct 26, 2013 8:00 am - The Kane County circuit clerk’s office launched a new service Thursday allowing lawyers to view case files via remote computer instead of driving to the clerk’s office i...
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Geneva man guilty in West Chicago revenge stabbingOct 25, 2013 10:00 am - A Geneva man who admitted stabbing a gang rival in West Chicago was sentenced Friday to five years in prison but could go to boot camp instead. Logan Baker, 19, pleaded...
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Naperville man gets 10 years for deadly I-290 crashOct 24, 2013 3:54 pm - Family members of a man killed in a drunken driving crash in Addison said they felt some measure of closure Thursday after the driver who caused the accident was sentenc...
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Bail set for Elmhurst woman charged in low-speed chaseOct 24, 2013 12:00 pm - Bail was set at $50,000 Thursday for an Elmhurst woman accused of leading a low-speed police chase through Bensenville, Elk Grove Village and surrounding communities. N...
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Wrestlers guilty of damaging Naperville mayor’s ‘Mystical Dragon’ sculptureOct 23, 2013 6:33 pm - A pair of college wrestlers who picked up a 5-foot-tall Fiberglas dragon sculpture from Naperville Mayor George Pradel’s yard and chucked it off a bridge have now picked...
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DUI victim’s mom forgives driver for fatal Addison crashOct 23, 2013 5:21 pm - The mother of a man who was killed by a drunken driver last year on I-290 in Addison said at an emotional court hearing Wednesday that she was sentencing the defendant t...
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Cops: Elmhurst woman led chase through suburbsOct 22, 2013 4:00 pm - Charges are pending against a 30-year-old Elmhurst woman who led police officers on a lengthy chase Tuesday from Bensenville to Elk Grove Village and back, authorities s...
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Chicago man gets 180 days for $1.2 million pot bustOct 22, 2013 11:00 am - A Chicago man who was caught growing marijuana in his home after he sold drugs to undercover police officers in Naperville has been sentenced to six months in jail and t...
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Westmont police hunting robbery suspectOct 21, 2013 2:33 pm - Westmont police are investigating a robbery attempt early Sunday on the 600 block of North Cass Avenue. Officers responded about 1:15 a.m. for a report of a masked man ...