Westmont Crime
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Wheaton middle schooler charged with false threat to the schoolDec 13, 2018 12:00 am - For the second time in three days, a DuPage County middle school student has been accused of threatening the school and placed on home confinement by a judge. A male Edi...
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Jury trial set for former DuPage County sheriff dispatch supervisor facing public indecency chargeDec 13, 2018 12:00 am - A former longtime dispatch supervisor in the DuPage County sheriff's office, indicted on official misconduct and public indecency charges, has opted for his case to be t...
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Naperville student on home confinement, accused of posting threat to junior highDec 12, 2018 12:00 am - A Washington Junior High School student has been released to his parents after being arrested on charges of threatening to "shoot up the school" in an online chat room. ...
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Downers Grove police need your help solving Saturday night armed robberyDec 11, 2018 12:00 am - Downers Grove police are seeking the public's help in solving a Saturday night armed robbery. Police say a male robber wearing a mask entered the Bucky's Express at 2181...
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90 total years in prison for Aurora man who killed 2 in 2005Dec 11, 2018 12:00 am - An Aurora man already serving a 55-year prison sentence for a 2005 gang initiation murder was sentenced this week to 35 more years in prison for a second murder committe...
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Former Downers Grove banker gets prison for stealing from customersDec 10, 2018 12:00 am - A former Downers Grove banker was sentenced Monday to four years in prison for stealing more than $328,000 from three elderly customers. Judge Robert Miller handed down ...
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Seven years in prison for robbery that netted cigarettes, $55Dec 10, 2018 12:00 am - A Wheaton man involved in an armed robbery that netted some cigarettes and $55 is going to prison for seven years. Alonzo Alexander, 22, formerly of the 1600 block of Br...
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The new sheriffs in town: Hain, Idleburg, Mendrick discuss first days on the jobDec 07, 2018 4:30 am - It wasn't just the political landscape in the suburbs that shifted dramatically last month when ballots were counted after the Nov. 6 election. Voters in DuPage, Kane an...
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Two men charged in street racing crash that killed two in BartlettDec 07, 2018 12:00 am - Two men have been charged with reckless homicide and aggravated street racing for, authorities allege, causing a crash that killed two others Sept. 25 in Bartlett. Bail ...
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Bensenville's new police chief: We need to embrace communityDec 06, 2018 12:00 am - The night before Thanksgiving, Bensenville's new police chief brought the shift to a community dinner at Grace Lutheran Church to meet his new community. "I asked the of...