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Wheaton man released from mental health center on 'trial basis'
Oct 16, 2018 8:47 PM - A 31-year-old Wheaton man found not guilty by reason of insanity in the 2014 battery and sexual assault of an ex-girlfriend could be released by the end of the year from the Elgin Mental Health Center. Because many halfway houses or treatment centers don't accept sex offenders, Joseph McHale ultimately may be released to his parents' Wheaton ho -
Wheaton cops ask public for help to find intruderOct 12, 2018 4:53 PM - Wheaton police are asking the public for help in a nearly 3-week-old probe into a home invasion involving an armed suspect.
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Wheaton College settles with former football player in hazing
Sep 18, 2018 6:49 PM - A former Wheaton College football player who says he was injured in a 2016 hazing that came to light last fall has settled his lawsuit against the college and four of the five former teammates accused of attacking him. -
DuPage sheriff's officials change reason for canceling J.U.S.T. program
Aug 29, 2018 6:11 AM - DuPage County Sheriff's officials Tuesday afternoon walked back a statement released last week, citing a DuPage judge's ruling for the office ending it's relationship with J.U.S.T. of DuPage. -
Wheaton police investigating threat against St. Francis High SchoolAug 27, 2018 10:30 AM - Classes at St. Francis High School were expected to continue as normal on Monday, despite the report of a possible threat, authorities said.
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DuPage sheriff sends jail volunteers packing, has new plan to rehabilitate inmates
Aug 23, 2018 5:45 PM - Volunteers working within the DuPage County jail fear that for the first time in more than 30 years, inmates who reach out for help during their incarceration will not be met with a guiding hand. In an Aug. 10 email, Chief Anthony Romanelli, who oversees the jail, said DuPage County Sherrif John Zaruba canceled the nearly 32-year relationship between his office and J.U.S.T. of DuPage, a nonprofit group that provides job training, addiction treatment and religious services for inmates. -
Four charged in Wheaton armed robbery
Jul 25, 2018 8:23 PM - The Wheaton Police Department has arrested four people suspected of a Saturday armed robbery, authorities said Wednesday. -
DuPage judge seeks to have record expunged after acquittal
Jul 20, 2018 3:48 PM - A DuPage County judge, currently assigned to administrative duties, has petitioned to have his criminal record expunged after his acquittal of reckless conduct charges for firing a gun inside his Wheaton apartment. -
Wheaton police seek three women in Victoria's Secret robbery
Jul 18, 2018 6:51 PM - Wheaton police are searching for three women suspected in the armed robbery of a Victoria's Secret store in the Town Square shopping center. -
Man who could have been held until 2069 for assault might be free by year's end
Jul 18, 2018 7:22 AM - A 31-year-old Wheaton man found not guilty by reason of insanity in the 2014 battery and sexual assault of an ex-girlfriend could be released from the Elgin Mental Health Center by the end of the year.
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