Wheaton Crime
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DuPage inmate charged with pulling fire alarm that caused courthouse evacuationNov 07, 2017 12:00 am - A DuPage County jail inmate, already relegated to wearing a spit guard to court and being confined to a soundproof box, has added another felony to the list of charges h...
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Man pleads not guilty in 135 mph fatal crashNov 06, 2017 12:00 am - A 62-year-old Warrenville man pleaded not guilty Monday to charges he triggered a fiery September crash in Wheaton that killed an Elgin woman. Brian Thunderkick, of the...
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Ex-state lawmaker pleads not guilty to shoplifting chargesNov 03, 2017 1:00 am - Former longtime Illinois lawmaker Sandra Pihos has pleaded not guilty to shoplifting from a Lombard shopping mall. Pihos, of the 500 block of Williamsburgh Road, is char...
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Report: Chicago man pleads guilty to being intoxicated during 2015 fatal DuPage County crashNov 03, 2017 1:00 am - A Chicago man pleaded guilty Thursday to driving intoxicated when he hit and killed a motorcyclist on I-55 in DuPage County, the Chicago Tribune is reporting. Fawzi Ott...
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Haymarket could open residential drug treatment center in WheatonNov 03, 2017 12:00 am - A Chicago drug and alcohol treatment center seeking to expand its programs to Wheaton would fill a void for recovering addicts as the region faces an unrelenting opioid ...
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Probation, restitution for ex-Chicago cop in Naperville tent-burning caseNov 01, 2017 1:00 am - The retired Chicago police sergeant accused of setting fire to a vacant tent belonging to a well-known Naperville squatter has been sentenced to two years' probation and...
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'Lego Bandit' asks DuPage to help pay court finesNov 01, 2017 1:00 am - Notorious Florida shoplifter and burglar Ignatius Pollara is just a few weeks away from being released on parole from Pontiac Correctional Facility and he's trying to re...
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Ex-Naperville teacher likely to avoid prison in sex abuse caseOct 27, 2017 1:00 am - This article is no longer available on dailyherald.com.
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DuPage prosecutors: We can't keep Ripper Crew killer in prisonOct 27, 2017 1:00 am - Thomas Kokoraleis has spent 35 years behind bars as one of the infamous Ripper Crew members who committed a string of violent, sexually motivated murders of women in Chi...
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Warrenville man indicted in 135 mph fatal Wheaton crashOct 26, 2017 1:00 am - A DuPage County grand jury has indicted a Warrenville man accused of causing last month's fiery fatal crash in Wheaton. Brian Thunderkick, 62, of the 2S000 block of Pier...