Wheaton Crime
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Kane County to spend $100,000 more on naloxone to fight overdosesOct 18, 2017 1:00 am - Kane County will spend another $100,000 to order more than 2,000 additional doses of naloxone, a drug used to save the lives of people overdosing on heroin and prescript...
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Warrenville man charged in 135 mph fatal Wheaton crash out on bailOct 18, 2017 1:00 am - A Warrenville man accused of causing a fiery fatal crash in Wheaton is free on home confinement after posting 10 percent of his $150,000 bail. A DuPage County judge on W...
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Appeals court upholds murder sentence for Westmont manOct 18, 2017 1:00 am - Illinois' Second District Appellate Court has affirmed a jury's 2015 first-degree murder conviction of William Clifford III of Westmont for the slaying of his 63-year-ol...
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Police report: DuPage judge said bullet hole caused by screwdriverOct 17, 2017 1:00 am - DuPage County Judge Patrick O'Shea told property managers he was hanging a mirror in his bedroom last month when his screwdriver slipped and accidentally punched a hole ...
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Naperville cops hunting three in armed robberyOct 16, 2017 1:00 am - Naperville police are searching for three men involved in an armed robbery Sunday night at a business along Route 59, authorities said Monday. One of the men displayed a...
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DuPage County judge removed from bench after reckless conduct arrestOct 16, 2017 1:00 am - DuPage County Judge Patrick O'Shea has been removed from all his judicial duties after his arrest Friday on a reckless conduct charge in Wheaton. Wheaton police on Monda...
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Longtime Republican lawmaker Pihos faces retail theft chargeOct 13, 2017 1:00 am - A Glen Ellyn woman who served six terms in the General Assembly is free on $1,500 bail following a recent shoplifting arrest, authorities said. Former Republican Rep. Sa...
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High-speed crash deaths in suburbs mirror national increaseOct 12, 2017 5:34 am - Last month's fatal Wheaton crash, in which Brian Thunderkick is accused of driving at 135 mph, is among several in the suburbs this year involving cases of extreme speed...
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Editorial: Fighting opioid epidemic on many frontsOct 12, 2017 5:00 am - If anyone doubts the extent of the opioid epidemic, pay attention to these stories on the federal, state and local level just in the last couple days. On Tuesday, first ...
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Judge to rule Nov. 13 whether to release mother that murdered daughterOct 11, 2017 1:00 am - A woman who murdered her four-year-old daughter is one court date away from learning whether she may be spending the holidays with her ailing father in Arizona or with h...