Wheaton Crime
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Wheaton man charged with stealing from Downers Grove charityMar 27, 2015 1:00 am - A youth pastor at a Downers Grove church is accused of stealing about $400 worth of vouchers meant to help the needy from a local charity, officials said. Rix Thorsell,...
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Elgin man gets 25 years in prison for sexually assaulting girlMar 27, 2015 1:00 am - A former Elgin man was sentenced to 25 years in prison Thursday after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting a girl he knew a decade ago. Robert A. Shachter, 50, of the ...
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Money seized in drug busts put back into DuPage schoolsMar 25, 2015 1:00 am - DuPage County State's Attorney Robert Berlin says the downward trend of heroin deaths countywide can be attributed to a two-tiered approach: the increased use of Narcan ...
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Truck driver in fatal I-88 crash could be sentenced April 20Mar 23, 2015 1:00 am - Attorneys for Renato Velasquez of Hanover Park, who was convicted last month in connection with a fiery crash along I-88, have filed a motion requesting the presiding ju...
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Ex-Islamic Foundation finance director admits theftMar 23, 2015 1:00 am - The former finance director of the Islamic Foundation in Villa Park faces up to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to stealing approximately $500,000 from his form...
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Son gets 35 years for killing father after fight about living arrangementsMar 23, 2015 1:00 am - A Westmont man convicted of fatally stabbing his father in May 2011 was sentenced Monday to 35 years in prison. A DuPage County jury deliberated for less than two hours ...
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Naperville crash victim's family sues driver who hit herMar 20, 2015 1:00 am - The family of a Naperville woman who was struck and killed by a motorist as she walked her dog is suing the 74-year-old driver cited in the crash for unspecified damages...
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Aurora police searching for burglary suspectMar 20, 2015 1:00 am - Aurora police said Friday they are searching for a man charged with a Feb. 18 burglary of computer equipment and video games. Police said an arrest warrant has been iss...
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Chicago man charged in 2013 Aurora shootingMar 19, 2015 1:00 am - A 24-year-old Chicago man, already in prison on a previous weapons offense in Cook County, has been charged in a 2013 shooting in Aurora. Darrell D. Miller, who last liv...
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Westmont woman pleads guilty to fatally stabbing husbandMar 18, 2015 1:00 am - A Westmont woman accused of fatally stabbing her husband during a 2013 argument pleaded guilty Wednesday to second-degree murder. Lisa Davis, 44, was immediately sentenc...