Wheaton Crime
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DuPage board member facing DUI chargeMar 18, 2015 1:00 am - A longtime DuPage County Board member, Grant Eckhoff, is facing a DUI charge after a traffic stop outside his Wheaton home. Eckhoff, 55, of the 200 block of North Erie ...
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Woodridge man charged with hijacking, kidnapping woman and 2 kidsMar 17, 2015 1:00 am - A Woodridge man in prison on an unrelated armed robbery charge has been charged with hijacking and kidnapping a woman and her two young children in April 2014. John A. S...
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Lombard man gets 10 years for shooting ex-girlfriend's motherMar 17, 2015 1:00 am - A Lombard man was sentenced to 10 years in prison Tuesday after pleading guilty to shooting his ex-girlfriend's mother in a 2013 argument about a debit card. Markeith Wi...
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Aurora police arrest 2 men on weapons chargesMar 13, 2015 1:00 am - Aurora Police have arrested a man in connection with a shooting at a March 7 party during which a minivan was damaged, but no one injured. Adrian R. Hernandez, 18, of th...
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Daniel Olaska found guilty of murder, not of attempted murderMar 11, 2015 1:00 am - Daniel Olaska now faces up to natural life in prison after being found guilty of felony first-degree murder for the slaying of Shaun Wild in the early morning hours of F...
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North Central College responds to Olaska guilty verdictMar 11, 2015 1:00 am - Naperville's North Central College released a statement late Wednesday in response to the DuPage County jury's conviction of Daniel Olaska in the stabbing murder of Nort...
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Downers Grove physician pleads guilty to child pornMar 10, 2015 1:00 am - A 68-year-old Downers Grove physician, Edward J. McMenamin, pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of child pornography and faces a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison. ...
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West Chicago man gets 14 years for role in stabbing deathMar 10, 2015 1:00 am - A 19-year-old West Chicago man was sentenced Tuesday to 14 years in prison in connection with the November 2013 stabbing death of Thomas Tecuatl during an altercation in...
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Naperville murder suspect: 'I was scared and panicked'Mar 10, 2015 1:00 am - A Naperville man charged with first-degree murder in the stabbing death of a second-grade teacher in a bar fight says he was afraid for his life and acted in self-defens...
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Officer testifies murder suspect threatened Naperville policeMar 09, 2015 1:00 am - DuPage County prosecutors wrapped up their weeklong case against Naperville murder suspect Daniel Olaska Monday afternoon with testimony from a Naperville officer who sa...