Wheaton Crime
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Meet Wheaton native Donna Rotunno, Harvey Weinstein's lead attorneyFeb 01, 2020 12:00 am - It was about an hour into Harvey Weinstein's rape trial when his lead defense lawyer came under attack. The prosecutor called a recent media blitz intended to discredit ...
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Weinstein lawyer Donna Rotunno a familiar player in suburban court dramasFeb 01, 2020 12:00 am - The impeachment trial of President Donald Trump isn't the only legal drama that's captured the nation's attention this month. In a New York City courtroom, Hollywood mo...
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Carjacker sentenced to 8 years in prisonJan 31, 2020 12:00 am - A Chicago resident who hijacked a car in Wheaton in 2018 was sentenced Friday to eight years in prison, the DuPage County state's attorney's office said. Demarion Chambe...
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Judge: Aurora can move sex offenders from halfway house that is too close to parkJan 31, 2020 12:00 am - A Kane County judge on Friday denied a temporary restraining order against the city of Aurora's push to have 18 sex offenders evicted from the Wayside Cross Ministries h...
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Chicago man gets 20 years in Wheaton carjackingJan 29, 2020 12:00 am - A Chicago man accused of following a Wheaton couple on their way home and stealing their car at gunpoint was sentenced Wednesday to 20 years in prison. Phillip Smith, 28...
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Glendale Heights man pleads guilty to attempted murder for hammer attackJan 29, 2020 12:00 am - Joshua Miceli was angry about more than his parents' efforts to thwart his plans to become a blacksmith when he recruited a friend to kill them with a hammer. He also wa...
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$100K bail for Aurora man charged with solication for murder for hireJan 27, 2020 12:00 am - A 23-year-old Aurora man is held at the Kane County jail on $100,000 bail after his arrest for solicitation for murder for hire. Andy Lopez, of the 600 block of Watson S...
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Police: 3 wounded, 2 guns recovered in shooting in West ChicagoJan 24, 2020 12:00 am - West Chicago police have recovered two handguns in their investigation into a Friday afternoon shooting in which three people were injured, according to the department. ...
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Murder suspect's cellphone shows searches for information on the case, the day Hinsdale woman was killed.Jan 22, 2020 12:00 am - Records for murder suspect Dominic Sanders' cellphone show that in the evening of the day Andrea Urban was killed, someone used the phone to search for news about the ca...
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Warrant: Aurora man who died after crash was shot during drug deal gone badJan 22, 2020 12:00 am - A 19-year-old man who died Jan. 5 after crashing into a fence near Aurora was shot during a marijuana deal gone bad, according to a search warrant. Salvatore Sciascia IV...