Winfield Crime
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Pretrial release denied for man accused of leading police on chaseOct 03, 2023 1:00 am - A Chicago man accused of leading police on a high-speed chase in a stolen car in Elmhurst will remain detained after a DuPage County judge denied his pretrial release. T...
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Nursing assistant sentenced to 10 years in prison for ID theft schemeOct 01, 2023 11:00 pm - A woman accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars through an elaborate identity theft scheme was sentenced in DuPage County court Monday to 10 years in prison...
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DuPage County judge ousted over 2017 gun incident found guilty of aggravated assaultSep 29, 2023 5:30 am - A former DuPage County judge removed from the bench over allegations he lied to police about a shooting has been found guilty of threatening two neighbors with a shotgun...
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Suspect in attempted robbery of FedEx driver to remain in jailSep 27, 2023 1:00 am - A DuPage County judge has ordered a New York man accused of trying to rob a FedEx driver detained before trial. Authorities allege Keruin Guzman Araujo, 28, attempted t...
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Admiral behind bin Laden raid, viral 'Make Your Bed' speech addresses DuPage Veterans Court gradsSep 22, 2023 5:00 am - If you spend much time online or on social media, chances are you've seen at least some of the viral "Make Your Bed" speech retired Navy Adm. William McRaven gave at the...
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'It went well': As cashless bail starts in suburban courts, who was detained, who wasn'tSep 18, 2023 1:00 am - For judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys and other courtroom personnel, it was business as usual Monday as cashless bail went into effect in courtrooms around the stat...
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Moving beyond bail: How suburban court officials have prepared for dramatic changeSep 16, 2023 1:00 am - Monday marks a transformative moment for the criminal justice system in Illinois, as the longtime practice in which freedom for the accused came with a price tag will be...
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Man accused of firing gun at driver who honked at himAug 26, 2023 1:00 am - A DuPage judge set a $600,000 bond for a man charged with firing a handgun at a vehicle on Route 83 in Burr Ridge Thursday afternoon after the driver honked at him, auth...
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'Flat-out lied': Ex-Gurnee man imprisoned 29 years on bad conviction sues police, prosecutorsAug 25, 2023 5:00 am - Herman Williams spent almost three decades in prison after being wrongfully convicted of his former wife's 1993 murder. Now the former Gurnee resident and Gulf War veter...
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Bolingbrook woman charged with $2.46 million in Medicaid fraudAug 18, 2023 1:00 am - The owner of a Bolingbrook clinic has been charged with filing $2.46 million in false Medicaid claims. LaTeena Smith, 37, of the 600 block of Piccadilly Lane in Bolingbr...