Winfield Crime
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Downers Grove gymnastics coach faces child porn, sexual abuse chargesJun 08, 2022 1:00 am - This article has been updated to include a statement from the gymnastics business where Wyatt Kopka worked, and more information about the charges he faces. An inst...
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How Lake County plans to deploy 'interrupters' to fight surge in gun violenceJun 03, 2022 5:30 am - When a gunman approached two men outside a Waukegan restaurant Sunday and shot both in the head, killing one and gravely injuring the other in apparent retaliation for a...
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Sixth-grader charged with making threats against Wheaton schoolMay 26, 2022 1:00 am - A 12-year-old student at Edison Middle School in Wheaton has been charged with disorderly conduct for making threats against the school. The boy appeared Thursday mornin...
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Two College of DuPage educators find common ground, build opportunities for former inmatesMay 25, 2022 11:00 pm - A chance conversation between two colleagues is opening educational doors for incarcerated individuals and college students in DuPage County going into justice studies a...
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Truck driver charged with firing gun on I-294 near HinsdaleMay 20, 2022 11:00 pm - A 49-year-old Missouri man has been charged with aggravated discharge of a firearm after a truck was apparently struck by gunfire from another truck Wednesday night on n...
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DuPage task force hands out $110,000 for substance-abuse prevention, treatment programsMay 20, 2022 1:00 am - Four programs received $110,000 from DuPage County on Friday to fight substance abuse and mental health problems. Gateway Foundation received $20,330 to introduce a low-...
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Naperville youth organization official charged with possessing child pornMay 18, 2022 1:00 am - The vice president of a nonprofit Naperville youth development organization has been charged with possession of child pornography. Erich Kroll, 48, a leader with KidsMat...
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Judge hands down 101-year sentence for kidnapping, robbery and rapeMay 03, 2022 1:00 am - A former DuPage County man was sentenced Tuesday to 101 years for abducting, robbing and raping a college student in 2019, prosecutors announced. On Dec. 13, 2021, a Du...
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Chicago man headed to prison for fatal hit-and-run crash in LombardMay 02, 2022 1:00 am - A 26-year-old Chicago man Monday pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a 2020 hit-and-run crash that killed a bicyclist in Lombard. Norris Watt, of the 4900 block of W...
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West Chicago High School student in custody after bringing gun to schoolApr 22, 2022 1:00 am - A 17-year-old West Chicago Community High School student faces felony weapons charges after allegedly bringing a gun to school. The teen is charged with unlawful use of ...