Winfield Crime
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How young is too young to be in lockup? Supreme Court, legislature might decideNov 08, 2019 4:30 am - How young is too young to throw a juvenile offender in detention? That's a question both state lawmakers and the Illinois Supreme Court are likely to address in the near...
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Police: Felon arrested in Aurora had body armor and gunNov 08, 2019 12:00 am - An Aurora man with a felony record faces prison after a traffic stop in Aurora Thursday morning in which authorities caught him in possession of a .40-caliber pistol whi...
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Aurora man gets 16 years for shooting in Batavia Steak 'n Shake drive-throughNov 07, 2019 12:00 am - An Aurora man was sentenced Thursday to 16 years in prison for a February 2018 shooting that wounded a teenager in the drive-through lane of the Steak 'n Shake in Batavi...
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Aurora man sentenced to prison for role in gang-related shootingNov 07, 2019 12:00 am - A 20-year-old man was sentenced to seven years in prison after admitting this week to his role in shooting into an Aurora home on the city's near southeast side during a...
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Guilty verdict in 2017 Aurora gang murderNov 05, 2019 12:00 am - A Kane County jury deliberated about four hours Tuesday before finding Martin Garcia Jr. guilty of gunning down a 34-year-old man at a former gang home in June 2017. Gar...
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Meet Hatty, Cook County's canine companion for crime victimsNov 01, 2019 5:30 am - Gentle, friendly and cuddly probably aren't the words you'd expect when hearing a description of the latest staffing addition at the office responsible for prosecuting s...
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Man pleads guilty to running over ex-girlfriend in Yorktown parking lotOct 28, 2019 1:00 am - Several days before he ran her over in a Yorktown Center parking lot in Lombard, Jose Aguirre texted his ex-girlfriend - the mother of his son - to tell her: "My son's g...
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Wife who set husband's clothes on fire over suspected affair gets jail, probationOct 25, 2019 1:00 am - A 35-year-old Aurora woman accused of setting her husband's clothes on fire and threatening him with a knife in May over a suspected affair has pleaded guilty and been r...
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Lawsuit: Aurora psychiatric facility failed to keep 13-year-old girl safe from sex abuseOct 24, 2019 1:00 am - The father of a 13-year-old girl has sued an Aurora psychiatric residential treatment facility for negligence after an 18-year-old Pekin man was charged with having sex ...
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Authorities: 2 killed in wrong-way crash on Route 83 caused by drunken driverOct 21, 2019 1:00 am - A Chicago man is accused of killing two people by driving the wrong way on Route 83 in Clarendon Hills while drunk. Bail was set at $750,000 Monday morning in DuPage Cou...