Winfield Crime
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Two charged with hate crime in beating of woman at Carpentersville McDonald’sMay 27, 2025 5:35 pm - Two people are now charged with committing a hate crime, days after an attack on a woman authorities say was committed because of her sexual orientation.
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‘Education and enforcement’: Why you can expect to see more police on Route 59 todayMay 09, 2025 5:30 am - Police departments across the suburbs — from Wauconda up north to Naperville down south and nearly everywhere in between — are teaming up for a regional traffic safety initiative all day Friday along the Route 59 corridor.
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Did ‘stalker’ label keep Barrington murder suspect from getting a fair trial?May 02, 2025 5:30 am - Did testimony describing him as a “stalker” keep a Barrington man from getting a fair trial in the New Year’s Day 2021 killing of a woman he hoped to marry? A state appeals court has answered that with an emphatic “no.”
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Cyberattack affects DuPage courts, sheriff officesApr 28, 2025 12:54 pm - DuPage County offices, including the court clerk, sheriff and courts, were the victims of a ransomware attack.
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Prosecutors: Lombard man crashed into teens while fleeing policeApr 27, 2025 3:21 pm - A DuPage County judge denied pre-trial release Sunday to a Lombard man authorities said led police on a high-speed chase before crashing into a vehicle occupied by three teenage girls.
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Driver cited after vehicle crashes into Bartlett houseApr 19, 2025 2:45 pm - A Streamwood man was cited for improper lane usage and failure to reduce speed after police say his vehicle veered off the road, crashed through fences, and struck a house in Bartlett.
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Winfield man charged in federal court with filing over 50 fraudulent tax returnsApr 17, 2025 2:19 pm - A Winfield man has been charged in federal court with preparing and filing more than 50 fraudulent tax returns for himself and others.
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Authorities: Hanover Park man used pepper spraying on sheriff’s deputyMar 14, 2025 4:21 pm - A Hanover Park man is being detained pretrial on charges he seriously injured a DuPage County sheriff’s deputy by pepper spraying him.
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Attorney jailed by DuPage judge responds — via TikTokMar 14, 2025 5:15 am - A TikTok-famous attorney thrown in the DuPage County jail last week for missing the start of a trial is addressing her time behind bars — over social media, of course.
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Attorney jailed for missing start of trial in DuPage CountyMar 07, 2025 5:15 am - An attorney who had asked for a criminal trial to be postponed in DuPage County has been jailed herself after missing the start of the trial.