Woodridge Crime
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DuPage inmate demands extradition hearingNov 29, 2017 12:00 am - One of the DuPage jail's more colorful inmates is back in a county cell after serving six months in the Pontiac Correctional Center. Ignatius Pollara, known in Florida a...
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Man charged in Kristy Wesselman slaying points finger at suspected serial killerNov 28, 2017 12:00 am - Attorneys for a Champaign man accused of the 1985 slaying of 15-year-old Kristy Wesselman near Glen Ellyn are hoping to point the finger at a long-deceased suspected ser...
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Three face burglary, car theft charges after collisions in ElmhurstNov 28, 2017 12:00 am - Three Chicago men have been charged in connection with a burglary and auto theft Monday morning that resulted in two stolen cars hitting each other, then one hitting a p...
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Police: Two men tried to carjack person in LisleNov 22, 2017 12:00 am - Lisle police are investigating a report of an attempted carjacking early Wednesday morning on the 800 block of McKenzie Station Drive. Deputy Police Chief Ron Wilke said...
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Family mourns puppy mauled by pit bullNov 22, 2017 12:00 am - A DuPage County family is reeling this week after their 5-month-old puppy was killed in a pit bull attack near Wheaton. Aaron Rontal said his wife and two young daughter...
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Judge allows viewing of hospital surveillance video in case against ex-nurseNov 21, 2017 12:00 am - A DuPage County judge Tuesday was forced to weigh the privacy rights of hospital patients against a defendant's rights to a fair trial as he allowed hospital surveillanc...
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Naperville mom faces sentencing next month for murder of two childrenNov 21, 2017 12:00 am - Elzbieta Plackowska already knows she will live the rest of her life behind bars, but a DuPage County judge will make it official on Dec. 15. The Naperville mother was c...
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Judge reduces bail for mom who crashed into Aurora pondNov 17, 2017 12:00 am - A Cicero woman accused of driving drunk when she crashed her SUV into an Aurora pond and left her 6-year-old son in the submerged vehicle is expected to be released from...
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Plea deal likely reached for downstate man who threatened DuPage officialsNov 17, 2017 12:00 am - This story was updated Nov. 18 to correct the name of the judge handling the case. A negotiated plea deal has likely been reached for a downstate man accused of sen...
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Illinois attorney general sues Downers Grove home improvement businessNov 16, 2017 12:00 am - Attorney General Lisa Madigan is suing a Downers Grove-based home improvement business for misleading hundreds of residents into paying for home repair work they did not...