Woodridge Crime
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Trial begins for Carol Stream man accused of molesting teen girlsApr 16, 2014 1:01 am - A registered sex offender from Carol Stream is standing trial this week on charges he molested two teenage girls, including one who was at his home for a sleepover. Dur...
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Authorities want repeat sex offender committed after prison releaseApr 15, 2014 1:00 am - The Illinois attorney general's office is seeking to have a 49-year-old Aurora man classified as a sexually violent person and detained indefinitely by the state's Depar...
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Woodridge man among those charged with tax fraudApr 14, 2014 1:01 am - Federal authorities on Monday announced tax fraud charges against three people, including a Woodridge man who they say participated in a scheme to falsely claim tax refu...
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Hidden no more: Heroin in suburbsApr 06, 2014 6:01 am - What the Daily Herald addressed more than a decade ago as a "Hidden Scourge" is hidden no more. In the years since our first series of extensive reports on the effects o...
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When it comes to trial, clothes make the defendantApr 06, 2014 6:00 am - While preparing clients for trial, one of the issues facing DuPage County Public Defender Jeff York is often his client's wardrobe. “I usually will ask my client, 'If yo...
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Family moved by support after toddler's tragic deathApr 06, 2014 1:01 am - Emanuel Szyszka said he is overwhelmed by the support he and his family have received since the death Friday of his 3-year-old sister, Zuzanna Bzdek of Woodridge, in wha...
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3-year-old girl killed in Woodridge murder-suicideApr 05, 2014 1:01 am - A 3-year-old Woodridge girl briefly survived a stabbing attack by her father Friday, only to succumb to her wounds as doctors tried to save her. Zuzanna Bzdek was found ...
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Police equipped with overdose reversal drug save two livesMar 28, 2014 5:30 am - For the second time in less than a week, police officers who participated in a DuPage County program have used the opiate overdose reversal drug Narcan to save someone's...
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Chicago man charged with murder of Bensenville shop ownerMar 28, 2014 1:00 am - A Chicago man has been charged with first-degree murder and attempted armed robbery in the Jan, 19 slaying of a Bensenville convenience store owner. Stephan A. Russell, ...
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Man pleads guilty to role in Bensenville slaying, fingers gunmanMar 27, 2014 1:01 am - A 20-year-old Bellwood man pleaded guilty Thursday to aggravated battery with a firearm in the Jan. 19 slaying of a Bensenville convenience store owner. Kenneth Bardlet...