Woodridge Crime
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DeKalb man denied bail in West Chicago shootingFeb 12, 2021 12:00 am - Bail was denied Friday for a DeKalb man accused of shooting and critically injuring a man outside his West Chicago workplace last month, officials said. Ahmad Steele, 34...
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Bensenville man charged with robbing 3 convenience stores, threatening to kill clerkFeb 10, 2021 12:00 am - A Bensenville man is held without bail on charges he robbed convenience stores in December and January, tied up two clerks and threatened to kill another. Marquelle Will...
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How many fewer criminal charges were filed last year due to pandemicJan 29, 2021 4:22 am - You can count suburban criminal court filings among the many items the COVID-19 pandemic put a damper on in 2020. Whether it was a lack of opportunity when stores, resta...
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Woodridge investment manager back in Chicago after extraditionJan 28, 2021 12:00 am - Federal prosecutors say an investment manager from Woodridge who fled to Indonesia after he was charged in a scam to cheat people out of at least $500,000 has been retur...
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DuPage will have 2 new traffic courts when in-person business reopens Feb. 1Jan 21, 2021 12:00 am - When DuPage County traffic courts reopen for in-person business Feb. 1, two of them will be in new locations. The county is going ahead with its plan to permanently clos...
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Woman escapes attempted carjacking in WoodridgeJan 20, 2021 12:00 am - Two men tried to rob a woman and steal her car Wednesday in Woodridge, but the woman was unharmed, authorities said. The woman was parked on the 8200 block of Carolwood...
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Local authorities keep plans for pre-inauguration security close to the vestJan 15, 2021 12:00 am - While local authorities are taking seriously FBI warnings about armed protests that may occur nationwide in advance of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, most dec...
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Ex-Joliet Central teacher pleads guilty to sex assault of studentJan 08, 2021 12:00 am - A former Joliet Central High School physics teacher pleaded guilty Wednesday to sexually assaulting a student at a Naperville hotel in May 2017. Thomas Connelly, 34, was...
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Despite security concerns, Schneider and Foster still plan to attend inaugurationJan 08, 2021 12:00 am - Despite concerns about U.S. Capitol security after Wednesday's incursion by a violent mob, at least two suburban congressional representatives still plan to attend Presi...
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Tragedy and turmoil marked suburban crime news in 2020Jan 04, 2021 5:00 am - The heartbreaking story of the short, tragic life of AJ Freund, the Crystal Lake 5-year-old beaten to death in 2019 then buried in a shallow grave in Woodstock, conclude...