DuPage County Crime
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Roselle man identified as person who died in Elgin jailJan 24, 2023 12:00 am - The identity of a man who died last weekend in the Elgin Police Department jail was announced Tuesday. But how and why he died are still unknown. The Kane County coroner...
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Man pleads guilty to weapons charge in NapervilleJan 24, 2023 12:00 am - A man from Indiana pleaded guilty Tuesday to aggravated unlawful use of a weapon in Naperville. Tommie J. Coleman, 20, of Hammond, will be sentenced on March 23 by DuPag...
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Victim's family sues murder suspect's estateJan 22, 2023 12:00 am - An Algonquin eye doctor was recorded while jailed in Cook County on first-degree murder charges instructing family members to liquidate more than $1 million in assets "i...
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Guns in peanut butter and a whole chicken: What TSA agents found during a record-breaking 2022Jan 20, 2023 4:00 am - We all know you can't bring a gun aboard a commercial flight, but that didn't stop a record 6,542 failed attempts last year, according to the Transportation Security Adm...
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Aurora man pleads guilty to stabbing man to deathJan 20, 2023 12:00 am - A man pleaded guilty Friday to stabbing an Elgin man to death at a house near Aurora in 2020. Carlos Fonseca-Gutierrez, 43, of the 1700 block of Indian Avenue in Aurora,...
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Elgin man arrested after police chase, crash in St. CharlesJan 20, 2023 12:00 am - An Elgin man has been charged after a Friday morning police chase ended with a crash in St. Charles. Quinelle M. Franklin, 32, of the 1600 block of Mark Avenue, is charg...
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Investigators say they're making progress in solving murder of Des Plaines teenJan 19, 2023 12:00 am - Des Plaines police said Thursday that progress has been made in the investigation of a teen's fatal shooting Sunday night just west of the city's downtown. But police sa...
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Woman gets probation for theft, has to repay $496K to St. Charles businessJan 19, 2023 12:00 am - A woman has been ordered to repay a St. Charles business the nearly $500,000 she stole from it. On Thursday, Rosa M. Rodriguez, 43, of DeKalb, agreed to a sentence of 48...
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Fentanyl use in illicit drug supply continues to fuel rise in fatal Kane County overdosesJan 19, 2023 12:00 am - The rate of opioid deaths in Kane County doubled in the last decade, and county officials are trying to determine a multipronged approach to bring the numbers down. Mich...
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Man pleads guilty to leading police on high-speed chase that ended in ChicagoJan 19, 2023 12:00 am - A man accused of stealing items from an Oak Brook store last month, then leading police on a high-speed chase, has pleaded guilty to aggravated fleeing and eluding. Bran...