DuPage County Crime
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Lake County top prosecutor lobbies state legislators to pass assault weapon banJan 06, 2023 4:00 am - Lake County State's Attorney Eric Rinehart added his voice Thursday to those urging state legislators to pass a ban on so-called assault weapons before the legislative s...
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One injured in Des Plaines shooting, three young men in custodyJan 06, 2023 12:00 am - Three young men, including two minors, are being held in connection to a gang-related shooting that left one person injured Thursday night in Des Plaines, police announc...
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Prosecutor: Don't let man charged with reckless homicide in bus crash keep drivingJan 06, 2023 12:00 am - A Kane County prosecutor has asked that a man charged with killing two people in a crash be forbidden from driving while his case is heard. Assistant state's attorney Da...
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Aurora shooter pleads guilty to attempted murderJan 05, 2023 12:00 am - An Aurora man could be sentenced to life in prison for a shooting that led to a police chase that ended in a fatal crash. Adrien Betsinger, 26, of the 500 block of Woodl...
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Criminal trespass reported in Wheaton subdivisionJan 05, 2023 12:00 am - Wheaton police are investigating a criminal trespass and battery report in the Briarcliffe Lakes subdivision. The investigation on Thursday morning drew a police presenc...
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Columbo murders: Frank DeLuca dies in prison while serving more than 300 yearsJan 04, 2023 12:00 am - Convicted killer Frank DeLuca, who was sentenced along with lover Patricia Columbo to more than 300 years in prison for the murders of Columbo's father, mother and broth...
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Homicides decline in Cook County, but opioid deaths on record-breaking paceJan 03, 2023 12:00 am - The number of homicides handled by the Cook County medical examiner's office dropped more than 15% in 2022, but cases of fatal opioid overdoses are likely to top last ye...
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Home invasion reported in Des PlainesJan 03, 2023 12:00 am - Three intruders broke into a Des Plaines house and ransacked the place early Sunday before leaving with cash, jewelry and a purse, police said. No one was hurt in the ho...
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Authorities: Wheeling man painted swastikas on Elmhurst church he used to attendJan 01, 2023 12:00 am - A Wheeling man accused of painting swastikas on an Elmhurst church has been charged with a felony hate crime, authorities said Sunday. Josef Stumpfoll, 35, also has been...
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State Supreme Court halts abolition of cash bailDec 31, 2022 12:00 am - The Illinois Supreme Court halted the abolition of the cash bail system in the state on Saturday, just a day before that landmark criminal justice reform was poised to t...