DuPage County Crime
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Wheaton man charged with two home invasionsJan 10, 2023 12:00 am - Bail has been denied for a Wheaton man accused of breaking into a neighbor's apartment and attacking her, then going to one of his former homes and attacking the current...
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Man pleads guilty to attempted murder in hammer attackJan 09, 2023 12:00 am - An Aurora man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for attacking a neighbor with a hammer. Johnathan. T. McDonald, 23, of the 400 block of North River Street, pleade...
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Nine unlocked vehicles burglarized on Batavia's west sideJan 08, 2023 12:00 am - Nine unlocked vehicles on Batavia's west side were reported burglarized Jan. 2, with items stolen from some while others were rifled through, according to police reports...
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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...