DuPage County Crime
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Aurora man faces 15 felony retail theft, burglary chargesJun 10, 2022 11:00 pm - An Aurora man faces 15 felony retail theft and burglary charges in connection with three shoplifting incidents at two Walmart stores in Batavia and Huntley, according to...
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Scammer defrauds Des Plaines residentJun 10, 2022 1:00 am - A Des Plaines resident was defrauded Wednesday by someone posing as an Amazon customer service representative, police said Friday. The scammer persuaded the victim to pu...
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Democratic primary rival accuses Preckwinkle of failing to address crimeJun 09, 2022 5:30 am - The Democratic primary challenger to Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle accused the top county official of not doing enough to address rising crime, but the lo...
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Former Aurora chief Ziman to help DOJ investigate police response to Uvalde shootingJun 09, 2022 1:00 am - The U.S. Department of Justice is turning to a former suburban top cop to help it examine how police responded to the May 24 mass shooting that left 19 children and two ...
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Downers Grove gymnastics coach faces child porn, sexual abuse chargesJun 08, 2022 1:00 am - This article has been updated to include a statement from the gymnastics business where Wyatt Kopka worked, and more information about the charges he faces. An inst...
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Former Bloomingdale Twp. road boss testifies about kickback schemeJun 08, 2022 1:00 am - Former Bloomingdale Township Highway Commissioner Robert Czernek spent hours in federal court Wednesday testifying about a kickback scheme. Czernek has admitted he stee...
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Where 8th Congressional District GOP hopefuls stand on violent crime, gun controlJun 07, 2022 5:30 am - Whether the federal government should play a bigger role in curbing violent crime across the nation — and whether stronger gun control laws ought to be a part of that — ...
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Thieves steal 3 luxury cars from Des Plaines dealershipJun 07, 2022 1:00 am - Three luxury cars were stolen early Tuesday at a Des Plaines auto dealership in a heist that led to a brief police chase. The thefts occurred before 4:30 a.m. at Sam Jid...
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Prosecutors seek 18-month sentence for CullertonJun 07, 2022 1:00 am - Federal prosecutors have asked a judge to sentence former state Sen. Thomas Cullerton to up to 18 months in prison in the $248,000 embezzlement case involving the Teamst...
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Lisle man pleads guilty to drug-induced homicideJun 06, 2022 1:00 am - A Lisle man pleaded guilty Monday to killing a Darien man by providing him the fentanyl-laced heroin on which the man overdosed. Adam Roser, 38, of the 5100 block of Lin...