DuPage County Crime
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Chicago man charged with threatening Lombard police officerJan 14, 2022 12:00 am - A Chicago man has been charged with threatening to shoot a Lombard police officer. Daryl Meeks, 41, of the 5400 block of West Haddon Avenue, was arrested shortly before ...
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Chase bank branch in Addison robbedJan 14, 2022 12:00 am - A Chase bank branch was robbed around 11 a.m. Friday at 600 W. Lake St. in Addison. The FBI said a man gave a bank worker a note demanding money but did not display a we...
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Republicans call for hearings on DCFSJan 13, 2022 12:00 am - Three Republican state House members called for hearings into the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services on Thursday out of concerns for workers' safety, im...
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Villa Park gunrunner sought as he escapes custody after attending his brother's funeralJan 13, 2022 12:00 am - A Villa Park man who was sentenced to 10 years in prison for gunrunning is now accused of escaping custody by cutting off a GPS monitor. He did it while on furlough atte...
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Man gets 20 years for wrong-way DUI crash that killed 2 in Clarendon HillsJan 13, 2022 12:00 am - A Chicago man who killed two people in a wrong-way head-on crash in Clarendon Hills has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. DuPage County Judge Daniel Guerin pronounce...
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Wayne considers tax hike to hire more full-time copsJan 11, 2022 4:25 am - Editor's note: A wrong name was given for a resident who spoke at the meeting. Wayne residents may be asked in June to increase property taxes to pay for hiring mor...
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Juvenile suspect released from hospital, ordered detainedJan 11, 2022 12:00 am - A Cook County juvenile who is accused of burglary and assaulting a police officer in Westmont has been ordered detained. Judge Anthony Coco ordered the juvenile be held...
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Aurora man charged with with murder in fatal Janaury 2021 shootingJan 11, 2022 12:00 am - An Aurora man has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the fatal shooting of a 32-year-old man on Jan. 15, 2021. Charges were filed Dec. 17 against D...
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Authorities investigating death of Kane County jail inmateJan 11, 2022 12:00 am - The Kane County Major Crimes Task Force is investigating the death of an inmate at the Kane County jail. Sheriff Ron Hain reported that corrections officers noticed that...
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DuPage County eyeing $19.8 million building project at judicial complex in WheatonJan 10, 2022 4:30 am - It's such a tight squeeze in the DuPage County public defender's office that some employees have resorted to sharing desks and working in hallways. The dearth of office ...