DuPage County Crime
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'It's not a crime wave. It's a communication wave': Naperville says crime down this year despite recent incidentsOct 13, 2021 1:00 am - In a recent 10-day span, Naperville experienced three robberies, a jewelry store burglary, a report of shots fired and a bomb threat. Despite the optics of the high-prof...
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Chicago woman charged with DUI in I-355 crash that killed babyOct 12, 2021 1:00 am - A Chicago woman has been charged with aggravated driving under the influence causing death after a June crash that authorities say killed a 5-month-old boy. Alexus K. Si...
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Lombard police warn residents about fraud due to stolen mailOct 11, 2021 1:00 am - This article is no longer available on dailyherald.com.
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Prosecutors: Men carjacked woman at knife point with children in back seatOct 10, 2021 1:00 am - A judge denied bond Sunday to two men accused of hijacking a woman at knife point Friday in Villa Park with her two children in the back seat of her vehicle. The woman a...
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'You really do lose a part of yourself': No peace for family of postal worker shot on expresswayOct 09, 2021 1:00 am - Celebrating graduation with her mom who worked late shifts to pay for college costs made that rite of passage a shining moment for Jayla Shelton. "There's this picture ...
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Expressway shootings in Cook County at 188 this year, compared to 52 in 2019Oct 09, 2021 1:00 am - Within weeks, shootings on Chicago and Cook County expressways are on course to quadruple 2019's total, Illinois State Police records show. In 2019, there were 52 report...
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Family of slain Elgin teen wants harsher charges. What would it take for that to happen?Oct 08, 2021 5:30 am - Editor's note: This story was updated to reflect the state's attorney's decision to drop the misdemeanor charge. The family of an Elgin teen stabbed to death last w...
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Weapon charge dropped in Schaumburg fatal stabbing, but investigation continuesOct 08, 2021 1:00 am - While the Cook County state's attorney's office has dropped the Schaumburg Police Department's charge of unlawful use of a weapon against a 17-year-old in the stabbing d...
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Authorities: Des Plaines man sexually assaulted massage clientOct 08, 2021 1:00 am - A Des Plaines man running a therapeutic massage business without a license has been charged with sexually assaulting a female client more than two years ago, authorities...
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Bensenville teen guilty of involuntary manslaughter in shooting death of boyOct 08, 2021 1:00 am - A Bensenville teen was found guilty Thursday of involuntary manslaughter, for shooting a 13-year-old boy to death in 2019. DuPage County Judge Brian Jacobs also found th...