DuPage County Crime
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Family of slain Elgin teen seeks attorney to challenge lack of murder chargesOct 04, 2021 1:00 am - As the grief-stricken family of 18-year-old Manuel Porties Jr. made preparations Monday for his funeral, they also were seeking an attorney to help them challenge the Co...
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$3,000 in jewelry stolen in Wheaton ruse burglaryOct 04, 2021 1:00 am - A Wheaton resident was robbed of about $3,000 in jewelry after burglars impersonated workers Saturday afternoon. Officers responded about 3 p.m. to the 300 block of West...
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The stories that stick with us: In the wake of a tragedy, strangers step in to help orphaned girlsOct 03, 2021 1:00 am - Cook County courts is a bleak beat. Justice - when it prevails - is rooted in loss and frequently in tragedy seeing as how it results from crime. In 2013, after five yea...
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Family of Elgin 18-year-old stabbed to death in Schaumburg decries lack of murder chargeOct 01, 2021 1:00 am - The family of an unarmed Elgin teen fatally stabbed during a fight Tuesday in Schaumburg has been further heartbroken over the Cook County state's attorney's office's de...
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St. Charles man dies from injuries in Sept. 13 hit-and-runOct 01, 2021 1:00 am - Daily Herald report A 72-year-old St. Charles man who was the victim of a Sept. 13 hit-and-run crash near St. Charles has died from his injuries. The victim had been tra...
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Operator of kennel where 29 dogs died in fire found guilty of neglect, crueltyOct 01, 2021 1:00 am - The operator of a West Chicago-area kennel where 29 dogs died during a 2019 fire has been convicted of animal cruelty and failing to take proper care of the dogs. Garret...
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Elmhurst police seek two suspects in attempted home invasionOct 01, 2021 1:00 am - Elmhurst police are looking for two suspects who they say kicked in the back door of a home Thursday evening and then fled without taking anything. Police responded to t...
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Armed robbers steal cash from Subway restaurant in NapervilleOct 01, 2021 1:00 am - The Naperville Police Department is investigating an armed robbery Thursday night at a Subway restaurant. At about 9 p.m. Thursday, officers responded to a report of an ...
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Downers Grove police investigate attempted carjackingSep 30, 2021 1:00 am - A driver escaped an attempted carjacking at a Downers Grove gas station Thursday afternoon, authorities said. A customer was filling vehicle's tank at the BP station at...
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Downers Grove man injured in I-290 shootingSep 30, 2021 1:00 am - A 55-year-old Downers Grove man was injured in a shooting Wednesday night on Interstate 290. The shooting occurred on the westbound expressway near Kedzie Avenue in Chi...