DuPage County Crime
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State panel unanimously denies parole for convicted killer Patricia ColumboMar 26, 2026 3:24 pm - The Illinois Prisoner Review Board unanimously denied parole for Patricia Columbo, 69, who - along with her lover Frank DeLuca - killed her father, mother and younger brother in their Elk Grove Village home on May 4, 1976. Columbo is serving a prison term of 200 to 300 years. DeLuca died in prison in January, 2023.
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‘Do not click’: State, suburban leaders warn of text scam surgeMar 26, 2026 2:06 pm - They look real, sound vaguely threatening and feel urgent. But if you’ve received a text message in recent days warning you could lose your driver’s license or face heavy financial penalties over an unpaid citation, a word of advice from Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias: “Do not click.”
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Aurora man sentenced in connection with 2023 mass shooting in DuPage CountyMar 26, 2026 2:05 pm - An Aurora man has been sentenced to four years in prison in connection with a 2023 mass shooting near Willowbrook that left one person dead and more than 20 others injured.
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Indiana woman charged in shooting deaths of Will County familyMar 25, 2026 9:40 am - An Indiana woman has been charged with killing a man and his parents at their home in Crete Township.
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2 charged with robbing Bensenville gas stationMar 24, 2026 7:00 pm - Two men are accused of robbing a Casey’s gas station in Bensenville early Monday.
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Republicans want Democrat Traynere to resign from the Will County Board after computer tampering convictionMar 24, 2026 1:09 pm - Republican members of the Will County Board are calling on Democratic colleague Jacqueline Traynere to resign because of a misdemeanor computer tampering conviction.
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Woman arrested after three found dead in far south suburban homeMar 23, 2026 6:34 pm - A 30-year-old woman has been arrested in connection with the killings of three people found dead early Monday morning in far south suburban Crete Township.
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Pretrial release denied for man charged with killing wife with vacuum cleaner cordMar 23, 2026 4:43 pm - Pretrial release was denied Monday for a man accused of killing his wife by wrapping a vacuum-cord cleaner around her neck nine times.
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Addison man sentenced to 6½ years for COVID-era loan fraudMar 23, 2026 1:32 pm - An Addison man was sentenced to 6½ years in federal prison after pleading guilty to fraudulently obtaining more than $3.3 million in COVID-era small business loans.
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Elgin woman charged with reckless homicide in death of St. Charles manMar 23, 2026 12:51 pm - A 22-year-old woman was arrested Saturday in connection with a car crash that killed a St. Charles man last year, according to court documents and jail records.