DuPage County Crime
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Police: St. Charles man shot guest in headJul 17, 2021 1:00 am - A St. Charles man has been charged with armed violence and reckless conduct after shooting a man in the head, authorities said. Police at 3:31 p.m. Thursday were called...
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More Cook County courtrooms reopen promising speedier resolutionsJul 17, 2021 1:00 am - Dozens more Cook County courtrooms will be available for bench and jury trials beginning Friday, per a new order from Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans, helping accelerate th...
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Help instead of handcuffs: Kane County launching pre-arrest diversion programJul 16, 2021 5:30 am - By Charles Keeshan and Susan Sarkauskas copsandcrime@dailyherald.com Anyone who's seen an episode of "Cops" knows how it goes: Police respond to the scene of a crime, fi...
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Puppy worth nearly $7,900 stolen from Lombard pet storeJul 16, 2021 1:00 am - The owner of a Lombard pet store said a woman stole a puppy from a crib Friday afternoon. The theft, which occurred around 3:45 p.m. at Furry Babies, 170 Yorktown Shoppi...
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FBI investigating tax assessment bribes in Cook CountyJul 13, 2021 1:00 am - The FBI has been investigating a Cook County Board of Review employee who is alleged to have used his position to lower property assessments in exchange for thousands of...
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Hanover Park man killed during Puerto Rican Day festival likely shot girlfriend by accidentJul 12, 2021 1:00 am - A 24-year-old Hanover Park man "more than likely" shot his girlfriend in the neck on accident while trying to fend off a "swarm" of people who pulled the couple out of t...
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Case against man accused of trying to kidnap girl in Carol Stream droppedJul 09, 2021 5:30 am - It was a pretty stunning case last summer. A man ran up to a 13-year-old girl, grabbed her around the waist and tried to carry her away on Aug. 7, 2020, near a Carol Str...
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Car vandalized in Des PlainesJul 09, 2021 1:00 am - A car parked on the 1600 block of Thacker Street in Des Plaines was damaged this week by a vandal who added sand to its motor oil, police said Friday. The damage occurre...
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Chicago man pleads guilty to Carpentersville robbery where accomplice was killedJul 08, 2021 1:00 am - A Chicago man has pleaded guilty to robbing a Carpentersville business at gunpoint in September 2016, in a case where another suspect was shot and killed by one of the b...
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Deceptive purchases reported in Des PlainesJul 08, 2021 1:00 am - Someone deceptively used a credit card to make $5,000 worth of purchases at a Des Plaines business last week, police said. The purchases occurred July 1 or 2 at a busine...