DuPage County Crime
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Man convicted in 2018 Aurora kidnapping, attempted rape gets 5½ years prisonSep 11, 2019 1:00 am - An Aurora man has been sentenced to 5½ years in prison for a February 2018 kidnapping and attempted rape at an apartment complex on the city's near east side. In June, K...
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West Chicago man pleads guilty in child porn caseSep 11, 2019 1:00 am - A West Chicago man pleaded guilty Wednesday to possession of child pornography. Carlos Bucio, 30, remains free on bond. He is due to be sentenced Oct. 31. Bucio pleade...
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Prosecutors: Former Harvest Bible Chapel youth minister repeatedly asked about underwear, sleepoverSep 10, 2019 1:00 am - Kane County prosecutors rested their case Tuesday against a former Harvest Bible Chapel youth minister accused of child sex exploitation of a teen he was mentoring. Paxt...
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DuPage prosecutor: Suspect tried to get rid of evidence of Hinsdale slayingSep 10, 2019 1:00 am - Jurors will hear a phone call DuPage County prosecutors say demonstrates that murder suspect Dominic Sanders tried to get a cousin to destroy evidence that could prove S...
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Aurora elementary teacher guilty of failing to report child abuseSep 10, 2019 1:00 am - A Kane County jury on Tuesday convicted a former first-grade bilingual teacher at Bardwell Elementary School in Aurora of failing to report child abuse as a mandated rep...
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SEC accuses West Chicago businessman of $41 million fraudSep 10, 2019 1:00 am - In 2017, the city of West Chicago gave a "Brilliance in Business Award" to the owner of Timber Lake Apartments, for what it called outstanding achievement in health, saf...
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Man charged with endangering life of a child in LombardSep 10, 2019 1:00 am - A Chicago man has been charged with endangering the life of a child after leaving a loaded handgun where a 14-year-old boy grabbed and fired it, authorities said. Lombar...
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Suburban police hope saliva holds the solution to the marijuana impairment puzzleSep 09, 2019 5:30 am - With no standardized roadside testing in place for marijuana impairment before recreational pot legalization begins Jan. 1, the focus is on saliva. Carol Stream police a...
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Man shot at Schaumburg strip mallSep 09, 2019 1:00 am - Schaumburg police continue to investigate a shooting that occurred just before noon Sunday outside a tobacco store on the west side of the village. Sgt. Karen McCartney ...
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Elmhurst teen charged with sexual assault released from detentionSep 09, 2019 1:00 am - A 17-year-old Elmhurst youth accused of sexually assaulting a female high school classmate is being released from juvenile detention but will have to wear a GPS monitor,...