DuPage County Crime
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Man gets more than 14 years in prison for 2017 child rapeAug 15, 2019 1:00 am - A 29-year-old man pleaded guilty Thursday to sexually assaulting a child in Sleepy Hollow in 2017 and was sentenced to 14½ years in prison. Jose Luis Cruz Francisco, of ...
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Suspect in 2013 rape could be held for decades. Officials say he's dangerous, still unfit for trialAug 15, 2019 1:00 am - A 39-year-old man charged with sexually assaulting a woman outside a party in Elgin in 2013 is still unfit to stand trial and a serious public safety threat, authorities...
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Bartlett police join Ring Neighbors appAug 15, 2019 1:00 am - Bartlett police have joined the Ring Neighbors app to provide timely crime notifications directly to residents' smartphone devices to help make the community safer. The ...
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Hunter's baseball teammates will mourn Bensenville boy togetherAug 14, 2019 5:30 am - Hunter Krzysik was the try-hard guy on his baseball team, the kid who would pep up his teammates when they were in need of some offense, the one who wasn't the best tale...
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Former Sun City Huntley employee admits $30K theft in 2015Aug 14, 2019 1:00 am - A former finance manager for Del Webb Sun City Huntley pleaded guilty to stealing nearly $30,000 over a 10-month span in 2015 and faces a possible prison term in October...
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Expert testifies South Barrington woman's 2000 drowning death was not a homicideAug 14, 2019 1:00 am - A forensic pathology expert from The Ottawa Hospital in Ontario, Canada, agreed with two former Cook County medical examiners that Cynthia Hrisco drowned early on Feb. 2...
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Carpentersville man charged in 2016 DUI that killed baby wants blood evidence thrown outAug 14, 2019 1:00 am - The attorney for a Carpentersville man charged with driving under the influence in a Barrington Hills crash that killed a 5-month-old is asking a judge to throw out chem...
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Man charged with drowning wife in South Barrington claims 'no recall' in interrogation videoAug 13, 2019 1:00 am - In 2013, when authorities questioned him about the 2000 death of his wife Cynthia Hrisco, Frank Buschauer admitted the South Barrington couple had relationship problems....
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Aurora man sentenced to prison on weapons chargeAug 13, 2019 1:00 am - A 27-year-old Aurora man has been sentenced to 3½ years in prison after pleading guilty to a weapons charge after a traffic stop earlier this year. Prosecutors dismissed...
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Hanover Park man gets 12 years for Mother's Day 2018 home invasionAug 12, 2019 1:00 am - A Hanover Park man who authorities say entered a Wheeling home on Mother's Day 2018 and brandished a knife at the female residents while insisting someone was trying to ...