DuPage County Crime
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A serial killer prowling the suburbs? Here’s the truth behind viral postsJan 30, 2025 2:23 pm - See the Facebook post about the serial killer on the loose in your hometown, preying on single moms and elderly women? Fear not. It’s just a hoax that’s been spreading across social media nationwide.
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Cook County’s top prosecutor launches crackdown on illegally modified gunsJan 30, 2025 1:54 pm - Cook County prosecutors will seek detention for felony defendants accused of using an illegally modified gun and won’t plead their cases down to a lesser charge, State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke announced Thursday.
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Caregiver charged after Bensenville group home resident suffers serious burnsJan 29, 2025 8:04 pm - A caregiver at a Bensenville group home is facing felony charges stemming from an incident that left an older resident with second-degree burns to a majority of her lower body, state authorities said Wednesday.
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St. Charles man sent to prison on child sex abuse-related crimesJan 29, 2025 2:45 pm - A St. Charles man who pleaded guilty to arranging to meet a 13-year-old boy for sex was sentenced to prison Monday.
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Lisle man detained pretrial on child pornography chargesJan 28, 2025 8:20 pm - A Lisle man is being detained pretrial on child pornography charges.
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Man charged with stealing Charger from St. Charles dealership, fleeing police with gunJan 28, 2025 8:17 pm - A man is being detained on auto theft and gun charges in a case that began at a St. Charles car dealership and ended in a crash on I-290 near Hillside.
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Batavia investigating liquor-store break-inJan 28, 2025 1:37 pm - Someone smashed the front door and stole items from Batavia Liquors early Tuesday morning.
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Hanover Park man charged with drunken driving after Bartlett hit-and-run crashJan 28, 2025 9:54 am - A 67-year-old Hanover Park man is facing drunken driving charges after a weekend hit-and-run crash in Bartlett.
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Schaumburg police seek help identifying robberJan 24, 2025 9:15 pm - Schaumburg police are seeking the public’s help identifying a person they say robbed businesses in the area around Algonquin and Meacham roads, officials announced Friday evening.
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Des Plaines man facing gun charge after traffic stop, police sayJan 24, 2025 12:30 pm - A Mount Prospect man was arrested Thursday night after Des Plaines police found cannabis and a loaded handgun in his car during a traffic stop, authorities said.