DuPage County Crime
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Sentenced to life for gruesome Barrington killing, he’s now free at 49. Here’s whyJul 11, 2024 3:49 pm - Less than three decades after he was sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison for a grisly suburban murder, Paul Modrowski quietly left the Stateville Correctional Center a free man last week. The release of the 49-year-old convicted of murdering a man found decapitated in Barrington, and the reasons for it, raise complicated questions about equal justice, rehabilitation, disability bias and survivors’ rights.
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Coroner identifies South Elgin man shot by off-duty Kane County deputy MondayJul 11, 2024 2:42 pm - The Kane County coroner released the identity of the person shot and killed by an off-duty Kane County deputy in Elgin on Monday. Tyquaze Nicolas, 18, of South Elgin, died of multiple gunshot wounds, the coroner said in a Thursday news release.
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Aurora man charged in connection with Naperville shootingJul 10, 2024 4:33 pm - According to Naperville police, an Aurora man robbed a woman before shooting her in the chest and forcing her out of his car in late June.
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Bartlett man convicted in beating of grocery bagger charged anew for attacking neighborJul 09, 2024 4:42 pm - Police arrested a Bartlett man Monday on charges of assault, battery and resisting arrest after responding to a fight with a neighbor last month.
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Woodridge man charged with leading police on three separate chasesJul 09, 2024 1:38 pm - A Woodridge man is accused of speeding from police from Carol Stream, Wheaton, Elmhurst and Villa Park over the weekend before Lombard officers found him hiding in a hote...
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Shooting involving off-duty officer in Elgin under investigationJul 08, 2024 7:24 pm - Authorities in Kane County are investigating a shooting in Elgin involving an off-duty officer.
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Elgin man faces murder charges in stabbing deathJul 08, 2024 11:17 am - An Elgin man is charged with first-degree murder following a July 2 stabbing at his home on the 1300 block of Fleetwood Drive.
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Prosecutors: Elmhurst armed robbery suspect found wearing a wig to evade captureJul 07, 2024 12:10 pm - A Chicago man accused of robbing another man at gunpoint outside an Elmhurst apartment complex was ordered detained Sunday while awaiting trial. He was captured wearing a wig in an apparent attempt to evade detection.
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Woman dead, man in custody after stabbing at Naperville homeJul 07, 2024 7:48 am - Naperville police are investigating the fatal stabbing of a woman Saturday morning in a home on the city’s southwest side. A man was arrested in connection with the death, but police did not disclose whether he had been charged.
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Prosecutors: Hoffman Estates man attacked, kidnapped girlfriendJul 05, 2024 1:06 pm - A Hoffman Estates man is being held at the DuPage County jail after authorities say he beat his girlfriend, kidnapped her and threatened to sexually assault and kill her.