Kendall County Crime
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‘I feel like my brother has been neglected’: Questions linger one year after deadly mass shootingJun 17, 2024 4:58 pm - One year after his brother died during a mass shooting near Willowbrook, Darren Meadows is still searching for answers. A crowded Juneteenth celebration turned chaotic wh...
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Former Glendale Heights cop illegally used village credit card, prosecutors sayJun 15, 2024 10:43 am - A now-former Glendale Heights police officer broke the law by using a village-issued credit card to pay for gasoline for personal use, prosecutors said Saturday.
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Man pleads guilty to setting fire at ex-roommates’ homeJun 14, 2024 2:10 pm - An Aurora man who set a fire at his former roommates’ home because he was upset with them has pleaded guilty to residential arson.
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Wrongful death lawsuit filed nearly a year after DuPage County mass shootingJun 14, 2024 1:34 pm - The fiancee of a man who was shot to death last year in an unincorporated area near Willowbrook is suing two stores in the strip mall where the mass shooting happened.
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Why Glen Ellyn police chief says Jimmy Buffett saved his lifeJun 14, 2024 5:15 am - The late Jimmy Buffett is best remembered for tropical rock hits like “Margaritaville” and “Cheeseburger in Paradise,” but Glen Ellyn Police Chief Philip Norton fondly recalls the singer for more personal reasons. “Jimmy Buffett saved my life,” Norton told his village board last month.
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Sheriff: Kane County business owner shot up customer’s vanJun 09, 2024 11:21 am - The owner of a Kane County welding business faces felony drug and weapons charges after authorities say he shot up a customer’s van because he was unhappy with the client.
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Two state workers charged with PPP loan fraudJun 04, 2024 7:34 pm - Two state workers have been charged with committing Paycheck Protection Program loan fraud.
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Murder-suicide suspected in ElginJun 01, 2024 10:02 am - The Elgin Police Department has reported a potential murder-suicide on the 100 block of South State Street in Elgin.
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Mayor: Sheriff interfered in Aurora investigation of man shot to death by deputiesMay 30, 2024 8:11 pm - Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin has criticized Kane County Sheriff Ron Hain, saying the sheriff interfered in an Aurora police investigation, leading ultimately to deputies shooting a man to death a day later.
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Ex-DuPage prosecutor charged with threatening state legislators on social mediaMay 25, 2024 12:15 am - A former DuPage County assistant state’s attorney has been charged with threatening two state legislators.