Kendall County Crime
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Woman charged with bringing gun to DuPage courthouseJul 28, 2023 1:00 am - A woman has been accused of bringing a loaded gun into the DuPage County courthouse Thursday. Authorities allege Suheir Barham, 47, of the 9100 block of Melvina Avenue i...
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'It's in its very infancy right now': Kane County sets up its own forensic crime labJul 28, 2023 1:00 am - Kane County's first forensic crime lab is now open, and the new facility has already taken on several cases. "We do everything from blood testing to rapid DNA ... to exp...
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Metea Valley choir teacher pleads guilty to sexually assaulting studentJul 28, 2023 1:00 am - A former Metea Valley High School choir teacher pleaded guilty Friday to sexually assaulting a student. Nathan Bramstedt, 43, of the 600 block of Pimlico Street in Osweg...
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Woman charged with reckless homicide in DUI crash that killed 2 near Sugar GroveJul 26, 2023 1:00 am - A Sugar Grove woman has been charged with reckless homicide for a crash Saturday near Sugar Grove where she had a blood-alcohol level almost three times the legal limit,...
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One killed, two injured in crash near Sugar GroveJul 21, 2023 11:00 pm - One person was killed and two others injured in a three-vehicle crash late Friday night near Sugar Grove, police said. Jonathan P. Couch, 54, of Sugar Grove, died at a h...
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Cashless bail is coming. Here's how two top suburban prosecutors will handle the changeJul 21, 2023 5:30 am - Cashless bail becomes the law of the Land of Lincoln on Sept. 18. With months of political debate, campaign rhetoric and legal challenges seemingly in the rearview mirro...
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Prosecutor: Victims of suburban sex trafficking ring lived in fearJul 21, 2023 1:00 am - As authorities continue to investigate a suburban sex trafficking ring, details emerge about the women who were victimized. Investigators found one of the women told her...
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Five arrests made, seven women rescued from suburban sex trafficking ringJul 20, 2023 1:00 am - Editor's note: This story has been updated with corrected information from the Kane County state's attorney's office. Officials initially stated 10 victims were resc...
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Aurora men accused of stealing more than 35 catalytic convertersJul 19, 2023 1:00 am - Two Aurora men have been charged with stealing catalytic converters from more than 35 vehicles across northern Illinois. Pedro Villegas-Mendoza, 22, and Octavio Goytia, ...
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Bensenville man pleads guilty and sentenced to 15 years for weapons chargeJul 19, 2023 1:00 am - A 25-year-old Bensenville man pleaded guilty Tuesday to a felony weapons charge. Huriel Hernandez pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful sale or delivery of firearms an...