Will County Crime
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Batavia man accused of threatening witnesses before trialMar 01, 2017 12:00 am - A 31-year-old Batavia man was arrested this week, as his trial for damaging an SUV in 2015 was about to begin, on charges he threatened and intimidated three possible wi...
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Former COD radio station employee pleads guilty, faces prison timeFeb 28, 2017 12:00 am - A former College of DuPage radio station employee accused of defrauding the school of more than $100,000 likely will face prison time after pleading guilty Tuesday morni...
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Trial opens for West Chicago man charged as child predatorFeb 28, 2017 12:00 am - A hide-and-seek "cheater" may have saved a Lisle girl from being victimized by a West Chicago man whom authorities describe as "obsessed with kids," according to testimo...
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Lawsuit filed in 2016 DUI crash in Aurora that killed girl, 9Feb 28, 2017 12:00 am - A wrongful-death lawsuit has been filed against a man accused of driving intoxicated and killing a 9-year-old girl in Aurora last October. John Jonak, the father of Kate...
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Aurora man charged in Will County sex stingFeb 28, 2017 12:00 am - A 29-year-old Aurora man who had child pornography on his cellphone remained at the Will County jail Tuesday after planning to meet two underage boys for sex, authoritie...
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Wheaton man who worked at private school pleads guilty to child porn chargesFeb 28, 2017 12:00 am - The former IT director of a private college prep school in Evanston is headed to prison for about six months. Timothy King, 45, of the 1000 block of Arbor Court in Wheat...
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60-year prison sentence in $1.35 million Aurora heroin bustFeb 27, 2017 12:00 am - An Aurora man convicted of possessing nearly 20 pounds of heroin in one of the largest drug arrests in Kane County history was sentenced to 60 years in prison Friday. Mo...
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How law-and-order suburban sheriff became a deaconFeb 24, 2017 4:40 am - Former Kane County Sheriff Ken Ramsey is a tough guy. Fighting in the Vietnam War, serving as a firefighter, and working 35 years in law enforcement, Ramsey saw violence...
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2 arrested in Carpentersville indoor marijuana grow operationFeb 24, 2017 12:00 am - Two Carpentersville residents were charged after police executed a search warrant Thursday that turned up an indoor grow operation of 66 marijuana plants. Robbie Marinko...
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Witness recounts fatal shooting of Bartlett manFeb 23, 2017 12:00 am - A key witness in the murder trial against a former Algonquin man accused of killing a Bartlett man in 2014 over drugs testified Thursday that Gary Bennett shot a man in ...