Will County Crime
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Wheeling woman convicted in Lisle hospice scamMar 09, 2016 12:00 am - A 35-year-old Wheeling woman is the sixth person connected with the operation of a Lisle-based hospice group convicted of health care fraud. A federal jury convicted Ang...
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Fatal Aurora street racing crash now nets upgraded chargesMar 08, 2016 12:00 am - A 20-year-old Plainfield man has been charged with nine counts of reckless homicide and two counts of aggravated street racing in connection with a Dec. 4, 2015, crash i...
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Teens accused of St. Charles Park District vandalism sued for damagesMar 08, 2016 12:00 am - Three teens accused of a vandalism spree at a St. Charles Park District office last December are being sued by the district's insurance carrier for nearly $18,000 in dam...
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Roselle cops go viral with photos of tree stuck in car's grilleMar 07, 2016 12:00 am - Roselle police were looking for an attention-grabbing story to lure viewers to their recently relaunched Facebook page. They didn't have to search far. Deputy Chief Ro...
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Kidnappers tortured teen by burning tattoo with cigarettes, police sayMar 07, 2016 12:00 am - A 19-year-old who was kidnapped in Elgin last month was forced to strip while her assailants beat her and used cigarettes to repeatedly burn her tattoo - one of a matchi...
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Suspect accused of assaulting men over shovel, snowblower in AuroraMar 07, 2016 12:00 am - A man who assaulted two men over a shovel and a snowblower has been charged with robbery and aggravated battery, Aurora police said. About 8:15 a.m. Thursday, Ronald Ph...
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Elgin police arrest 2nd woman in torture of Elgin teen with lit cigarettesMar 05, 2016 12:00 am - Elgin police Friday arrested a second person in the kidnapping and torture of a 19-year-old woman last weekend, police said Saturday in a news release. Ruby Gomez, 20, o...
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DuPage County jury declares man 'sexually dangerous'Mar 04, 2016 12:00 am - This story has been updated to correct the spelling of Mary Fleming's name. A DuPage County jury deliberated for 23 minutes Friday evening before finding a 52-year-...
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Police: Three St. Charles racist-vandalism suspects confessedMar 03, 2016 12:00 am - Three teens accused of a vandalism spree at a St. Charles Park District office last December have confessed to that and other crimes, according to a police affidavit use...
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Man charged in Aurora restaurant burglary, suspected in othersMar 03, 2016 12:00 am - A 44-year-old man has been charged with a Feb. 13 burglary at a west-side Aurora restaurant and is a suspect in several other break-ins, police said Thursday. Christophe...