Will County Crime
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'Flat-out lied': Ex-Gurnee man imprisoned 29 years on bad conviction sues police, prosecutorsAug 25, 2023 5:00 am - Herman Williams spent almost three decades in prison after being wrongfully convicted of his former wife's 1993 murder. Now the former Gurnee resident and Gulf War veter...
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Aurora man gets 17 years in prison for sexually assaulting a childAug 24, 2023 1:00 am - An Aurora man has been sentenced to 17½ years in prison for sexually assaulting a child. Alberto Huerta, 56, of the 700 block of Grand Avenue, pleaded guilty Aug. 18 to ...
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3 men charged with murdering Aurora man in May shootingAug 23, 2023 1:00 am - Three people are facing murder charges in connection with the shooting of a man in May in Aurora. Kevan S. Spatz, 36, of the 1400 block of North Menard Avenue in Chicago...
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19-year-old man murdered Sunday night in AuroraAug 21, 2023 1:00 am - A 19-year-old man was murdered Sunday night in Aurora, authorities said. Aurora police responded at 7:24 p.m. to reports of a man being shot and a crash on the 1300 bloc...
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Treasurer is accused of stealing from Naperville Boy Scout troopAug 18, 2023 1:00 am - An Aurora man has been charged with stealing $21,838 from a Naperville Boy Scout Troop. Naperville police say John R. Miller was the treasurer for Troop 1776, and they r...
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Bolingbrook woman charged with $2.46 million in Medicaid fraudAug 18, 2023 1:00 am - The owner of a Bolingbrook clinic has been charged with filing $2.46 million in false Medicaid claims. LaTeena Smith, 37, of the 600 block of Piccadilly Lane in Bolingbr...
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Man living in Naperville on student visa accused of soliciting 12-year-old girlAug 11, 2023 1:00 am - Bond has been set at $100,000 for a 19-year-old man living in Naperville on a student visa who has been accused of soliciting a 12-year-old girl through text messages to...
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After court ruling, local leaders say they will enforce state gun ban 'as any other statute'Aug 11, 2023 1:00 am - Local law enforcement officials said after Friday's Illinois Supreme Court ruling that they will enforce the state's ban on the sale of high-powered weapons, "We'll enfo...
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$1 million bail set for man accused of robbing Aurora Walgreens at knifepointAug 10, 2023 1:00 am - Bail was set at $1 million Thursday for a man accused of robbing a Walgreens in Aurora. Brian Daviston Jr., 27, faces one count of armed robbery - no firearm, according ...
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Man charged with drunken driving in crash that killed a bicyclist in LisleAug 08, 2023 1:00 am - A Woodridge man has been accused of killing a bicyclist while driving drunk Monday afternoon in Lisle. Salil Chander, 33, of the 4100 block of Nelson Court is being held...