Will County Crime
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Woman gets 5 years prison for elderly exploitation in North AuroraMar 23, 2018 1:00 am - A 41-year-old Joliet woman has been sentenced to five years in prison and ordered to pay nearly $34,000 restitution for stealing from a client while serving as a state-c...
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Friends, family remember man killed in NapervilleJan 27, 2018 12:00 am - With so many unanswered questions about how Matthew Lange died, his loved ones are remembering how he lived. Lange, of Oswego, was shot to death on Jan 27, 2017, while w...
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Naperville's two other unsolved murdersJan 26, 2018 4:30 am - July 7, 1972: Julie Ann Hanson was 15 and about to begin her junior year at Naperville North High School when she disappeared. Julie left home on her bike that day and w...
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A year without answers: Aurora man's slaying in Naperville remains unsolvedJan 26, 2018 4:30 am - A year after Matthew Lange was shot to death in his car while waiting for his 4-year-old son to get out of school, police are still hoping for leads and his family is wo...
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Suburban counties plan announcement on opioid maker lawsuitsDec 20, 2017 12:00 am - Leaders from five suburban counties plan to make a major announcement today about a legal approach in the fight against the opioid crisis, officials said Wednesday. Duri...
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16 bank robberies in suburbs since September: Why now?Dec 15, 2017 4:30 am - Bank robbers have been striking with stunning regularity during the past few weeks in the Chicago area, FBI agents say, including at least six cases involving suburban l...
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Will County man charged with murder of bartenderNov 18, 2017 12:00 am - A Will County man has been charged with killing a woman found dead near Kankakee earlier this week, officials said Saturday. Jeremy Boshears, 32, of Coal City faces thre...
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Heroin overdose deaths, rescues both on the rise in 4 countiesNov 09, 2017 4:30 am - Heroin and opioid overdose deaths are on pace to top last year's totals in four of six area counties, even while first responders are setting records for saving lives us...
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Bolingbrook man sentenced to 10 years for sexually assaulting childNov 06, 2017 12:00 am - A 65-year-old Bolingbrook man, Fred Mack Jr., was sentenced Monday to 10 years in prison for sexually assaulting a child in the early 2000s. A jury found Mack guilty in ...
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West Chicago residents among 3 slain in JolietSep 08, 2017 1:00 am - A man and a woman from West Chicago were among three people found shot to death at a home in Joliet. The Will County coroner's office on Friday identified the victims as...