Crime News
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DuPage lawmakers want tougher penalties for no-show defendants
Oct 12, 2018 5:48 PM - Two DuPage County legislators want to toughen the state's "Failure to Appear" laws to combat a spike in the number of criminal defendants posting bail and never returning to court to face their charges. The proposal comes in response to concerns raised by DuPage State's Attorney Robert Berlin about the number of defendants -- many charged with crimes such as possession of child pornography, burglary, aggravated burglary, aggravated robbery, residential burglary and aggravated DUI -- who are trying to avoid prosecution. -
$1 million bail in attack where victim's penis severed
Oct 12, 2018 4:54 PM - A Florida man charged with attempted murder for cutting off a victim's penis during an attack in Des Plaines is being held on $1 million bond. -
Wheaton cops ask public for help to find intruderOct 12, 2018 4:53 PM - Wheaton police are asking the public for help in a nearly 3-week-old probe into a home invasion involving an armed suspect.
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Elmhurst man accused of defrauding appliance customers in attorney general lawsuitOct 12, 2018 3:57 PM - Attorney General Lisa Madigan is suing an Elmhurst man accused of defrauding customers out of thousands of dollars by selling defective appliances. Madigan filed the suit Friday in Cook County circuit court against Edmund Kavanaugh, accusing him of selling defective appliances to residents of Cook, DuPage, Kane and Lake counties.
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Police investigating fatal hit-and-run in downtown WaukganOct 12, 2018 1:47 PM - Waukegan police are investigating a hit-and-run crash that left one person dead in downtown Waukegan at 5:30 a.m. Friday morning, authorities said.
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Survey: We knew we deserved those speeding tickets
Oct 12, 2018 5:35 AM - Get a speeding ticket? Complain all you want, but a new federal survey shows many of us know we deserved it. Also, a memorial park is dedicated to fallen Illinois State Police officers, including several from the suburbs.
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McHenry County man charged in Elmhurst bank robbery
Oct 12, 2018 7:14 AM - A 31-year-old McHenry County man is facing a federal bank robbery charge stemming from the holdup of a Bank of America in Elmhurst last week, the FBI announced Thursday. -
Rauner, Pritzker trade jabs over leadership, taxes at debate
Oct 11, 2018 9:51 PM - Illinois' candidates for governor trade accusations over leadership, taxes and alleged corruption in final televised debate before Nov. 6 election
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Psych exam of Gurnee woman killed by ex-husband to be admitted at trial
Oct 11, 2018 7:33 PM - A five-year-old psychological exam taken during a heated divorce could help defense attorneys show Kenosha resident David Brocksom was defending himself when he killed his ex-wife during a pre-dawn fight in her Gurnee home in 2015. -
West Chicago murder suspect will not be released for orthodontic care
Oct 11, 2018 6:35 PM - A DuPage County judge has denied a 16-year-old murder suspect's request to be released from custody so her orthodontist can remove her braces. Tia Brewer was not in court Thursday, but her assistant public defender sought her temporary release, under the care of her parents, for the orthodontist visit.
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