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For the first time in 27 years, the Cook County medical examiner's office registered more than 1,000 homicides in 2021.
While a majority of the 1,087 homicides - 836 - were in Chicago, Cook County suburbs also experienced its share, including the d...
Published: Jan 05, 2022 at 06:00 AM
Westmont police who interrupted a car dealership burglary early Friday shot and injured a juvenile driver in a getaway car after the car was headed straight for one of the officers, authorities said.
The juvenile is in the hospital and expected to ...
Updated: Jan 03, 2022 at 01:36 PM
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A woman was shot Wednesday evening at the Oak Brook Hills Hotel and Conference Center in Westmont, according to Westmont police.
The woman was hit in the leg. She was taken to Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers G...
Updated: Dec 31, 2021 at 09:57 AM
Westmont police are searching for two men who committed a robbery in the parking lot of an apartment complex Wednesday night.
According to a news release, the crime happened at 9:59 p.m. on the 1000 block of South Williams Street. The victim was fol...
Updated: Dec 03, 2021 at 02:38 PM
Authorities have identified a man found dead over the weekend inside a submerged vehicle in Westmont.
John J. Lynch, 64, of Darien was identified Monday by the DuPage County coroner's office.
Westmont police found Lynch's body around 11:10 a.m. Sund...
Updated: Nov 16, 2021 at 06:16 PM
Aurora's CHANGE reform program won the Best Innovation Award at the DuPage Mayors and Managers Conference's Municipal Innovation Celebration.
The program - Community Helping Aurora's Necessary Growth and Empowerment - focuses on police accountabilit...
Updated: Oct 13, 2021 at 01:11 AM
A previous version gave an incorrect bail amount.
A Westmont man accused of beating a police officer and attempting to take his Taser was charged with three felonies and several misdemeanors, authorities said.
Shannon Moore, 22, of the 300 blo...
Updated: Oct 08, 2021 at 03:33 PM
Six people have been charged with operating a car theft ring that used stolen or false identities to buy automobiles from dealerships, including several in DuPage and Cook counties.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and DuPage County State's Att...
Updated: Sep 29, 2021 at 01:14 PM
A driver is dead following a two-car accident in Westmont Sunday morning, police said.
Westmont police said officers were called to the scene of a crash in the 100 block of East Chicago Avenue at approximately 6:10 a.m.
Officers said one of the driv...
Updated: Aug 03, 2021 at 07:17 AM
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Updated: Jul 27, 2021 at 07:23 AM