Jake Griffin
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Apologetic West Chicago rape suspect fit to stand trialNov 18, 2009 10:00 pm - Mental health experts have declared a West Chicago man, whose conscience police credit for his arrest on rape charges, fit for trial. A report from the Elgin Mental Heal...
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90 days in jail for Villa Park coin-op theftNov 18, 2009 10:00 pm - Nathan A. Philip's guilty plea to burglary charges Wednesday may provide him with a great 21st birthday present -- his freedom. The 20-year-old Villa Park man was senten...
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Lombard native voted off 'Dancing' after strong runNov 17, 2009 10:00 pm - Before her stint on ABC's hit show "Dancing With the Stars," Lombard native Joanna Krupa's dance resume read like this: Quit ballet at age 9 because her parents could no...
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Man gets 50 years in Villa Park beating deathNov 16, 2009 10:00 pm - A 19-year-old Chicago man was sentenced to 50 years in prison Monday for his role in what DuPage County prosecutors described as a "crime tornado" that culminated with t...
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Former toll worker sentenced for embezzlingNov 16, 2009 10:00 pm - Although she tried to paint herself as a Robin Hood of sorts, a former Illinois tollway employee will spend the next year in a work-release program for embezzling thousa...
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Downers Grove hospital offering H1N1 shots for expectant mothersNov 13, 2009 10:00 pm - Bobbie Dzado's unborn son apparently doesn't like needles, either. "Oh no, he's starting to kick," said the Woodridge mom-to-be. Dzado herself wasn't too keen on getting...
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DuPage board asks Birkett to look into Dems' health forumNov 12, 2009 10:00 pm - DuPage County paid the bills incurred by a health care forum organized by three county board members. The payments come two weeks after they were first submitted to the ...
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Dugan jurors numb after horrific ordealNov 11, 2009 10:00 pm - The 12 jurors who sent Brian Dugan to death row for killing Jeanine Nicarico 26 years ago emerged from the DuPage County courthouse Wednesday silent and numb from the ex...
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Reputed gang members charged in Glen Ellyn-area shootingNov 09, 2009 10:00 pm - Investigators at the DuPage County Sheriff's Office say two self-admitted gang members are responsible for a home invasion and shooting near Glen Ellyn late last month. ...
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West Chicago native helps bust urban legend for 'Mythbusters'Nov 09, 2009 10:00 pm - The daughter of a deputy fire chief, West Chicago native Heidi Lakics might have been apprehensive about going on a television show that routinely blows up stuff for fun...