Justin Kmitch
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Beat cabin fever with the suburbs' variety of fun indoor optionsJan 01, 2015 6:22 am - Kid Cabin Fever? When winter's toll begins to mount, and the kids are craving a warm pool, trampolines, arcade fun or even more Legos than they know what to do with, the...
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Glendale Heights man recovering after taxi crashed into his bedroomDec 31, 2014 12:01 am - A Glendale Heights man who was pinned to his bed a month ago when a taxi crashed through his wall is recovering from his injuries and expects to return to work soon. Sha...
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$500,000 bail for Aurora cheerleading coach held on sex abuse chargesDec 31, 2014 12:00 am - A 51-year-old Oswego man and Aurora cheerleading coach accused of sexually abusing a 15-year-old prostitute is likely to ring in the new year behind bars in Joliet. A Wi...
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Aurora cheerleading coach arrested on sex abuse chargeDec 30, 2014 12:01 am - A 51-year-old Oswego man and Aurora cheerleading coach accused of sexually abusing a 15-year-old prostitute was apprehended Tuesday afternoon in Oswego. Aurora police sa...
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Naperville theater owner released on $25,000 bailDec 17, 2014 12:01 am - The owner of the Hollywood Palms movie theater in Naperville, accused of owing the state more than $1.37 million in underreported taxes, was released Wednesday afternoon...
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Naperville man recieves presidential pardonDec 17, 2014 12:00 am - A Naperville man convicted in 1989 of commodities fraud and wire fraud received one of the 12 pardons issued Wednesday by President Barack Obama. Brian E. Sledz, now 54,...
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DuPage group ensures inmates' children not forgotten during holidaysDec 16, 2014 12:01 am - Not everyone can be home for the holidays, as the classic song suggests, but a DuPage County organization is attempting to help fill that void for some area children. ...
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Dog's tennis ball key to DuPage courthouse securityDec 14, 2014 6:45 am - Every morning Deputy Ken Diebert prepares for his courthouse duty by strapping on his usual 12 pounds of gear: Kevlar vest, handcuffs and stun gun. But he also holsters ...
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Joliet man gets 40 years for 1997 Downers Grove murder for hireDec 12, 2014 12:01 am - A Joliet man convicted in the 1997 murder-for-hire slaying of a Downers Grove man was sentenced Friday to 40 years in prison. A jury convicted Jose Ruvalcaba-Quezada, 35...
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Son of Wood Dale alderman gets 24 years for sexual assaultsDec 11, 2014 12:01 am - The son of Wood Dale Alderman Eugene Wesley was sentenced Thursday to 24 years in prison for the sexual assaults of at least two young girls and the sexual abuse of an 1...