Articles filed under Crime
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Sentenced to life for gruesome Barrington killing, he’s now free at 49. Here’s whyJul 11, 2024 3:49 pm - Less than three decades after he was sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison for a grisly suburban murder, Paul Modrowski quietly left the Stateville Correctional Center a free man last week. The release of the 49-year-old convicted of murdering a man found decapitated in Barrington, and the reasons for it, raise complicated questions about equal justice, rehabilitation, disability bias and survivors’ rights.
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Aurora man charged in connection with Naperville shootingJul 10, 2024 4:33 pm - According to Naperville police, an Aurora man robbed a woman before shooting her in the chest and forcing her out of his car in late June.
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Naperville man murdered ex-wife after she insulted new wife, authorities sayJul 10, 2024 4:07 pm - A Naperville man accused of killing his ex-wife after hearing her use a derogatory word to describe his new wife will remain in jail as he awaits trial.
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State’s attorney investigating deadly shooting involving off-duty Kane County deputyJul 09, 2024 8:43 pm - An off-duty Kane County sheriff’s deputy was involved in a Monday shooting in Elgin that left one person dead, officials confirmed on Tuesday.
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Naperville man charged with in stabbing death of ex-wifeJul 08, 2024 3:53 pm - Zokir Kudratov, 55, will appear in Will County court Wednesday for a detention hearing. He is charged with Saturday’s fatal stabbing in Naperville.
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Prosecutors: Elmhurst armed robbery suspect found wearing a wig to evade captureJul 07, 2024 12:10 pm - A Chicago man accused of robbing another man at gunpoint outside an Elmhurst apartment complex was ordered detained Sunday while awaiting trial. He was captured wearing a wig in an apparent attempt to evade detection.
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Woman dead, man in custody after stabbing at Naperville homeJul 07, 2024 7:48 am - Naperville police are investigating the fatal stabbing of a woman Saturday morning in a home on the city’s southwest side. A man was arrested in connection with the death, but police did not disclose whether he had been charged.
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Bartlett festival to have more police, prohibit bags and masks, after ruckusJul 06, 2024 4:50 pm - People attending the Bartlett 4th of July Festival Saturday and Sunday will see more police there, after several disturbances that happened Friday night.
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Hoffman Estates police investigating reported armed home invasionJul 02, 2024 12:01 pm - Hoffman Estates police are investigating an armed home invasion Monday night in which neither the offenders nor victims were immediately found upon officers’ arrival. The...
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Driver gets 6 months in jail for fatal DUI crash in BensenvilleJul 01, 2024 6:34 pm - The man who killed a Lombard woman in a drunk-driving crash has been sentenced to six months in jail.