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DuPage County Environmental Committee met May 7
DuPage County Environmental Committee met Tuesday, May 7
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DuPage County Finance Committee will meet May 28
DuPage County Finance Committee will meet Tuesday, May 28
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Elmhurst teens face charges over swastika carvings on school playground
DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Elmhurst Chief of Police Michael McLean announced today that Judge Kenton Skarin has granted the State’s motion to detain pre-trial an Elmhurst teen accused of carving swastikas into an elementary school’s playground equipment. Christopher Jackson, 18, of the 200 block of Boyd Avenue, appeared at First Appearance Court this morning charged with one count of Hate Crime – School Property (Class 3 Felony), one count of Criminal Damage to Government Supported Property (Class 3 Felony), and one count of Criminal Damage to Property...
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Cicero man charged after high-speed chase involving stolen vehicle
DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Oak Brook Chief of Police Brian Strockis announced that the Court has denied the State’s motion to detain pre-trial a Cicero man accused of leading police on a high-speed chase in a stolen motor vehicle. Javier Barajas, 22, of the 2100 block of S. 57th Avenue, appeared at First Appearance Court yesterday charged with one count of Aggravated Unlawful Possession of a Stolen Motor Vehicle (Class 1 Felony) and one count of Aggravated Fleeing and Eluding (Class 4 Felony).
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Former Glendale Heights man sentenced to prison for sexual assault and home invasion
DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin announced today that Judge Ann Celine O’Hallaren Walsh has sentenced Anthony Lane, 55, formerly of Glendale Heights, to fifty-eight years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for breaking into an elderly woman’s home and sexually assaulting her in November 2021. On January 10, 2024, following a three-day trial and approximately two hours of deliberations, a jury found Lane guilty of one count of Home Invasion (Class X Felony) and three counts of Aggravated Criminal Sexual Assault (Class X Felony). On December 6, 2021, Judge...
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DuPage County Judicial and Public Safety Committee met May 21
DuPage County Judicial and Public Safety Committee met Tuesday, May 21
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DuPage County Economic Development Committee met May 21
DuPage County Economic Development Committee met Tuesday, May 21
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DuPage County Human Services Committee met May 21
DuPage County Human Services Committee met Tuesday, May 21
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DuPage County Animal Services Committee met May 21
DuPage County Animal Services Committee met Tuesday, May 21
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West Chicago man denied pre-trial release on cocaine charges
DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Naperville Chief of Police Jason Arres announced today that Judge Joshua Dieden granted the State’s motion to detain pre-trial a West Chicago man accused of selling cocaine to a Naperville undercover officer. Jeremy Soto, 29, of the 300 block of Ann Street, appeared at First Appearance Court this morning charged with three counts of Manufacture/Delivery of a Controlled Substance - Cocaine (2 Class X Felonies and 1 Class 1 Felony) and one count of Possession of a Controlled Substance - Cocaine (Class 1 Felony).
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Chicago man denied pre-trial release in road rage shooting case
DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Roselle Chief of Police Rob Barreto announced that Judge Joshua Dieden has granted the State’s motion to deny pre-trial release for a Chicago man, Justin Gray, 32, charged with shooting at a moving vehicle in Roselle. Gray is accused of aggravated discharge of a firearm, a Class 1 Felony.
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Chicago Men Denied Pre-Trial Release for High-Speed Chase and Burglary
DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Oak Brook Chief of Police Brian Strockis announced that Judge Joshua Dieden has denied pre-trial release for two Chicago men. The accused, Kawann Moore, 39, and Richard Pegue, 35, are charged with stealing two chainsaws from a truck and leading police on a high-speed chase.
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DuPage County Veteran's Assistance Commission will meet May 15
DuPage County Veteran's Assistance Commission will meet Wednesday, May 15
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DuPage County Zoning Board of Appeals will meet May 15
DuPage County Zoning Board of Appeals will meet Wednesday, May 15
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Cook County man denied pre-trial release over alleged weapon possession
DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Naperville Chief of Police Jason Arres announced that Judge Brian Jacobs has denied pre-trial release for a Cook County man allegedly found in possession of a loaded gun at a Naperville recreation facility. The defendant, Gary Howard, 20, appeared in court charged with one count of Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon, a Class 4 Felony.