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Jul 28, 2009 |Story| KTLA-LTV

Man Pleads Guilty in 1983 Rape, Murder of Jeanine Nicarico

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CHICAGO -- Brian Dugan pleaded guilty today to the kidnapping, rape and murder of 10-year-old Jeanine Nicarico of Naperville, a brutal crime that has rocked the community for more than a quarter century and helped spark death penalty reform in Illinois....

Tags: Justice and Rights, Prosecution, Somonauk, Trials, Crimes

May 24, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

12 arrested in Southeast Side drug investigation

Twelve people were arrested during a Southeast Side drug bust that nettled more than $730,000 in narcotics, according to Chicago police. The disbanded drug market was purportedly controlled by members of the Gangster Disciple and Black P. Stone street...

Tags: Chicago Police Department, South Chicago, Prosecution, Drug Trafficking, Juan Castro

May 15, 2012 | Chicago Tribune

Police honor fallen officers

TribLocal - Downers Grove » News
For Bill Bermes, the name Robert Worthel etched in Naperville’s police memorial wall is a reminder that his mother spent most of her life without …...

May 17, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

Aurora police show suspect vehicle in fatal hit-run

Aurora police today released a surveillance photo of an SUV that was involved in a hit-and-run crash last week that fatally injured a motorcyclist. Maxwell J. Torres, 23, died Wednesday at 5 p.m. at the University Illinois Medical Center, after a...

Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Hospitals and Clinics, Health, Transportation Accidents, Injuries and Wounds

May 16, 2012 |Story| RedEye

Iceland's Glaciers a Must-See

In case you hadn’t heard—since it’s been all over upwards of one of the blogson this site—I’m going to Icelandfor a while, and in trying to get an idea of what I want to see on my trip, I’ve decided some glaciers are...

Tags: Science and Technology, Volcanic Eruptions, Landforms, Global Change, Iceland

May 15, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

DUI law too vague, lawyer tells appeals court

An Aurora woman convicted of killing five teens in a drunken-driving accident should get a new sentencing hearing because of vague language in Illinois DUI laws, her attorney told an Appellate Court panel Monday. The three justices from the 2nd Appellate...

Tags: Oswego, Juvenile Delinquency, Justice System, Punishment, Accidental Death

May 11, 2012 | Chicago Tribune

Plainfield South track team possesses skills and smarts

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It’s not a requirement for the Plainfield South boys track and field team to have a National Honor Society president on its squad. But in …...

May 14, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

Woman convicted of killing 5 teens in DUI crash seeks new hearing

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An Aurora woman convicted of killing five teens in a drunken driving accident should get a new sentencing hearing because of vague language in Illinois DUI laws, her attorney told an appellate court panel Monday. The three justices from the 2nd Appellate...

Tags: Juvenile Delinquency, Legal Services, Oswego, Punishment, Justice System

May 8, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

Aurora police warn residents after man bitten by coyote

Tribune reporter
An Aurora man walking back into his home after a late night smoke was startled when a large animal believed to be a coyote lunged at him, biting and scratching his arm, police said. The 47-year-old man told police he was on the side of his house in the...

Tags: Rabies

May 10, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

Girls track and field | Joliet West Sectional: Oswego East's Michalek, West Aurora's Spagnola steal show; Neuqua Valley wins team title

Chicago Tribune reporter
Plainfield North senior Cessily Jones and her fellow 100-meter dash finalists emerged from a group hug at the end of their race with beaming smiles. Compared to last year's Class 3A sectional meet in cold, wind and rain, the calm conditions Thursday...

Tags: High School Sports, Oswego, Track and Field, Plainfield (Will, Illinois), Human Interest

May 11, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

Year later, police renew appeal to public in case of missing boy, 6

A year after a 6-year-old Aurora boy disappeared with his mother, police have released new surveillance video and renewed their appeal for people in a large swath of northwestern Illinois to be on the look-out for any missing items "that may help pinpoint...

Tags: Facebook, Cell Phones

Apr 26, 2012 | Chicago Tribune

Two charged in Naperville burglary

TribLocal - Naperville » News
The Will County State's Attorney's Office has approved felony charges against two Aurora teens arrested this week and accused of burglarizing a home near the …...