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updated: Sun Jul 06, 2008 08:28 pm

Dupage County News

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8 hrs ago | Daily Herald

Winfield man admits possessing child porn

A Winfield man must register as a convicted sex offender for the rest of his life after a state task force that secretly monitors child pornography sites on the Internet snared him in its web.

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Sat Jul 05, 2008

Openline

Election 2008 | Hillary Man

From Aurora, the 2nd largest city in Illinois, an ongoing discussion and images of who's who and what's what of news, politics, music, sports, technology and stuff around the Chicago area, Illinois, the region, ...

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Related Topix: Illinois, Aurora, IL

Fri Jul 04, 2008

WQAD-TV Moline

Judge rules interview OK in pizza delivery death

Associated Press - July 4, 2008 9:04 PM ET WHEATON, Ill. - A DuPage County judge has ruled that an 82-minute DVD of a police interview with a Sandwich man accused of murdering a pizza-delivery driver can be ...

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Related Topix: Wheaton, IL, West Chicago, IL, Chicago Metro

Wood Dale Press

: Villa Park trustee back on ballot, for now

A DuPage County judge ruled Thursday that Villa Park Trustee Tom Cullerton should appear on the November ballot as a Democratic candidate for state Senate.

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Related Topix: Villa Park, IL

Thu Jul 03, 2008

FOX News

Man Steals Pup, Blows Pot in Its Face to Make It Pass Out

A Plainfield man has been sentenced to 60 days in the DuPage County Jail for stealing a $1,500 Pomeranian puppy and blowing marijuana smoke into its face until it passed out.

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Related Topix: Drug Testing, Naperville, IL

Wed Jul 02, 2008

Chicago Tribune

Plainfield man gets 60 days for stealing puppy; cops say he made it inhale marijuana smoke

A Plainfield man who stole a $1,500 Pomeranian puppy and blew marijuana smoke into its face until it passed out was sentenced Wednesday to 60 days in the DuPage County Jail.

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Related Topix: Plainfield, IL, Naperville, IL, Drug Testing

Naperville Sun

Pair charged with pimping teen girls in Downers Grove

Two young men from Bolingbrook have been charged with running a prostitution scheme from a Downers Grove hotel.

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Related Topix: Bolingbrook, IL, Downers Grove, IL

Chicago Tribune

Child molester found guilty of failing to register as sex offender

Daniel Rappe, a former correctional officer in the DuPage County Sheriff's Department who was twice convicted on child molestation charges, had ducked registering as a sex offender for seven years by creating a ...

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Related Topix: Willowbrook, IL

Tue Jul 01, 2008

Chicago Tribune

Driving drunk? Your car may be taken, DuPage warns

To deter drunken drivers from getting behind the wheel this holiday weekend, DuPage County authorities Tuesday warned that they have seized 417 vehicles so far this year, most after alcohol-related stops.

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Related Topix: Naperville, IL

Mon Jun 30, 2008

Chicago Tribune

Driver in fatal crash on Stevenson Expressway was drunk, DuPage County prosecutors say

Bail was set Tuesday at $1 million for a Burbank man who DuPage County prosecutors say had a blood-alcohol level more than four times the legal limit in a fatal crash last week on the Stevenson Expressway.

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Related Topix: Burr Ridge, IL

Sun Jun 29, 2008

Chicago Sun-Times

State's death penalty left in limbo

When Gov. George Ryan took the extraordinary step of emptying Illinois' Death Row over fears that an innocent person could be executed, he urged lawmakers to reform the death penalty.

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Related Topix: Winnetka, IL, Illinois, Death Penalty

Fri Jun 27, 2008

Chicago Sun-Times

Convicted political consultant gets probation

A political consultant convicted of submitting forged signatures on nominating petitions avoided a jail term Friday when a DuPage County judge instead sentenced him to probation and community service work.

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Related Topix: Westmont, IL

Naperville Sun

Relay donations up despite economy

Naperville continues to give generously to Relay for Life, despite thunderstorms closing the most recent event early and the economy putting a damper on the size of donations.

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Related Topix: Lisle, IL, Naperville, IL

Wed Jun 25, 2008

Chicago Sun-Times

Woman admits to stealing school district funds

A former bookkeeper for a Darien-based elementary school district pleaded guilty Tuesday to stealing tens of thousands of dollars from the west suburban district.

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Related Topix: Darien, IL, Autos

Tue Jun 24, 2008

STLtoday

Mosquito with West Nile found in Southern Illinois

SPRINGFIELD, Ill . -- A mosquito sample collected in Jackson County has tested positive for the West Nile virus -- the first in Southern Illinois this year -- according to the Illinois Department of Public ...

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Related Topix: Springfield Metro, Springfield, IL, Illinois, Health, West Nile Virus, Tazewell County, IL

The Post Chronicle

IRS Charges Tarot Scam Psychic

The Internal Revenue Service has filed tax evasion charges against a suburban Chicago psychic jailed in connection with an alleged Tarot card scam.

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Related Topix: Naperville, IL, Watches

Mon Jun 23, 2008

Beacon News

Dozens sickened at golf club restaurant

The restaurant and bar at Arrowhead Golf Club in Wheaton has temporarily closed after at least 12 customers and 20 food service staff members became sick with vomiting, diarrhea and abdominal cramps, according ...

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Related Topix: Wheaton, IL, Food Science

Sun-Times News Group

Updated 6/23: DuPage Forest District hires its own prosecutor

Calling it an experimental position, the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County has hired its own prosecutor.

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Related Topix: Wheaton, IL, Wheeling, IL

Sun Jun 22, 2008

Chicago Tribune

First black DuPage sheriff's officer retires, ending a 40-year career

Bill Simmons retired Friday after 40 years in law enforcement, but he remembers clearly the day he was hired by the DuPage County sheriff's department.

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Related Topix: Elmhurst, IL, Bloomingdale, IL, Drugs

Fri Jun 20, 2008

Beep!

Mother's letter helps tell Marine's story

Dawid Pietrek was a young Polish immigrant who died an American hero. Dawid Pietrek The 24-year-old DuPage County man was killed Saturday with three other Marines while returning to their base when their Humvee ...

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Related Topix: Poland, World News

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