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Metra board to weigh alternatives to planned 8.5% fare increase
Metra board members who have been balking at a previously planned 8.5 percent fare increase for next year are expected to be presented with alternate fare options at Friday’s board meeting, officials...
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Five charged after gunshots fired near Willowbrook
Five men were charged after a report of gunshots in unincorporated southwest suburban Willowbrook on Wednesday night. About 9:30 p.m., deputies responded to a call of gunshots on Clarendon Hills Road...
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Teen charged after rash of west suburban burglaries
A teenager has been charged after he and a crew of four others broke into a home and 35 vehicles early Monday near west suburban Glen Ellyn, authorities said. Officers responded to a call of a burglary...
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Woman to be extradited to DuPage County on homicide charge
A 24-year-old New Jersey woman will be extradited to DuPage County on a drug-induced homicide charge after she allegedly mailed heroin to her friend, who overdosed as a result. Amanda Guarneri was...
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Brown: Trump won. Clinton lost. That’s how our elections work
Follow @MarkBrownCST If you’re feeling out of step with the rest of the country about the results of the presidential election, you’re hardly alone. Then again, you might not be quite as far out of...
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Woodridge theater owner gets 5 years for $5M fraud scheme
A west suburban Woodridge cinema owner was sentenced to five years in prison Thursday for sales tax fraud and a bank fraud scheme that netted him nearly $5 million. Ted Bulthaup, 59, pleaded guilty in...
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DuPage detectives looking for leads in ‘Baby Hope’ case
On Sunday, detectives returned to west suburban Wheaton where a baby was found dead inside a backpack in August to remind the public that they are still seeking the child’s identity. Four detectives...
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Chicago man found guilty of defrauding state out of $400K
A Chicago man who ran a west suburban tobacco shop pleaded guilty and was sentenced to two years in prison for defrauding the state out of nearly $400,000, according to Attorney General Lisa Madigan....
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Ice fishing regulations at public sites: Around Chicago fishing
Ice fishing will begin in earnest this week. With that in mind, here are the regulations (basically unchanged from last year) for public sites around Chicago. CHICAGO LAGOONS: No ice fishing. FOREST...
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DuPage County sheriff searching for serial burglar
The DuPage County sheriff’s office is searching for a west suburban man wanted for an alleged residential burglary. Michael Sonne-Preuss, 30, is a serial burglar and narcotic user who has a warrant out...
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Joliet man charged with threatening to kill former judge, police
A Joliet man has been accused of threatening to kill former DuPage County judge and blow up the Westmont Police Department. Michael A. Kirollos, 30, faces three felony counts of threatening a public...
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Editorial: Step on toes and get rid of silly little governments
Follow @csteditorials When people run for public office, they always promise to make government more efficient and less expensive. Republican or Democrat, they say it every single time. Then, if they...
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Man found guilty of 2015 sexual assault of elderly Westmont woman
A west suburban man has been found guilty of sexually assaulting and robbing an elderly woman over two years ago during a New Year’s Day home invasion in Westmont. Tevin Rainey, 23, whose last known...
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Villa Park woman charged with stealing from uncle with dementia
A west suburban Villa Park woman is charged with stealing nearly $250,000 from her uncle, who was diagnosed with dementia. Sharon Cermak, 60, of the 1S300 block of Buttercup, was charged with a felony...
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Man gets 15 years in prison for stealing PlayStation
A southwest suburban man was sentenced to 15 years in prison Thursday for stealing a PlayStation video game system at gunpoint. Jason Taylor, 20, of Bolingbrook pleaded guilty to one felony count of...
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Suburban man found guilty of murdering his mother outside church
A 30-year-old man has been found guilty for the 2013 murder of his mother after shooting her in the back of a vehicle in southwest suburban Burr Ridge. Michael Bassaly, formerly of Downers Grove, was...
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Woman accused of forging petitions for DuPage college board seat
A 61-year-old woman was charged Wednesday with submitting forged documents in an effort to obtain a seat on the College of DuPage Board of Trustees. Rafath Waheed, of west suburban Lisle, made...
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Man accused of robbery at College of DuPage arrested in Texas
Texas police arrested a man on the run Monday morning after he was accused of robbing a College of DuPage student more than six months ago. Bond was set at $300,000 for Deandre Ford, 19, who faces an...
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Gentlemanly, gracious U.S. District Judge John Darrah dies at 78
U.S. District Judge John W. Darrah died Thursday at the age of 78, court officials said. The Chicago native, appointed to the federal bench in 2000 by President Bill Clinton, was remembered by friends...
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Opinion: A Labor Day call for fair treatment for part-time profs
It is a tiny perk, but one I wanted: an identification badge for my job as an adjunct professor. The official I.D.’s are helpful for free or discounted admission to museums, college athletic events...
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