heroin use in DuPage County

A Suburban Heroin Addict’s Story

Heroin use in DuPage and other nearby counties has increased at an explosive pace in the past five years.  The (Tribune) chart to the left indicates an alarming growth trend; heroin is increasingly more available in the Chicago area.  Because it is cheap and readily available, teen heroin use is also on the rise. Here…

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Janitor Kenneth Brown

Janitor Sentenced in Teacher’s Battery Case

Former janitor sentenced in teacher’s battery Kenneth R. Brown, who turned 55 on Friday, was convicted in DuPage County Circuit Court in Wheaton of a Class 3 felony charge of aggravated battery of a school employee, according to court records. A companion charge of public indecency/lewd exposure … Read more on Naperville Sun https://www.countycourtcase.com/county/dupage-county-court-cases-court-cases/

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Christopher Halley Gets 5 Years in Prison

Warrenville Ex-Alderman Christopher Halley Gets 5 Years in Prison

Yesterday, the DuPage County State’s Attorney office released a press release indicating that Warrenville resident Christopher Halley was sentenced to five years in prison for stealing thousands of dollars from acquaintances.  We posted about Halley’s antics before.   Some people never learn…  Here is the press release: Former Warrenville Alderman Sentenced to Five Years on Theft…

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Naperville stabbing suspect Daniel Olaska

Stabbing in Naperville Bar

If you aren’t familiar with this story, it’s a surprising and sad one.  27 year-old Daniel Olaska is charged with stabbing second-grade teacher Shaun Wild to death inside Frankie’s Blue Room in downtown Naperville.  It is reported that Wild had tried to calm a tense confrontation between Olaska and one of Wild’s friends. This just…

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