No Past Signs Of Violence At Burr Ridge House: Reports

BURR RIDGE, IL – Burr Ridge police apparently had no signs that violence would occur at a house where authorities said a woman was killed in February.

Oscar Rodriguez, 37, who lived in the 9100 block of South Madison Street in Burr Ridge, faces charges of first-degree murder and aggravated domestic battery.

He remains in the DuPage County Jail.

On Feb. 21, Rodriguez fatally attacked his mother, 57-year-old Virna Rodriguez, with a mini sledgehammer, authorities said.

After Rodriguez's arrest, Patch filed a public records request with Burr Ridge for all police reports for the Madison house in the last three years.

None of the reports included any kind of domestic battery or other violence.

But the police were called about other matters during that time. It wasn't clear which people in the home were involved.

In April 2023, a man brought home a woman he met at Q Bar in Darien, according to a report. When they arrived, the woman said she would only have sex if she was paid for it, police said.

The man would not pay, so they argued and she left, the report said. The man called the police about the incident the next day. He suspected the woman stole his phone charger, but he did not want to file a complaint.

In July 2022, police were called when a father and son argued over the son's failure to clean his room, according to another report. The son agreed to return to his room for the night and then go back and continue living with his grandmother, police said.

A day later, police received a loud noise complaint. A female graduate had people over for a graduation party. Police said they contacted her father, who arrived and ended the party.