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Heroin-Buying Mom Left Kids at Motel / Shaken-Baby Dad's Bail Set at $1 Million / Child Porn Tracker / Son's Jail Death
Recent DuPage County headlines: Wedding scammer taken into custody / Route 59 construction fines / I-55 tolls in our future?

Miss a day, miss a lot. Your week in headlines:
Naperville Mom Left Young Kids at Motel While She Went to Buy Heroin: Cops
- The police said the woman made a habit of leaving her children unattended while she went to Chicago to buy heroin
$1M Bail Set for Downers Grove Father Accused of Shaking Baby
- The 3-month-old girl was taken to the emergency room with substantial head injuries, prosecutors say.
Accused Child Porn Distributor Had Thousands of Illegal Images: Prosecutors
- Police tracked a suspicious IP address to Anthony Damaska’s home in Downers Grove.
Father Files Federal Lawsuit After Son Dies from Heroin Withdrawal in DuPage County Jail
- The DuPage County man says jailers should have known his son was exhibiting signs of a heroin withdrawal, according to the lawsuit.
Cambodian Wedding Scammer Arrives in Joliet to Face Theft Charges: Cops
- The former Bolingbrook resident had been arrested in Indiana.
Route 59 Construction Contractors Fined for Missing Deadline
- The $284,550 fine will not be collected until contractors have an opportunity to argue their case.
IDOT Considers Adding Toll Lanes to Decongest Stevenson Expressway
- Would you pay a toll to use faster lanes on Interstate 55?
Wood Dale Resident Pleads Guilty to Sexually Abusing a Child
- The 33-year-old man pleaded guilty to the crime and received a sentence of more than six years in prison.
Lake Ellyn Boathouse Seeks Spot on National Register of Historic Places
- Park District officials are now also moving forward with also nominating Lake Ellyn Park to be included on the state’s list.
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- Hypodermic Syringe Found in Accused Thief’s Pocket: Police
- Third Accused Radio Shack Robber Found Guilty
- Unknown Symbol Spray Painted on U-Haul
- Overnight Car Burglaries Spike in Hinsdale
- ‘Older Man’ Robs Naperville Bank
- Truck Slides Off Road and Into Home Near Winfield
- Police Find Pot Cookies in Car with Four Juveniles
WORTH A LOOK
- Former Guantanamo Bay Interrogator Eric Wentz to Present at Wheaton Public Library February 11
- One Earth Film Festival Returns to Elmhurst College
- College of DuPage Hosts Inaugural Italian Immersion Day
- Did the Naperville artist solve the Mona Lisa mystery?
- New Chocolate Shop Coming to Downtown Glen Ellyn
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