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Paramedic guilty of running red light in Naperville crash with car

June 4, 2018 at 7:18 p.m.

A senior paramedic with the Aurora Fire Department has been found guilty of disobeying a traffic control signal in connection with a Naperville traffic crash in January in which a...

An Amtrak conductor was shot by a passenger at the downtown Naperville Metra station on May 16, 2017, police said.

‘It’s crazy, plum crazy’: Sisters see Amtrak conductor lying on Naperville platform, shot

May 16, 2019 at 6:07 a.m.

An Amtrak passenger shot a conductor Tuesday while the train was stopped at the Metra station in downtown Naperville, police Cmdr. Lou Cammiso said. The suspect, a Wisconsin man in...

Woman killed in crash with Naperville cop failed to yield, coroner’s report says

May 22, 2019 at 2:42 a.m.

The 73-year-old Naperville woman who died following a collision with a Naperville police SUV appears to have caused the fatal crash, a DuPage County Coroner's Office report said. An investigative...

More than 60 people were either ticketed or issued warnings by Naperville police for talking or texting on cell phones while driving during the last week of April.

Nearly 360 caught in police crackdown, 62 for distracted driving

May 22, 2019 at 2:41 a.m.

Nearly 360 tickets and warnings — 62 to people using cellphones — were issued during the Naperville Police Department's first-ever "distracted driving" crackdown. The campaign, conducted from April 24 to...

Man gets probation in Naperville teen girl sex abuse case

May 22, 2019 at 2:41 a.m.

A 26-year-old man avoided a trial on sexual abuse charges after family members and prosecutors said they believed the Naperville girl too emotionally fragile to testify against him. Felony charges...

Man vowed to ‘terrorize’ Naperville school: authorities

May 22, 2019 at 2:41 a.m.

A Massachusetts man is accused of vowing to "terrorize" St. Raphael Catholic School in Naperville and threatening to harm Chicago Archbishop Blase Joseph Cupich, according to Naperville police and DuPage...

Outdoor diners could order drinks under new downtown permit proposal

May 22, 2019 at 2:41 a.m.

Downtown Naperville's bars and restaurants would be allowed to serve alcoholic beverages to outdoor diners under a proposed ordinance change to be considered by the Naperville City Council. Members of...

Clothes dryer sparked Naperville house fire: chief

May 16, 2019 at 6:07 a.m.

A malfunctioning clothes dryer is being blamed for starting an early Friday morning blaze that damaged the basement of a Naperville home. The fire broke out about 2:10 a.m. Friday...

Addition to low-income senior apartments proposed

May 16, 2019 at 6:07 a.m.

The Martin Avenue Apartments complex for low-income senior citizens could expand by more than 50 percent under a proposal that won the endorsement Wednesday of the Naperville Planning and Zoning...

Urbana robbery suspect charged in armed robbery of Naperville nail salon

May 22, 2019 at 2:41 a.m.

A Naperville man charged with holding up a convenience food store in downstate Urbana is now accused of the March armed robbery of a Naperville nail salon during which the...

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