The Cardinal

The city of Naperville has launched a criminal investigation after the official Naperville city website was “compromised by a virus” that brought the website down for about one week. Officials have also reported that a human offender is responsible for the issues with the website. Most crucial information including the city’s online billing system is [...]

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On Tuesday, September 11, 2012, the Naperville Police Department arrested Robert Theodore, a male/white subject of a sexual abuse investigation, born February 27, 1952, at his residence located at 3809 Hagen Court, Woodridge, Illinois. The arrest stemmed from a seven-month investigation regarding reports that Theodore was having inappropriate contact with minors. The Warrenville/Woodridge/Naperville area trainer [...]

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A Naperville woman has been charged by Aurora police with disorderly conduct for filing a false police report on March 26, 2012. Sarah C. Eschbach, 22, told Aurora police she was sexually assaulted by a 21-year-old Aurora man in the man’s apartment. The man was an acquantance. A warrant was issued for Eschbach’s arrest on [...]

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View Larger Map Naperville police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 9:29 p.m. Thursday, May 3, 2012 to the area of Diehl Road west of Abriter Ct. after receiving a 911 call of a single vehicle crash involving a vehicle that struck a light pole. Upon arrival, units located a blue 2001 Toyota Corolla in the driveway [...]

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Naperville police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 9:02 a.m. Monday to a school bus vs. SUV crash at 248th Avenue and Lapp Lane. The school bus was empty, but the toddler was injured when the crash caused the SUV to roll over and the ejection of the toddler. The female child was airlifted by medical transport [...]

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View Larger Map Frankie’s Blue Room is located on the second floor with two other bars in the same building. Naperville police and firefighter/paramedics responded just before 1:00 a.m. Saturday to a report of three stabbing victims at Frankie’s Blue Room, 16 W. Chicago Ave. Upon arrival, Naperville police and firefighter/paramedics discovered three victims with [...]

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Naperville police responded about 1:36 a.m. Wednesday to an armed robbery at a Naperville 7-ELEVEN, 1925 South Washington Stret. The offender was wearing a dark hoodie Police report the man is described as wearing a dark colored hooded sweatshirt, a mask, dark jeans, black gym shoes and light colored gloves. The offender displayed a black [...]

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Many residents are reporting an orange glow in the sky near Minooka. A stack from a plant near Route 6 and Ridge Road had an abnormal burnoff Tuesday night. Lightning strikes apparently caused at least five house fires or building fires in southwest suburbs. Lightning strike and working structure fire at 775 Autumn, Bolingbrook. Lightning [...]

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Naperville police responded just after 4:30 a.m. Monday to an activated burglar alarm at the Apple Store Naperville, 120 West Jefferson Avenue. The alarm activated at 4:31 a.m. and police arrived at 4:43 a.m. Monday. Naperville police report that five offenders wearing hoodies or hooded coats smashed the glass front door of the store. The [...]

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Naperville police responded about 1:00 a.m. Tuesday to the 1100 block of West Ogden Avenue to a call from William C. Ladew of Aurora that he was intending to kill himself. After a woman friend of Ladew’s let two police officers into her apartment, police encountered Ladew in a back bedroom. Ladew had a large [...]

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Naperville police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 1:30 a.m. Sunday to the 16 Jefferson Avenue, the location of Blackfinn American Saloon in Naperville to a report of a security guard stabbed. The injured security guard was transported to Level II Trauma Center Edward’s Hospital. The stabbing occurred after Adam B. Hearn, 31, and his girlfriend Kelly [...]

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Naperville police responded about 5:15 a.m. Sunday to a burglar alarm at the Apple Store, 120 West Jefferson Avenue. Police responded immediately and discovered the front glass doors and windows shattered, as they did last September. Security video shows that two offenders entered the store wearing ski masks and gloves. They were carrying tote containers [...]

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