Chicago Crime
Man charged with drowning wife 13 years ago
A former South Barrington man has been charged murdering his wife, 13 years after she drowned in her bathtub.
Man charged with drowning wife 13 years ago in South Barrington
Thirteen years after a South Barrington woman drowned in her bathtub, her husband has been charged with her murder. Frank Buschauer, 65, of Pell Lake Wis., was charged Wednesday with first-degree murder in connection with the death of his wife Cynthia Hrisco, who was 47 when she drowned in the couple’s South Barrington home on Feb. 28, 2000, according to the Cook County State’s Attorney’s office.
Bond set at $1 million in fatal DuPage crash
Bond was set at $1 million Friday for a west suburban man charged with DUI in the crash that killed his 18-year-old passenger.
Driver dies after crashing into garage while speeding away from gunman
A 38-year-old man who tried to flee from a gunman early Friday — but instead crashed his car into a West Pullman garage — has died, a source told the Chicago Sun-Times.
Custody dispute may be linked to killing of 5 in Downstate family
The death toll from the slayings grew to six when authorities revealed Thursday — a day after the shootings — that one of the victims was pregnant when she was murdered by suspected gunman Rick Odell Smith in Manchester, Ill.
Illinois prisoner mistakenly ‘shoved’ out the door in Wisconsin
Cameron Ratcliff’s lawyer said he got a phone call from his client’s girlfriend unlike any he’d received in 35 years of practice: She said she was sitting with her boyfriend in the parking lot of the Walworth County jail in Wisconsin. Ratcliff was supposed to be returned to an lllinois prison after a court appearance there.
Truck driver fell asleep at the wheel in crash that killed trooper, report
The truck driver involved in the fiery Tri-State Tollway crash last month that killed an Illinois State Police trooper allegedly fell asleep behind the wheel before the truck he was driving veered out of its lane, according to a report obtained by the Sun-Times.The white semi-tractor trailer then slammed into a state police cruiser parked on the left shoulder of Interstate 294 near Willow Road in northwest suburban Northfield Township, police have said, killing 28-year-old Trooper James Sauter.
Gunman says Borizov directed fatal Darien shooting rampage
The first person Jacob Nodarse shot at after he broke into the house was his one-time friend, Michael Kramer. That bullet missed when the 20-year-old ducked around a corner, Nodarse said, so he quickly gunned down Kramer’s startled parents — then went searching for Michael. The 26-year-old Nodarse methodically recounted the 2010 triple slayings for a DuPage County jury weighing whether his friend, Johnny Borizov, also is responsible for the killings.
Carpentersville man gets prison for 9th DUI
ST. CHARLES TWP. — A Carpentersville man has been sentenced to eight years in prison after being convicted of driving under the influence of liquor — for at least the ninth time. William M. Reece, 58, of the 400 block of Besinger Drive, was sentenced …
Drivers faked bankruptcy to avoid auto pound fees, feds allege
In a city well-practiced in the way of scams, this is a new one. At least a thousand people may have retrieved cars towed by the city without paying any fines or fees to the city’s Revenue Department. How they did it: They filed phony bankruptcies. And they did it with help from a ring of people who charged up to half of what was owed to the city, according to charges filed Thursday by the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Buffalo Grove man charged with child pornography
A northwest suburban man was ordered held on $50,000 bond Thursday after investigators allegedly found child pornography on computers at his home. Michael Welstead, 50, of Buffalo Grove, was charged with one count each of aggravated child pornography for having still images on a computer; aggravated child pornography for having video images on a computer;, and child pornography, according to the Cook County State’s Attorney’s office.
Frankfort doctor pleads not guilty to sex-abuse charges
A Frankfort doctor accused of groping several women during office visits pleaded not guilty to the charges Thursday in Will County court. Dr. Kishor Jain, 59, faces an indictment on 10 counts of criminal sexual abuse; five counts of battery, and one count of criminal sexual assault.
Des Plaines man charged with possession of drugs worth $268,000
Chicago Police seized more than $250,000 worth of drugs from the home of a Des Plaines man Wednesday in the northwest suburb. Edmond Hughes, 33, was charged with possession of cannabis; production of 20 to 50 cannabis plants; possession of cocaine, and unlawful use of a weapon by a felon, according to a Chicago Police statement. On Thursday, Hughes was ordered held on $40,000 bond.
Bolingbrook man gets 12-year sentence for fatal DUI crash
On the February 2012 night when Jay Cox’s Jeep collided with Efren Garcia’s Nissan, lives changed forever. Garcia’s wife, Stephanie, could see the crash from the front yard of her Bolingbrook home. She saw her husband’s crushed car and watched as crews worked to pull him from the wreckage. Garcia, 30, was pronounced dead less than two hours later. Cox, who crawled out of his rolled Jeep at the scene and asked for cigarettes, was arrested on an aggravated DUI charge.
Burglars strike Near North Side businesses
Police issued an alert Thursday warning Gold Coast neighborhood businesses about a recent string of overnight burglaries. The burglars forcibly entered closed stores in late evening and early morning hours, according to the alert from Area Central detectives.
