Courtney Havlik thinks so. Her sister's ex-fiance is about to be released after spending 18 months in custody for arranging a meeting on Naperville's Riverwalk with someone he believed to be an underage girl. Does the time fit the crime?
Crime: October 2007 Archives
Evangelist Elmer "Joe" Christopherson of Oswego says Naperville violated his rights to free speech and freedom of religion when he was handed a ticket on Sept. 2 for unlawful display of a noncommercial sign within 10 feet of pavement. Who do you think is right -- the city or the preacher?
Now we've seen just about everything a thief can come up with. Nobody - in their wildest dreams - would have thought an automobile's "catalytic converter" would fetch big bucks on the scrap black market. But apparently they do. So are car alarms, panic buttons on remote keys, or any of the new technology worth anything when a thief hellbent to get at your "preciouis metals" can simply take out a wrench, climb under your car and go to work. Many people in Naperville have garages but, in this case, there doesn't seem to be a whole lot to do to protect you and your car from these burglars. What can possibly be next - or are the bad guys (inventive, sadly, as they are) - simply going to stay one step ahead of the good guys? And with all the downtown parking in Naperville should we all be worried? It's an alarming scenario
More than two years after the body of a small boy was found near Naperville, his still-unidentified remains will be laid to rest. Will the mystery ever be solved?
