Crime & Safety
In Court This Week: Alleged Hinsdale Metra Bomber Asks for New Lawyer
Here's a look at some of the cases we're keeping an eye on this week in DuPage County.
After a delayed hearing last week, the alleged 2006 Hinsdale Metra bomber is in court asking for new representation. Meanwhile, a Downers Grove man accused of posing as a doctor and the suspect in a fatal hit-and-run in Elmhurst also go before judges this week.
Hinsdale—(Metra station explosion) is now scheduled for a May 12 hearing in federal court in Chicago to ask a judge for a new attorney. Zajac was recently sentenced to 35 years in prison for a similar incident in Utah, but has an appeal pending in that case.
Downers Grove—, charged with pretending to be a doctor and treating people, is scheduled for a status hearing on May 12.
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Downers Grove— (theft from high school) scheduled for a status hearing on May 10.
Elmhurst—The father-son duo charged with battery in a struggle with police in a bar are scheduled for hearings on May 9. The father, Brian R. Connell, recently had an additional charge of resisting a police officer filed against him.
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Elmhurst— (fatal hit-and-run) is scheduled to appear for a hearing on May 10.
Naperville—'s civil lawsuit is scheduled for a status hearing on May 9.
