DeKalb County State's Attorney

DeKalb County government has settled a lawsuit filed against private buyers who backed out of a planned $8.3 million sale of the DeKalb County Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, records show.

Convicted murderer Jonathan D. Hurst has asked a DeKalb County judge to reconsider the two life sentences she handed him last month for the violent murders of Sycamore elderly mother and son Patricia Wilson and Robert Wilson, court records show.

A Somonauk 19-year-old was sentenced this week to 25 years and three months in prison after pleading guilty to kidnapping in connection to the repeated sexual assault of a minor, court records show.

A half hour before jury selection was to begin Monday for a DeKalb bank robbery trial, the man accused asked a judge to postpone, arguing prosecutors didn’t give him enough time to review evidence. Lead prosecutor Daniel Regna said that Matthew L. Martin was “gaming the system."

Jury selection for the trial of Chicago man charged with robbing a DeKalb bank in July 2024 is set to start Monday, after the man accused, who’s representing himself in court, rejected two plea offers from prosecutors.

A Chicago man charged with robbing a DeKalb bank in July 2024 declined prosecutors’ guilty plea offer Wednesday that included a 24-year prison sentence served at 50%. He opted instead to proceed to an expected jury trial Monday. He plans to represent himself.

A DeKalb man has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder of a baby. Prosecutors recently told a judge they’re gathering evidence in the case, expected to include cellphone videos of Maximino Mendoza, 26, intentionally choking and hurting a 1-year-old.

A Chicago man accused in a DeKalb bank robbery has dismissed his defense attorney as he prepares to represent himself in a jury trial set to convene next week.

Nancy Strever said her family still has nightmares about finding her sister Patricia Wilson and nephew Robert Wilson beaten to death in 2016. But the man responsible, Jonathan D. Hurst, 56, will spend the rest of his life in prison, a judge ruled Thursday.

Jonathan Hurst, found guilty on Jan. 30 of murdering Sycamore elderly mother and son Patricia Wilson and Robert Wilson in 2016, wants a new trial, court records show. He's set to be sentenced Thursday by Judge Marcy Buick.

A Chicago man pleaded guilty and was sentenced to prison recently for making a false 911 call in September claiming he saw someone with a gun at Sycamore High School, court records show.

A Montgomery man pleaded guilty this month to murdering Chrishun Keeler-Tyus, of DeKalb, in a 2020 gas station shooting, and was sentenced by a judge to 37 years in prison. He's the fourth person to plead guilty in the fatal shooting.

A month before an expected jury trial was set to convene, Timothy M. Doll, 31, pleaded guilty Wednesday to murdering DeKalb teenager Gracie Sasso-Cleveland in May 2023. He's expected to be sentenced in April. He faces decades in prison.

As the verdict was read Thursday and family of Patricia Wilson and Robert Wilson wept, Jonathan D. Hurst, found guilty of murdering the elderly mother and her son, sat next to his defense lawyers and appeared to show no reaction.

Traces of Jonathan D. Hurst's DNA were found on a pillow and two knives tucked away in a crawl space in the basement laundry room of Patricia and Robert Wilson's rural Sycamore home, a forensic expert testified Wednesday. The Wilsons were found bludgeoned to death in 2016.

Family members of Patricia Wilson and Robert Wilson took the witness stand Thursday to recount finding their slain loved ones on Aug. 15, 2016. The double murder trial of Jonathan D. Hurst, a former Chicago man charged in their 2016 killings, continues Friday.

With a jury selected, a long-awaited murder trial is expected to convene Thursday for Jonathan Hurst, charged almost five years ago in the killings of Sycamore elderly mother and son Patricia and Robert Wilson. The Wilsons were found slain in their home in August 2016.

A former Sycamore teenager will remain held without release pending trial on adult first-degree murder charges in the stabbing death of classmate Kaleb McCall, a judge ruled Tuesday. It's the second time the 16-year-old's request for release has been denied.

Prosecutors anticipate calling nearly 50 witnesses beginning next week in the double murder trial of former Chicago man Jonathan Hurst, accused in the violent 2016 slayings of Sycamore elderly mother and son Patricia and Robert Wilson.

As prosecutors prepare to bring forward dozens of witnesses starting Jan. 21 for a former Chicago man’s double murder trial in the violent killings of mother and son Patricia and Robert Wilson, conversation in court Thursday turned to jury selection.

A DeKalb County judge ruled this month that cell tower data can be used as evidence in an upcoming double murder trial for the man accused in the 2016 slayings of Sycamore mother and son Patricia Wilson and Robert Wilson. Prosecutors say the data proves the man was in the area.

A special prosecutor was appointed Wednesday in the murder trial of a 16-year-old accused of stabbing to death his Sycamore classmate Kaleb McCall in 2023. The teen's lawyer is expected to argue against his transfer to adult court in January.

State Rep. Jeff Keicher is calling for the Illinois Attorney General’s Office to investigate the driving background of a DeKalb man charged with driving under the influence and causing a crash that killed DeKalb County Sheriff’s Deputy Christina Musil.

Court proceedings for a Sycamore teen charged as an adult in the 2023 fatal stabbing of his classmate Kaleb McCall were delayed Wednesday after a judge said a special prosecutor is needed to avoid a conflict of interest with the newly sworn-in DeKalb County State's Attorney.

Body camera footage released by state police Tuesday shows DeKalb Police Chief David Byrd and Officer Brian Bollow as a tense scene and shooting unfurls at a local car dealership after a DeKalb man attacked multiple employees with knives, authorities said.

A Chicago man accused of robbing a DeKalb bank in July is representing himself in court, including at his upcoming jury trial which could occur as early as December at his request.

Republican candidate Riley Oncken appears likely to be the next DeKalb County State’s Attorney, according to unofficial election results updated late Tuesday night.

Madison Ricke, 24, of DeKalb, pleaded guilty Wednesday to drug-induced homicide after prosecutors said she sold the fentanyl-laced drugs that killed DeKalb High School senior Diamonte Dailey, 18, a day after his birthday in 2022. She was sentenced by a judge Wednesday.

A 16-year-old charged with first-degree murder in the 2023 fatal stabbing of his Sycamore High School classmate Kaleb McCall will be tried as an adult, and could face decades in prison if convicted, a judge ruled this month.

In a joint video interview with Shaw Local News Network, Democrat Charles “Chuck” Rose and Republican Riley Oncken both said they believe they’re the best fit for the job. Read more about their campaign platforms, including what they think of the SAFE-T Act.

Cashless bail and changes to pretrial release hearings have been in effect under the SAFET Act for about a year now. What is your opinion of the new system? Riley Oncken: Although well intentioned, I do not believe that the SAFE-T Act is good for the Illinois judicial system

What do you believe are the top priorities for the office? Charles Rose: The first priority is getting those cases that have been pending far too long to trial

A DeKalb man pleaded guilty Wednesday to threatening to assassinate state GOP Rep. Jeff Keicher, a threat which Keicher, who lives in Sycamore, called “an affront” to democratic society.

A Chicago man this week was ordered detained pending trial as he faces charges that he made a false 911 call prompting two Sycamore schools to lock down as a precaution Friday.

A DeKalb County judge on Monday released a Kingston man charged with attempted murder in a DeKalb stabbing, citing law that requires court rulings to consider how to mitigate public threat if released.

A Kingston man was charged with attempted murder after a stabbing in the early morning hours Friday in downtown DeKalb left a man with serious injuries, police said.

Prosectors have added another DUI charge against James Corralejo, an ex-cop who lives in DeKalb charged with driving drunk and causing a 2023 crash that killed DeKalb grandmother Graciela Reza Contreras, court records show.

A DeKalb man has been charged with attempted murder in connection to a 2021 shooting near a Quick Stop convenience store that left another man suffering gunshot wounds to his leg, records show.

While the parents of slain Sycamore teen Kaleb McCall, 17, watched, the defense for another teen charged in his 2023 fatal stabbing argued in court Monday that the juvenile system would better rehabilitate their client for a future that could include college and a career.

Two DeKalb brothers, including a convicted felon, are facing criminal charges after police allegedly found a machine gun, multiple types of weapons ammunition and drugs inside their home, court records show

Almost five years after his arrest, a postponed trial and other court delays, an Ohio man accused of beating to death an elderly Sycamore mother and her son has a new trial date.

Ahna R. Dixon-Silva, 24, pleaded guilty and was sentenced recently for causing a 2021 crash that killed DeKalb man Kelvin Clark, 37, while he was walking on West Lincoln Highway. Clark's sister, Tevorra Clark, said she and her family are devastated.

A Cortland man was indicted by a statewide grand jury this month after an investigation by the Illinois Attorney General’s Office alleged he had multiple materials on his computer that depicted child sex abuse, according to DeKalb County court records.

A Sycamore woman pleaded guilty this week to stealing $90,000 from the Sycamore Music Boosters club, and was sentenced by a judge to pay it back and serve 24 months probation. Prosecutors said she used the stolen funds for gambling and to buy alcohol.

A man is facing multiple criminal charges of animal neglect and cruelty after a months-long investigation led by state authorities which they said uncovered dozens of dead livestock carcasses on his Sandwich property, court records show.

A DeKalb man accused of driving under the influence of drugs and causing a March crash that killed a sheriff’s deputy and mother of three was granted leave by a judge this month to travel for the birth of his grandchild.

A DeKalb County judge on Monday decided to keep jailed a DeKalb man accused of threatening to assassinate state Rep. Jeff Keicher, R-Sycamore, citing in part the man’s criminal history of making false 911 calls to police.

Prosecutors on Saturday asked a DeKalb County judge to detain a DeKalb man accused of threatening to assassinate GOP state Rep. Jeff Keicher, R-Sycamore, and a ruling is expected Monday. Forrest R. Brandon remains in custody at DeKalb County Jail for now.

The defense team for the former Chicago man accused of beating to death a Sycamore mother and son is objecting to a court order that they reveal who they plan to call as witnesses in a now-delayed double-murder trial, court records show.

DeKalb County prosecutors this week told a judge they’re compiling evidence ahead of a potential jury trial for the DeKalb man charged with driving under the influence of drugs and causing a crash that killed DeKalb County Sheriff’s Deputy Christina Musil.