DuPage County Circuit Court

A man was sentenced Monday to 12 years in prison for killing a man in a DUI crash on I-55 near Darien.

Glendale Heights and its police department are being sued over one of their police officers who shot and killed his wife last year before killing himself.

A motion was granted Tuesday to detain pre-trial a Round Lake Beach man accused of leading police on a high-speed chase, illegal possession of a firearm and illegal possession of methamphetamine, prosecutors said.

A homeless man found guilty of sexually assaulting a woman near the Illinois Prairie Path in 2018 has been sentenced to 66 years in prison, prosecutors said.

A Chicago woman remains in the DuPage County jail after authorities say she caused a crash in Oak Brook Wednesday while trying to evade police.

A Westmont man has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of disseminating obscene materials as part of a plea deal that saw a more serious charge dismissed.

Two individuals, an Oswego teen and a 16-year-old male from Woodridge, have been accused of stealing several items at gunpoint at a Woodridge park after arranging to purchase the items from the victim over Snapchat, prosecutors said.

A 16-year-old Hinsdale South High School student is being held in a juvenile detention center after authorities said he brought a loaded handgun to school Thursday.

A motion was granted Monday to deny pre-trial release for a West Chicago teen accused in the shooting death of two individuals Nov. 9, prosecutors said.

A Darien woman has been charged with committing a hate crime at a Panera Bread restaurant in Downers Grove by yelling at a man wearing a shirt that said “Palestine,” authorities said.

A former Addison resident was sentenced Wednesday to 83 years in prison for a 2022 home invasion and sexual assault of a 10-year-old girl, prosecutors said.

Two West Chicago teenagers face first-degree murders charges after fatally shooting two men during a drug deal, prosecutors said.

A motion was granted Tuesday to deny pre-trial release for a Hanover Park man accused of crashing his car into a tree and injuring two children in his vehicle, both under 8-years-old, prosecutors said.

A Woodridge man has been charged with possessing child pornography after Amazon notified authorities that materials had been uploaded to one of its websites.

A motion was denied Friday to detain pre-trial a Bloomingdale man accused of shooting at another man following a road rage incident, prosecutors said.

A motion was granted Friday to deny pre-trial release for a West Chicago man accused of leaving the scene of a crash that claimed the life of an 85-year-old female resident of Winfield, prosecutors said.

A DuPage County man has been charged with reckless homicide in connection with a fatal crash this week in Wheaton near the county government complex.

A motion was approved Tuesday to detain pre-trial a Chicago man accused of robbing a Wheaton AutoZone at gunpoint, prosecutors said.

Three men have been charged with kidnapping and beating a man Wednesday in Lombard in a dispute over a minivan sale.

A motion was granted Monday to detain pre-trial a Bellwood man accused of crashing his car into an Elmhurst squad car after he had been drinking.

A Cicero man has been charged with escaping from a DuPage County sheriff’s deputy after his appearance in court, authorities said.

A motion was approved Friday to deny pre-trial release for an Elmhurst man charged with fleeing from police and injuring an officer during his arrest, prosecutors said.

A man has been charged with secretly recording people in a restroom at a Bloomingdale church by putting a small pen camera in a vent.

A 42-year-old Lombard man was sentenced to 18 years in federal prison after pleading guilty last year to drug-trafficking and terrorism-related charges.

A Maywood man accused of trying to escape from police by running to Route 83 in Oak Brook and jumping onto a truck has pleaded guilty to felony retail theft.

Third District Appellate Court of Illinois has affirmed the 50-year sentence of Juan Calderon for the 2018 murder of 26-year-old Alexander Nicolas of West Chicago.

A former Downers Grove man accused of killing his mother in 2018 has been sentenced to 20 years in prison, prosecutors said.

A motion was granted Friday to deny pre-trial release for two Chicago men accused of burglarizing an Elmhurst liquor store and leading police on a high-speed chase in a stolen car.

A Tazwell County man is accused of stealing more than $725 worth of merchandise from the Bloomingdale Best Buy, prosecutors said.

A motion to detain pretrial a man charged with breaking into a Wheaton residence and threatening the residences was granted Oct. 4, prosecutors said.

A man was arrested Thursday after punching another man in the face at a contentious Glendale Heights Village Board meeting, police said.

A Bolingbrook man on pre-trial release on a drug case, where he was accused of fleeing police at high speed, is now behind bars on a new fleeing-and-eluding case, where he is accused of crashing into a vehicle in Woodridge.

A West Chicago man has been charged with drug-induced homicide.

Glendale Heights Village President Chodri Khokhar wants to represent himself on charges he filed a false police report.

A Wood Dale man pleaded guilty Wednesday to driving drunk, causing a crash that killed his stepdaughter.

A motion was granted Sunday to deny pre-trial release for three men accused of robbing a Downers Grove man of his property and vehicle at gunpoint on Sept. 28.

A Chicago man on parole for two armed robberies in Cook County was sentenced Thursday to 38 years in the prison for robbing at gunpoint a Downers Grove gas station and an Oakbrook Terrace convenience store.

Glenbard East High School parents are criticizing how school officials handled the situation, and they’re calling for schools to have metal detectors at entrances.

One year after Illinois eliminated cash bail as part of the Pretrial Fairness Act, proponents are hailing its success, insisting the criminal justice reform measure accomplished its goal of making communities safer and the system more equitable.

A 14-year-old Glenbard East High School student is facing multiple felony charges after a gun was recovered in a restroom at the high school just before classes were dismissed Tuesday afternoon.

A former Villa Park man was sentenced to 70 years in prison for the murder of Esmeralda DeLuna, 24, his live-in girlfriend and mother of their three children.

A motion to deny pre-trial release for a Warrenville man accused of murdering his wife was approved Wednesday in DuPage County First Appearance Court.

A motion for pre-trial release was denied Tuesday for a Naperville woman accused of crashing a school bus that transports special needs children, prosecutors said.

A 26-year-old Aurora man is facing a felony charge after police say he fatally struck a pedestrian in Wheaton early Sunday morning and left the scene.

A 39-year-old Warrenville man is facing murder charges after authorities said he shot his wife to death Thursday.

A motion to detain pre-trial a Chicago convicted felon accused of possessing multiple handguns was granted Friday in DuPage County First Appearance Court, prosecutors said.

Two Cook County men charged over the weekend with weapons and drug offenses in separate incidents in DuPage County, authorities said.

A Westmont man accused of possessing a gun illegally modified to fire automatically has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge.

A Lombard man has been charged with yelling racial slurs and displaying a BB gun at a Lombard Park District facility, prosecutors said.

A 24-year-old Chicago man was ordered to remain in custody at the DuPage County jail while awaiting trial in connection with what authorities described as a road rage shooting Saturday night near Darien.