Local Crime

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 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.

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 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.

Possible human remains have been discovered near Carol Stream, authorities 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 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 DeKalb man has been charged with attempted murder after police said he stabbed a woman multiple times during an attack in the early morning hours Saturday. He appeared before a DeKalb County judge on Monday for a pretrial hearing.

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.

About 12:25 p.m. on Oct. 23, a DeKalb man walked into a local auto dealership, and told an employee who tried to sell him a car that “he was thinking about brutally murdering someone,” court records show. Moments later, he brandished two knives. Charges were announced Thursday.

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.

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.

Authorities identified a Rockford man Friday as the suspect who was shot and killed by DeKalb County Sheriff’s deputies Wednesday after an hourslong standoff where he allegedly took a hostage and shot at police.

A knife-wielding man shot by DeKalb police Wednesday during an attack at a car dealership remains hospitalized Thursday but is expected to survive, deputy police chief Jason Leverton said. Two officers who fired their weapons have been placed on admin duty, standard procedure

Update: DeKalb police shot a man Wednesday midday after he allegedly attacked multiple employees in a stabbing inside a local car dealership and refused to put down the knife when ordered, authorities said. He's expected to survive the shooting, police said in an evening update.

Developing: A man was shot and killed by police in DeKalb Wednesday after authorities alleged he took a person hostage inside a vehicle in Rockford, drove to DeKalb and an hours-long standoff unfurled, ending in a shootout with police, said DeKalb County Sheriff Andy Sullivan.

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.

Update: Two people suffered injuries in a shooting Sunday in a parking lot on Northern Illinois University campus, police said. The victims were not students, confirmed a university spokesperson in a statement to Shaw Local News Network.

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.

Elmhurst police have two people in custody as they investigate a liquor store burglary and a chase that ended in a crash.

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.

DeKalb police on Friday arrested a Chicago man they say was wanted for robbing a credit union while armed this summer and getting away with more than $50,000 in cash.

DeKalb County Sheriff Andy Sullivan this week denounced plans for a Kirkland rodeo expected to be held Saturday amid his office’s ongoing investigation into animal abuse, and said he opposed the county’s issuance of a second permit for the event.

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 DeKalb man was arrested Thursday after police said he fled from authorities, leading them through a high-speed car chase in a Sycamore neighborhood.

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 DeKalb man suffered serious injuries Sunday after police said another man, now charged with attempted murder, stabbed him with a butter knife during a quarrel over peanut butter and jelly, according to court records.

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.

DeKalb police are investigating gunfire reported around Kimberly Drive Thursday night, said Police Chief David Byrd. The incident remains under investigation.

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.

More than a dozen DeKalb businesses recently illegally sold alcohol to a minor, DeKalb police said this week, citing failures out of 34 compliance checks. Police Cmdr. Chad McNett said authorities are cracking down on underage drinking.

A Wisconsin man has been charged in connection to what police said was a 2020 string of burglaries and stolen vehicles in DeKalb County and Wisconsin, court records show. The man's brother and another Milwaukee man also were charged.

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.

A Chicago man has been arrested and charged in connection with a string of robberies including at a Metro T-Mobile store in DeKalb, police said.

Update: A DeKalb man and woman suffered serious gunshot wounds Monday after a shooting inside a University Village apartment, DeKalb police Chief David Byrd said.