Local Crime

A Glendale Heights woman has been charged with driving under the influence of cannabis in a 2024 crash in Addison that killed a truck driver.

A woman accused of causing a disturbance at a business Saturday and pepper-spraying Addison police officers who were trying to subdue her is facing several charges.

Pre-trial release has been denied for a Chicago man accused of leading police on a high-speed chase, prosecutors said.

Pre-trial release was denied for two Naperville individuals accused of robbing a Lisle convenience store at knifepoint and attempting to rob a woman at a Naperville bank, prosecutors said.

A motion was granted Thursday to deny pre-trial release for a Chicago man accused of leading police on a high-speed chase in a stolen Toyota 4Runner, prosecutors said.

A DuPage County jury on Thursday found a DeKalb man guilty of shooting a man in the face during his dinner break from work in 2021, prosecutors said.

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.

According to Kankakee County Sheriff’s Department release, 40-year-old Alexander M. Zaragoza was the driver of a vehicle sheriff’s deputies attempted to stop at approximately 3 a.m. Monday.

A Downers Grove South High School soccer coach has been accused of having an inappropriate sexual relationship with a student, prosecutors said.

A Kankakee County jury found 25-year-old Larry Kent guilty of a July 2024 home invasion that resulted in the assault of a 18-year-old woman.

A motion was granted Friday to deny pre-trial release for a Hanover Park man accused of pepper spraying a DuPage County sheriff’s deputy, prosecutors said.

An employee at a Des Plaines business is facing charges after stealing power tools from his workplace, police said Friday.

DeKalb didn’t report any homicides in 2024, a relief to Police Chief David Byrd who said this week that downward trending violent crime was a goal for his department over the past year. Robberies also were down, though burglary was up.

A Wood Dale man has been sentenced to three years in prison for a drunk driving crash that killed his stepdaughter.

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.

Larenz M. Walters, the son of Kankakee mayoral candidate Genevra Walters, was arrested Saturday in Iroquois County for alleged possession of a weapon and cannabis. Genevra Walters releases statement.

A motion was granted Monday to detain pre-trial a pair of Elgin men accused of leading police on a high-speed chase after shooting at another vehicle, prosecutors said.

Two Elgin men are accused of shooting at two people during a road rage dispute early Sunday in Addison.

Four suspects in a shooting were arrested early Sunday morning after their vehicle crashed near the I-290 ramp at St. Charles Road in Elmhurst, police said.

Cierra Norris, the attorney for Xandria Harris, served two days in jail after she was held in minor indirect criminal contempt of court in DuPage County earlier this week.

Three men were caught by officers with the Momence Police Department allegedly in possession of fake $100 bills, currency printing equipment and materials.

A Kane County judge sentenced a driver to 12.5 years in prison for his guilty plea to felony DUI-cannabis, in a crash near Maple Park which killed a four-year-old girl.

Kankakee police recovered the vehicle they believe to have been involved in the shooting of a man Sunday.

A motion was granted Monday to deny pre-trial release for a Burr Ridge man accused of attacking his mother, Virna Rodriguez, with a hammer in the family home Feb. 22.

The Council on American Islamic Relations said they are hopeful for a conviction in the Joseph Czuba hate crime case, as the trial went to jury selection on Monday.

A motion was granted Sunday to detain pre-trial a Chicago woman accused of stealing merchandise from the Oak Brook Lululemon store and then leading police on a high-speed chase, prosecutors said.

A motion was granted Saturday to detain three Cook County residents accused of stealing a high-end SUV earlier this month and leading police on a high-speed chase, prosecutors said.

A motion was granted Friday to deny pre-trial release for a Chicago man accused of possessing more than 100 grams of illegal narcotics and leading police on a high-speed chase, prosecutors said.

A Chicago man has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for robbing a 7-Eleven store in Elmhurst.

Kankakee County Sheriff's investigators make second arrest in January shooting of 19-year-old man in rural Limestone.

A motion was granted Thursday to revoke pre-trial release for a Bloomingdale man newly charged with possessing a stolen car, prosecutors said.

A motion to deny pre-trial release for a two-time convicted felon who was allegedly in possession of a loaded handgun was granted Wednesday, prosecutors said.

A West Chicago man will serve 10 years in jail after his involvement in fatal accident

A Sycamore woman was arrested Monday after police said she shot her family’s dog, Wilbur, during an argument about how much time her husband spends with their pets.

A trial date has been set for Xandria Harris for the death of Bradley Police Sgt. Marlene Rittmanic and seriously wounding of retired Sgt. Tyler Bailey in December 2021.

A motion has to detain two out-of-state men accused of breaking into and stealing more than $135,000 worth of merchandise from the Rogers & Holland Jewelers at Yorktown Mall in Lombard

A Downers Grove man has been charged with threatening state Rep. Anne Stava-Murray after allegedly leaving threatening phone messages for her in November 2024, prosecutors said.

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.

The Kankakee County Sheriff’s Department arrested three men who allegedly invaded a home, tied up the victim and got away with numerous items Monday.

A Chicago man on federal probation was sentenced to 22 years in prison for robbing a Glendale Heights business in April 2023, prosecutors said.

Peotone police announced Thursday that a suspect in the robbery at the Peotone Travel Center in January was arrested by the U.S. Marshal Task Force this week.

Attorneys for former Iroquois County Public Health administrator Dee Ann Schippert argued in a motion that her allegedly gambling for more than 750 hours while claiming to be on the clock for her job is not relevant to the charges against her.

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.

A former Wheaton resident was sentenced Tuesday to 40 years in prison for her role in the 2018 murder of a West Chicago man.

Two men are in custody after Oak Brook police say they stole a car and fled on foot after being pulled over early Friday morning.

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.

A motion was approved Friday to detain pre-trial a Hanover Park man accused of robbing two Lombard 7-Eleven convenience stores at gunpoint, prosecutors said.

A federal jury has convicted the getaway driver in a string of bank robberies in Lisle, Westmont and neighboring suburbs starting in 2021.

A DuPage County caregiver was charged Wednesday for her involvement in an incident at a community-based home that resulted in an older resident sustaining second-degree burns to a majority of her lower body, prosecutors said.