Local Crime

A Sycamore man was charged Wednesday after police alleged he attempted to strangle a woman with a fan cord and threatened to kill her, according to DeKalb County court records.

A Kankakee County jury found Wali Borders Jr., 32, of Bradley, not guilty of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child on June 13.

A Chicago man is charged with making unwanted contact with a teenage girl at the York Theater in downtown Elmhurst.

An Addison man is being detained pretrial on charges he illegally possessed a handgun and led police on a high-speed chase.

A man is facing gun charges in West Chicago after people complained about a person approaching their car and pointing a gun at them.

A 51-year-old DeKalb man was charged Thursday after a minor told police that the man allegedly sexually assaulted them more than 100 times for multiple years and stomped the minor’s pet birds to death, according to court records.

A DeKalb man pleaded guilty Thursday to driving under the influence of drugs and causing a 2024 crash that killed sheriff’s deputy, veteran and mother Christina Musil. He's expected to be sentenced in August.

A Cook County man accused of threatening a woman and hijacking a vehicle from a Villa Park Taco Bell in April will remain in jail until at least his next court appearance, prosecutors said

It’ll be more than two years since Sycamore teenager Kaleb D. McCall was stabbed to death by the time the youth accused in the killing stands trial, a DeKalb County judge ruled Tuesday. The teen will be tried as an adult.

Kankakee County Sheriff’s Police said a 39-year-old Pembroke Township man suffered non-life-threatening injuries after being shot Monday afternoon.

A motion was approved Monday to deny pre-trial release for a Bolingbrook woman accused of DUI and crashing into an Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) truck that was on the scene of a fatal car crash investigation Sunday.

The Downers Grove South High School teacher accused of sexually abusing a student is facing 52 new charges.

A St. Charles driving instructor, convicted in absentia of 16 felony sexual assault charges when he didn't attend his own trial, is in custody in Hungary with the U.S. attempting to extradite him.

A man was sentenced to prison this week after he pleaded guilty to arson and sexual assault in two separate cases, court records show. Police said he intentionally set fires multiple times inside Suburban Apartments units in DeKalb throughout March 2024.

A DeKalb man charged in the fatal 2024 DUI crash that killed sheriff’s deputy Christina Musil got a judge’s permission Thursday to travel out of state to visit family before an expected plea in the case later this month.

A Northern Illinois University student has been charged in connection to a sexual assault reported at a DeKalb fraternity house in 2024, according to court records.

A man shot multiple times on Sunday in DeKalb has died, DeKalb Police Chief David Byrd said Friday. This is a developing story

A DeKalb delivery driver is facing charges after police allege he hit a pedestrian, left the man bloodied on the ground, and then drove away from the scene, telling officers later he wanted to finish his food deliveries, according to court records.

Kankakee police arrested Carlos S. Vazquez, of Bourbonnais, on the charge of arson Friday.

One of two Chicago men accused of robbing an Addison gas station at gunpoint was sentenced Wednesday to 25 years in prison, prosecutors said.

With a significantly short-staffed patrol division in 2024, the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office improved its average response time to crashes with injuries and domestic violence-related 911 calls, according to the office’s annual report.

Three men have been charged with traveling to meet a minor at a Downers Grove motel for sexual purposes, prosecutors said.

DeKalb County Sheriff Andy Sullivan said short staffing impacted his office’s patrol division, reducing traffic stops and arrests in 2024.

An overnight shooting Sunday at DeKalb’s Meadowlark Townhomes left one man suffering from injuries that were life-threatening, police said.

A Wisconsin man is being held in jail pending trial amid charges that he sexually assaulted two children multiple times in Genoa, authorities said.

A Waterman 18-year-old has been charged with attempted murder after authorities allege he beat and threatened to kill a 71-year-old woman in Big Rock Township. The woman suffered serious injuries, according to the Kane County Sheriff's Office.

Kankakee police arrested a Chebanse man after he allegedly left an infant unattended inside a van.

An NIU student from Batavia was charged Monday after police searched his dorm room in DeKalb and allegedly found more than 20,000 images depicting child sexual abuse on his electronics. Police allege he used AI and photos of real people he knew and sold the materials via Snapchat

A man who killed a man during a drug deal in Hanover Park has been sentenced to life in prison

Kankakee County Sheriff’s police arrested Stephen N. Nelson of Momence after he allegedly fired multiple rounds from a firearm in the backyard of his residence in the 11000 block of East Parrish Street Friday.

A DeKalb man was charged this month with the criminal sexual assault dating back to August 2024 after the victim alleged the man “asked for a hug,” and then assaulted them, court records show.

A Colorado juvenile has been accused of robbing a woman at gunpoint in downtown Downers Grove last month.

A Hinckley woman was charged this month after police allege she attacked an Elgin man with a large kitchen knife, injuring him in a domestic attack, court records show.

A DeKalb County judge on Thursday denied release to a man accused of shooting and severely injuring a teenager outside a DeKalb apartment complex Wednesday. “This defendant literally brought a gun to a fist fight with minors," prosecutor Heather Darsie said.

A Bloomingdale man accused of attempting to rob at gunpoint a West Chicago gas station will remain in jail until at least his next court date, prosecutors said.

One person suffered serious injuries in a shooting mid-afternoon in DeKalb Wednesday, Police Chief David Byrd said. Two suspects are in police custody. This is a developing story.

A jury on Friday found Lawrence Grant, 41, formerly of Chicago, guilty of shooting a woman who was eight months pregnant while she was traveling on Route 83 in early 2022.

A second teen has been charged with robbing a woman at gunpoint in downtown Downers Grove last month, prosecutors said.

Four Italian nationals accused of operating an electronics counterfeit ring worth more than $570,000 will remain in jail until their next court date.

Kankakee police arrested a 23-year-old mother of two children for allegedly harming one of them.

A third arrest has been made by Kankakee police related to a shooting in the 200 block of South Rosewood Avenue on April 30.

Kankakee police arrested Frances T. Rogers earlier this week after officers allegedly found her with a gas can and a lit cigarette as she stood on the porch of a residence in the 700 block of East Locust Street.

A motion was denied Friday to detain pre-trial a Chicago man accused of robbing at gunpoint a postal carrier, prosecutors said.

Instead of a jury trial in June, a plea could be coming for a DeKalb man accused of driving under the influence and causing a crash that killed DeKalb County sheriff's deputy Christina Musil, his lawyer said Thursday.

Kankakee police investigated a shots fired incident that occurred Wednesday in the 400 block of North East Avenue.

Ahmad Steele, 38, of DeKalb, was sentenced this week by a judge to 45 years in prison for shooting a stranger in the face in West Chicago in 2021.

A DeKalb man convicted of murdering high school teenager Gracie Sasso-Cleveland in 2023 has new charges after he punched a DeKalb County jail deputy and spit at another, broke a fire sprinkler and damaged jail property, court records allege.

The Iroquois County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a shooting Monday that left one person dead and the alleged shooter arrested.

A Plano man has been found guilty of criminal sexual assault to a teenager after a four-day trial this month.

A motion was approved Monday to deny pre-trial release for a Chicago man accused of crashing his car into the attached garage of an Elmhurst home while fleeing from police, prosecutors said.