Update: A DeKalb man was charged with attempted murder after a witness told police he attacked another man with a machete over missing money shortly after midnight Thursday, court records show. A judge denied release to the man Friday afternoon

A motion was granted Friday detain pre-trial a Villa Park man accused of leading police on a high-speed chase, prosecutors said

A judge on Wednesday postponed an expected sentencing for a teenager guilty in the 2023 fatal stabbing of Sycamore 17-year-old Kaleb McCall, ruling after she said the defense filed a last-minute motion and apologizing to the victim’s family.

A Kankakee man was arrested in connection to the 18 dogs recovered from an alleged dog-fighting ring during the weekend in Pembroke Township.

Authorities from three local agencies recovered 18 dogs in Pembroke Township Friday. The dogs are believed to have been associated with an alleged dog-fighting ring.

A former Northern Illinois University student accused in connection with a 2024 reported sexual assault at a fraternity house has been found not guilty, court records show.

A Kankakee man was charged by the Kankakee County State’s Attorney’s Office with criminal trespass to a residence when a person is present and battery following an alleged incident that occurred Monday in Herscher.

A jury trial expected to begin this week for a former DeKalb middle school student teacher accused of grooming and sexually abusing a student has been delayed again, court records show.

A Kankakee County jury found a Texas man guilty of second-degree murder in a 2021 shooting in Bradley that left one man dead and two others injured.

Hours after he was released on a first DUI charge, a northern Illinois man was arrested on charges of driving a motorcycle under the influence of alcohol near the DeKalb County Jail in downtown Sycamore, court records show.

A Chicago man was sentenced Wednesday to 18 years in prison for his role in a 2021 shooting at the Oak Brook Mall two days before Christmas

A DuPage County jail officer has been accused of possessing child sex abuse images

In front of the family of Gary and Holly Schmidt, who were found killed in their home in September 2025, their son, the man authorities allege is responsible, was found unfit to stand trial on Monday.

A Sandwich 18-year-old, formerly from Downers Grove, is facing criminal charges after police said they found about 140 files depicting child sexual abuse on his cellphone after an investigation this month

A South Elgin man has been charged with causing a fatal crash while intoxicated, killing a 35-year-old woman and seriously injuring a passenger in her vehicle

The Lee County Sheriff’s Office announced it issued 23 citations for distracted driving violations, two speeding citations, and seven other citations for moving violations during April’s Distracted Driving Awareness Month enforcement campaign.

A Downers Grove man was sentenced to nine years in federal prison after pleading guilty to fraud and possessing child sexual abuse materials

Jury selection begins Monday for a civil trial to determine if a Sycamore man is fit to face first-degree murder charges in the 2025 violent killings of his parents, Holly S. Schmidt and Gary A. Schmidt. The man on Wednesday told the judge he wants to represent himself

A Clarendon Hills woman accused of leading authorities on a high-speed chase and biting a police officer as she being arrested will remain in jail until at least her next court date

A petition was denied Monday to detain pre-trial a teen accused of causing a crash that claimed the lives of a Downers Grove couple six weeks ago, prosecutors said

Kane County Auditor Penny Wegman has opened a new Audit Hotline for anyone to report financial fraud, waste or abusive practices within the county.

The person accused in the Tuesday shooting in Kankakee that left one man dead and the other with a non-life-threatening injury was ordered detained by a Kankakee County Circuit judge.

After a four-day trial, a DeKalb woman was found guilty on Thursday of a years-long embezzlement scheme, stealing more than $1.9 million from her employer, Cole Pallet Services

Update: A man was charged Friday in a Thursday night shooting in DeKalb that authorities said left another man injured during an attempted armed robbery.

Kankakee County Coroner Bob Gessner identified 38-year-old Aaron Moore, of Chicago, as the victim killed in Tuesday’s shooting.

A shooting on South Fifth Avenue in Kankakee left one man dead and another with non-life-threatening injuries Tuesday.

A teenage boy was injured in a shooting Tuesday morning at a Carol Stream home, police said

A teenager guilty of second-degree murder in the 2023 fatal stabbing of Sycamore 17-year-old Kaleb McCall was denied a request for a new trial, court records show. He's expected to be sentenced May 27.

A man has been charged with driving under the influence of drugs in connection with a February crash that seriously injured a pedestrian in Downers Grove

In an unusual move and at the request of the defendant, a judge on Wednesday set a jury trial to determine the fitness of a Sycamore man accused of murder in the 2025 killings of his parents, Holly Schmidt and Gary Schmidt

Authorities are investigating a reported burglary at a Malta convenience store, according to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office.

A person suffered minor injuries after they were cut by a knife during an incident outside 7/11 in DeKalb early Friday morning, Police Chief David Byrd said.

An Elgin man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for sexually abusing a child multiple times over a two-year period, the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office said Friday.

A DeKalb County jury this week found a southern Illinois man guilty of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child. He faces between 30 and 120 years in prison

A former middle school classmate is accused of shooting an 18-year-old Bensenville man to death in Stone Park Sunday night

A man who shot a woman in the head in a Roselle restaurant in 2022 was sentenced Wednesday to 45 in prison, prosecutors said.

Julius Burkes, the man accused of killing Momence bar owner Courtney M. Drysdale, was indicted April 8 by a federal grand jury in the U.S. Central District of Illinois.

Accused killer Julius Burkes had his case moved to the federal level Thursday in Kankakee County Court.

A Chicago convicted felon accused of leading police on a high-speed chase while armed with a loaded gun will remain in jail until at least his next court appearance, prosecutors said

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Crime fell to a five-year low in 2025 in the city of Sycamore, according to data from a newly released annual report by the Sycamore Police Department.

A West Chicago felon will remain in jail until at least his next court appearance after he allegedly pointed a gun a man before leading police on a chase, prosecutors said

A judge on this week set a date for a hearing to determine if a Sycamore man charged with murder in the 2025 killings of his parents, Gary A. Schmidt, 60, and Holly S. Schmidt, 59, will be declared fit to stand trial.

Two Chicago will remain in jail until at least their next court appearance, a DuPage County judge decided on Thursday

Police have two suspects in custody after officers chased a vehicle wanted in connection with a burglary into Elmhurst where it crashed early Thursday morning

Police last week arrested and charged with at least one count of aggravated fleeing and eluding four individuals in unrelated incidents

The man accused in the death of business owner Courtney Drysdale requested the judge hearing his case allow him to change attorneys.

DuPage County prosecutors are seeking a sentence of natural life in prison for a man accused of murdering his wife last month

A teenager found guilty in February of second-degree murder in the 2023 fatal stabbing of Sycamore 17-year-old Kaleb McCall has filed a motion for a new trial, court records show.

A West Chicago man is facing multiple charges after being involved in a high-speed chase with police, prosecutors said