Crime
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Lake County sheriff's deputy seriously injured in crash after truck runs stop signFeb 27, 2023 12:00 am - A Lake County sheriff's deputy was seriously injured when the driver of a pickup truck blew through a stop sign Sunday night, causing a crash with her patrol vehicle, au...
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Aurora driver's license office worker pleads guilty to misconductFeb 27, 2023 12:00 am - A worker at the Aurora driver's license office has pleaded guilty to official misconduct. Amy D. Williams, 54, of Aurora accepted a sentence of 24 months of conditional ...
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License plate reader credited with an assist in solving Vernon Hills burglaryFeb 27, 2023 12:00 am - Catching bad guys, locating stolen autos and finding missing persons are among dozens of successes Vernon Hills police say they've notched since installing 10 automated ...
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Illinois Supreme Court to hear arguments March 14 on SAFE-T Act
Feb 27, 2023 12:00 am - The Illinois Supreme Court will hear arguments next month on whether the far-reaching SAFE-T Act and its elimination of cash bail is unconstitutional, as a Kankakee judg...
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Aurora man held on child porn chargesFeb 27, 2023 12:00 am - An Aurora man hs been charged with 18 felony counts related to child pornography, Aurora police announced Monday. Jeremy Lenerville, 40, was arrested about 6:15 a.m. Thu...
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Man charged with robbing Lisle bank of more than $197,000Feb 27, 2023 12:00 am - Federal court records show that a man took more than $197,000 during the Feb. 16 robbery of a bank in Lisle. Antonio Moore, 25, of Indianapolis has also admitted to robb...
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Six Elgin businesses hit in smash-and-grab burglariesFeb 27, 2023 12:00 am - Six smash-and-grab burglaries occurred early Monday along McLean Boulevard and Dundee Avenue in Elgin. Officers who responded to burglar alarms at the businesses betwee...
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Police seek suspect in armed robbery outside Downers Grove banquet hallFeb 26, 2023 12:00 am - Downers Grove police are looking for a man who pulled a gun on three people in the parking lot of a banquet hall Saturday night. Police said officers responded to a repo...
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Driver arrested after deadly hit-and-run near Glenview, police sayFeb 25, 2023 12:00 am - A driver involved in a deadly hit-and-run crash on I-294 near Glenview early Saturday has been arrested, police said. The crash occurred about 12:50 a.m. near Central Ro...
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Ex-employee of Des Plaines hotel arrested in theft of $10,000+ in tools, police sayFeb 24, 2023 10:00 pm - A now-former employee at a Des Plaines hotel is facing charges after using a company credit card to buy more than $10,000 worth of power tools that he kept, police said....