Batavia Crime
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Defense: Murder charges should be dropped due to email breachDec 12, 2016 12:00 am - The Kane County public defender is accusing the state's attorney's office of improperly accessing privileged emails, which discuss legal strategy, between defendants and...
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Witness: East Dundee murder suspect used fake name for phoneDec 09, 2016 12:00 am - A Texas man accused of driving to East Dundee in July 2014 to kill his 85-year-old grandmother for her inheritance bought a prepaid cellphone under the name of "Joe Smit...
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Trial begins for man accused of killing East Dundee grandmother for inheritanceDec 06, 2016 12:00 am - With his Frisco, Texas, home in foreclosure and money he paid to two prostitute mistresses adding up, Richard Schmelzer was running out of options to sustain his secret ...
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Fox Valley police reportsDec 06, 2016 12:00 am - This article is no longer available on dailyherald.com.
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Ex-St. Charles North dean's assistant gets 4 years for sexually abusing studentDec 05, 2016 12:00 am - A former St. Charles North High School dean's assistant was sentenced to four years in prison Monday after pleading guilty to sexually abusing a student. Christopher A....
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15 years prison for Aurora man in $2.1 million heroin bustDec 02, 2016 12:00 am - A 28-year-old Aurora man who picked up a package containing $2.1 million worth of heroin from a bus depot has been sentenced to 15 years in prison, according to Kane Cou...
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Lisle man gets 7 years Aurora hotel minor sex stingDec 02, 2016 12:00 am - A Lisle man was sentenced to seven years in prison Friday after pleading guilty to traveling to an Aurora hotel in March 2015 and paying to have sex with two underage gi...
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Batavia man charged with sex abuse, child porn possessionDec 02, 2016 12:00 am - A 31-year-old Batavia man has been arrested on charges of sexual abuse of a girl and possession of pornographic pictures of her. Jacob A. Ludvigsen, of the 2S400 block o...
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Aurora brothers shot, killed at Lockport construction siteDec 01, 2016 12:00 am - Will County authorities are investigating the double homicide of two brothers from Aurora who were found shot Tuesday morning at a townhouse construction site in Lockpor...
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15 years in prison after up to $1.3 million in drugs seized in AuroraNov 30, 2016 12:00 am - An Aurora man was sentenced to 15 years in prison Tuesday after authorities seized methamphetamine, cocaine and marijuana worth up to $1.3 million from his home, which p...