Carol Stream Crime
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Lone suspect in Glendale Heights slaying diesFeb 09, 2017 12:00 am - The husband suspected of shooting and killing his 49-year-old wife on Jan. 17 inside their Glendale Heights townhouse has died. DuPage County coroner's officials said 48...
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Bolingbrook man sentenced to 15 years for Lombard robberyFeb 09, 2017 12:00 am - A 20-year-old Bolingbrook man is headed to prison for the armed robbery of a PlayStation video game system in Lombard. Jason Taylor, of the 1400 block of Breezeway, plea...
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Fundraiser begins for slain Wheaton woman's familyFeb 09, 2017 12:00 am - The daughter of a Wheaton woman who was found slain last weekend in her townhouse has started a gofundme.com page to help raise money for funeral and other expenses. "Sh...
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DuPage homicides on record pace, but officials say it won't lastFeb 08, 2017 12:00 am - The year has gotten off to an unusually violent start in DuPage County, where law enforcement officials already have responded to as many homicides - five - as they did ...
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Ex-husband charged in Wheaton woman's slayingFeb 07, 2017 12:00 am - After using his dead ex-wife's credit card to buy a one-way ticket to Hawaii, Lee Leinweber told police he was set to "live out his days" on the beach. But Ottawa office...
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DuPage sheriff to seek federal grant for body camerasFeb 07, 2017 12:00 am - The DuPage County's sheriff's department is seeking federal grant money in a renewed push to equip its deputies with body cameras. Nearly two years ago, Sheriff John Zar...
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Maywood woman gets 1 year for crashing into parked police squadFeb 06, 2017 12:00 am - A Maywood woman is heading to prison for driving drunk when she crashed her car into a parked state police vehicle and injured a trooper. Natasha Mister, 31, pleaded gui...
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Police question person of interest in Wheaton homicideFeb 05, 2017 12:00 am - Authorities are questioning a person of interest in the Saturday evening slaying of a 58-year-old Wheaton woman. Erin C. Leinweber was found dead about 6:45 p.m. in a re...
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Community rallies around beaten South Elgin boyFeb 05, 2017 12:00 am - The South Elgin community is rallying around a 12-year-old boy who spent much of the weekend in an induced coma recovering from brain and skull injuries suffered when he...
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South Elgin middle school assault severely injures studentFeb 03, 2017 12:00 am - A physical assault by one middle school student against another in South Elgin on Friday left the victim hospitalized with severe injuries. According to Elgin Area Schoo...