Downers Grove Crime
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DuPage County man gets 30 years in beating murderJul 13, 2020 1:00 am - James Aydelotte was sentenced to 30 years in prison Monday for beating a man to death in January 2017 in an unincorporated area near Glen Ellyn. "This was no accident. T...
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How some suburban courts plan to resume jury trials, keep people safeJul 10, 2020 5:30 am - When DuPage County resumes jury trials July 20, felony judge John Kinsella will have to get used to occasionally being moved out of "his" courtroom. Room 4000 is the big...
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Reported Lisle apartment standoff ends relatively peacefullyJul 08, 2020 1:00 am - A reported hostage standoff Tuesday night with Lisle police ended peacefully, with the purported victim claiming she was sleeping and didn't hear police pounding on the ...
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Naperville man accused of abusing girl he met on SnapchatJul 08, 2020 1:00 am - A 27-year-old Naperville man who turned himself in to police on June 29 has been charged with aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a girl he met on social media. Accordin...
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Ex-probation officer sentenced to prison for violating sentence on sex caseJul 08, 2020 1:00 am - A former DuPage County probation officer is being sent to prison after violating the terms of his sentence on misconduct charges. Judge John Kinsella Wednesday sentenced...
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Naperville man charged with possession, distribution of child pornographyJul 07, 2020 1:00 am - A Naperville man has been charged with 14 felony counts of possessing and distributing child pornography. Keith C. Richey turned himself in to Naperville police Monday. ...
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'Incident' ends peacefully at Four Lakes in LisleJul 07, 2020 1:00 am - The Lisle Police Department said it responded to a "an active critical incident" that ended peacefully late Tuesday night at the Four Lakes apartment complex. In a Faceb...
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Downers Grove man who set own house on fire not guilty by reason of insanityJul 07, 2020 1:00 am - A Downers Grove man who set his own house on fire in December has been found not guilty of arson by reason of insanity. Judge Jeffrey MacKay made the ruling at a stipula...
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Wheeling police giving social media followers 'inside' look at the departmentJul 03, 2020 5:30 am - One suburban department is trying to answer those questions with the launch of a new social media program called “Inside the Wheeling Police Department.” Every week, Whe...
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Police: Misdemeanor charges for Naperville man who waved bat at protestersJun 30, 2020 1:00 am - A Naperville man is facing misdemeanor charges after he confronted two teens while holding a baseball bat as they were leaving a protest, police said. Thomas A. Ruiz, 5...