Elmhurst Crime
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Three charged in armed carjacking near Downers GroveSep 29, 2024 5:30 pm - Three men accused of carjacking a Downers Grove man at gunpoint before leading police on a chase Friday night were ordered held in custody Sunday by a DuPage County judge.
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Suspect arrested in connection with suburban bank robberiesSep 21, 2024 6:21 pm - Authorities have charged a Franklin Park man with two counts of bank robbery in relation with several suburban heists.
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‘People who should be held are being held’: Pretrial Fairness Act marks first year this weekSep 14, 2024 12:36 pm - One year after cashless bail went into effect, proponents say the new law has accomplished what they intended which is to detain violent offenders awaiting trial. Opponents, including one county sheriff, call it a “failed and flawed law” and say it has placed more people in custody and increased courtroom caseloads.
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14-year-old boy charged after gun recovered in Glenbard East restroomSep 11, 2024 8:06 am - A gun was found inside a Glenbard East High School restroom Tuesday afternoon just before dismissal and 14-year-old student was subsequently charged.
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School bus driver charged with aggravated DUI after crashSep 10, 2024 11:47 am - A school bus driver has been charged with crashing a bus Monday afternoon in Lombard while driving under the influence.
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Two men face gun, drug charges in Wood Dale, ElmhurstSep 04, 2024 2:55 pm - Two men are being detained pretrial on separate gun and drugs cases in DuPage County.
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Six-year prison sentence for Burr Ridge man involved in COVID testing swindleSep 04, 2024 1:18 pm - The former chief operating officer of a Willowbrook-based business that sold COVID-19 test kits has been sentenced to six years in prison for swindling nearly $2 million in company funds.
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Man charged with hate crime at Lombard parkSep 03, 2024 11:46 am - A Lombard man faces a hate crime charge alleging he screamed racial slurs, gave a Nazi salute and waved a gun at a park Sunday.
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Streamwood man accused of assaulting of 1-year old girl, sharing videosSep 02, 2024 1:32 pm - Pretrial release has been denied for a Streamwood man accused of sexually assaulting a 1-year old girl and sharing the videos, authorities said Friday.
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Chicago man charged after ‘road-rage’ shooting in DuPage CountySep 01, 2024 12:56 pm - A 24-year-old Chicago man was ordered to remain in custody at the DuPage County jail while awaiting trial in connection with what authorities described as a road rage shooting Saturday night near Darien.