Elmhurst Crime
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Teen charged with reckless driving in a stolen car in chase that began in Oak BrookMar 20, 2023 1:00 am - Police used a helicopter to locate a suspect driving a stolen car last Friday night in Oak Brook. A 16-year-old Chicago boy has been charged with one count of felony unl...
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Expressway shootings are down, but road rage is on the riseMar 17, 2023 5:00 am - The number of shootings along Chicago-area expressways continues to fall this year after a record 310 in 2021, but within that nugget of good news is a worrying trend. ...
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8 face felony charges in unrelated thefts at stores in DuPage CountyMar 13, 2023 1:00 am - DuPage County prosecutors are charging eight people with felonies over three unrelated thefts from stores last week in Lombard, Westmont and Oak Brook. Around 2 p.m. Mar...
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Sleepy Hollow woman accused of leading state trooper on 120 mph chaseMar 08, 2023 12:00 am - Bail was set at $25,000 Wednesday for a Sleepy Hollow woman accused of leading a state trooper on chase that reached 120 mph on Interstate 88. The trooper saw Tianna Bry...
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Elmhurst police issue warning about mail theftMar 06, 2023 12:00 am - Elmhurst police are investigating a recent spate of mailbox break-ins. A resident reported a U.S. Postal Service mailbox with its door ajar at the northeast corner of Fi...
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Man charged with drug-induced homicide of fellow DuPage County jail inmateMar 06, 2023 12:00 am - A DuPage County jail detainee is accused of killing another inmate by supplying him fentanyl-laced heroin in the jail. Derichard P. Brown, 22, of the 100 block of South ...
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A flurry of filings as SAFE-T Act fight heads to state Supreme CourtMar 03, 2023 4:00 am - After a flurry of legal filings this week, the opposing sides in the fight over the elimination of cash bail in Illinois are now less than two weeks away from a SAFE-T A...
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Skateboarder Terry Kennedy gets 5 years in prison for battery that led to Wheaton man's deathMar 03, 2023 12:00 am - Professional skateboarder and television personality Terry Kennedy has been sentenced to five years in prison for an attack that fatally injured a Wheaton man. DuPage Co...
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Lombard officer was justified in fatal shooting of robbery suspect, state's attorney saysMar 02, 2023 12:00 am - A Lombard police officer was justified when he shot and killed an armed robbery suspect in December, DuPage County State's Attorney Robert Berlin said Thursday. No crimi...
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Man charged with aggravated DUI after crash into Lombard houseFeb 20, 2023 12:00 am - A Lombard man is facing multiple criminal and traffic charges after a Sunday police chase that ended with him driving a pickup truck into a house in Lombard. Thomas E. W...