Elmhurst Crime
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Chicago-area sisters sentenced for joining Jan. 6 riotNov 22, 2022 12:00 am - Two Chicago-area sisters were each sentenced to 30 months of probation Tuesday after pleading guilty to joining the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. Prosecutors had aske...
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William J. Kunkle Jr., prosecutor in Gacy, DuPage 7 cases, dead at 81Nov 21, 2022 12:00 am - As the prosecutor who secured the death penalty for serial killer John Wayne Gacy, William J. Kunkle Jr. could have coasted on the celebrity of the case for the rest of ...
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Pair charged with fraudulently obtaining $100K in aid during pandemicNov 18, 2022 4:30 am - A suburban duo are the latest state residents to face charges stemming from a monthslong state and federal investigation into unemployment insurance fraud during the COV...
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Man sentenced to 50 years for 2018 West Chicago murderNov 17, 2022 12:00 am - One of two men found guilty of first-degree murder in the 2018 shooting of a West Chicago man was sentenced Thursday to 50 years in prison. Emilio Guillen, 31, formerly ...
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Two charged in shooting at Yorktown Mall parking lotNov 15, 2022 12:00 am - Bail was denied Tuesday for a man arrested in connection with a shooting last week in the parking lot of Yorktown Center mall in Lombard. Ronald Grundy, 22, of Louisvill...
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Police investigate report of shots fired at Yorktown CenterNov 11, 2022 12:00 am - Police are investigating a report of shots fired in the parking area southeast of Lombard's Yorktown Center Friday. Officers responded to the scene near the mall's easte...
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Carrier charged with stealing checks from mail in ElmhurstNov 09, 2022 12:00 am - A mail carrier has been accused of stealing more than 100 checks from the mail in Elmhurst. Keevon Dockery, 22, of the 7500 block of South Wolcott Avenue in Chicago, is ...
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Chicago man charged with felonies after high-speed chase through Hinsdale, Oak BrookOct 24, 2022 1:00 am - A 22-year-old Chicago man was charged with felonies after, officials said, he led police on a high-speed chase in a stolen vehicle through Hinsdale and Oak Brook Thursda...
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Rep. Casten calls for federal decriminalization of possessing small amounts of cannabisOct 20, 2022 5:30 am - Following the lead of Illinois and other states, Democratic U.S. Rep. Sean Casten of Downers Grove supports federally decriminalizing small amounts of cannabis. "We shou...
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2 years in prison for man who faked having a bomb during Lombard bank robberyOct 19, 2022 1:00 am - A man who strapped fireworks to himself to simulate a bomb has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for robbing a Lombard bank. Judge Franklin Valderrama pronou...