Itasca Crime
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1 of 3 suspects in W. Chicago slaying claiming self-defenseMay 01, 2014 1:00 am - The attorney for one of three reputed gang members who attacked and killed a 22-year-old Wheaton man last November said he intends to claim self-defense. Anthony Rios, 1...
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Second of three former Schaumburg cops sentenced to 26 years in drug schemeApr 29, 2014 1:01 am - The second of three former Schaumburg police officers accused of skimming drugs from police seizures and then using an informant to sell the narcotics on the street plea...
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Undercover cops fight trafficking on Heroin HighwayApr 29, 2014 1:00 am - A Batavia man is observed by police officers circling a block and driving erratically on Tuesday afternoon in a part of Chicago's West Side where heroin is sold daily. A...
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Willowbrook man guilty of first-degree murder in shootingApr 29, 2014 1:00 am - A DuPage County jury found a 25-year-old Willowbrook man guilty of first-degree murder Tuesday afternoon for the shooting death of 18-year-old Joshua Holmes. The six-per...
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Defendant in Willowbrook slaying tells his side: 'I was scared'Apr 25, 2014 1:01 am - Juan Cuellar says he feared for his life and the safety of his mother and brother on the September evening he fired five shots into 18-year-old Joshua Holmes. Cuellar, 2...
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Ex-girlfriend testifies she helped lose weapon in Willowbrook murderApr 24, 2014 1:01 am - Prosecutors wrapped up their case Thursday in the first-degree murder trial of Juan Cuellar, with Cuellar's ex-girlfriend testifying she helped get rid of the murder wea...
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22-year prison term for repeat burglarApr 18, 2014 11:00 pm - A 51-year-old man was sentenced to 22 years in prison Friday after pleading guilty to a June 2012 apartment burglary in Downers Grove. An arrest warrant for Steve Mantuc...
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Man banned from Elmhurst park after exposing himselfApr 18, 2014 1:00 am - A 19-year-old Bellwood man will spend his 20th birthday behind bars after pleading guilty Friday in DuPage County to public indecency and lewd exposure. Nikolai Anderson...
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Trial begins for Carol Stream man accused of molesting teen girlsApr 16, 2014 1:01 am - A registered sex offender from Carol Stream is standing trial this week on charges he molested two teenage girls, including one who was at his home for a sleepover. Dur...
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Authorities want repeat sex offender committed after prison releaseApr 15, 2014 1:00 am - The Illinois attorney general's office is seeking to have a 49-year-old Aurora man classified as a sexually violent person and detained indefinitely by the state's Depar...