Lombard Crime
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Trial set for Lombard man accused of shooting ex's motherJun 16, 2014 1:01 am - Jury selection will begin Tuesday in the trial of a Lombard man accused of shooting his ex-girlfriend's mother in an argument about a debit card. Markeith Williams, 20, ...
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Anti-heroin ad wins awardJun 14, 2014 1:01 am - A television advertisement created by the Illinois State Crime Commission and Karl Productions about heroin abuse has won an award, officials announced. The piece, calle...
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Four from suburbs charged in embezzlement schemeJun 13, 2014 1:01 am - The Cook County State's Attorney's office has charged four suburban residents with embezzling more than $7 million from a Chicago law firm. Patricia Lapinski, 66, and De...
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Six being questioned in Aurora shootingJun 13, 2014 1:01 am - Aurora police were questioning five men and one woman Friday about an early morning shooting that injured a 43-year-old woman at her home on the city's near east side. P...
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DuPage cops cleared of excessive force chargesJun 13, 2014 1:01 am - A federal judge Friday dismissed charges of excessive force against a DuPage County sheriff's deputy stemming from a 2010 drug arrest. Northern District Judge Sharon Joh...
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Daredevil motorcyclist gets 4 years for Westmont chaseJun 13, 2014 1:01 am - A Plainfield motorcyclist who lured police into chasing him and then posted videos of the pursuits online was sentenced Friday to four years in prison. DuPage County Jud...
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Prosecutors: Naperville man lied when he admitted hit-and-runJun 12, 2014 1:01 am - More than three years after 20-year-old Melissa Lech of Joliet died in a hit-and-run crash, David H. McCarthy IV showed up unannounced at the home of Lech's sister to ma...
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West Chicago dad pleads guilty to aggravated assaultJun 12, 2014 1:01 am - A West Chicago man pleaded guilty Thursday to aggravated assault related to his Jan. 9 arrest for recklessly taking two juveniles off a school bus. Jimmy Palmer, 53, of ...
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Elgin woman gets 5 years for $483,000 theftJun 12, 2014 1:00 am - Cheryl Quinn used her former employer's bank account information 82 times between August 2008 and June 2012 to pay for extravagant purchases on her personal credit card,...
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Warrenville man's plea, sentencing put on holdJun 10, 2014 1:01 am - A 24-year-old Warrenville man who was expected to plead guilty Tuesday and accept a 6-year prison term on charges of selling cocaine to undercover agents was not ready t...