Naperville Crime
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Attorneys contend Drew Peterson’s mental state seems to have deteriorated furtherApr 08, 2025 2:43 pm - Lawyers contend a former Bolingbrook police sergeant’s mental state seems to have deteriorated further since last year as they deal with his bid to vacate his murder conviction.
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Prosecutors: Naperville teacher accused of sexually abusing student sent numerous texts to victimApr 04, 2025 5:30 pm - A Neuqua Valley High School English teacher accused of grooming and sexually abusing a student sent numerous texts to the 16-year-old girl and touched her inappropriately, prosecutors said Friday.
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Naperville high school teacher charged with sexually abusing studentApr 03, 2025 3:59 pm - A Neuqua Valley High School teacher has been charged with grooming and sexually abusing a student.
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Pretrial release denied after Naperville high-speed chaseMar 15, 2025 5:36 pm - Pretrial release was denied for a Chicago man who attempted to grab a police officer’s gun after a high-speed chase in Naperville, officials said.
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Authorities: Hanover Park man used pepper spraying on sheriff’s deputyMar 14, 2025 4:21 pm - A Hanover Park man is being detained pretrial on charges he seriously injured a DuPage County sheriff’s deputy by pepper spraying him.
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Attorney jailed by DuPage judge responds — via TikTokMar 14, 2025 5:15 am - A TikTok-famous attorney thrown in the DuPage County jail last week for missing the start of a trial is addressing her time behind bars — over social media, of course.
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Naperville man dies after shooting on Chicago’s South SideMar 12, 2025 9:00 am - A 23-year-old Naperville man died after being shot early Tuesday morning on Chicago’s south side.
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Attorney jailed for missing start of trial in DuPage CountyMar 07, 2025 5:15 am - An attorney who had asked for a criminal trial to be postponed in DuPage County has been jailed herself after missing the start of the trial.
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‘We want our state back’: Why DuPage sheriff says he’s running for governor in 2026Feb 27, 2025 3:58 pm - Prompted by what he calls “radical” changes in Illinois’ criminal justice system, DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick is skipping a potential third term as the county’s top cop and setting his sights instead on the governor’s mansion.
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Bloody crime scene photos play key role in trial of man accused in Palestinian American boy’s deathFeb 26, 2025 7:08 pm - Photos of a child's bloody body, a black knife holder and other crime scene evidence took center stage Wednesday at the murder and hate crime trial for an Illinois landlord accused of fatally stabbing a 6-year-old Palestinian American boy in 2023.