Northbrook Crime
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Former police officer, son convicted of murderMay 16, 2014 1:01 am - A former North Chicago police officer and his son have been found guilty of first-degree murder in the death of the father's mistress. Devin Bickham Sr., 42, and Devin B...
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South suburban man sentenced for gun traffickingMay 15, 2014 1:01 am - A South suburban man has been sentenced to nearly 17 years in federal prison for buying hundreds of firearms and high-capacity magazines from gun shows in Indiana and se...
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Maday gets another 32 years in prison for 2009 crime spreeMay 14, 2014 1:00 am - A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced convicted bank robber Robert Maday to 32 years in prison for a crime spree that began when he escaped two Cook County state's atto...
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Judge considers testimony in Hoffman Estates murdersMay 13, 2014 1:00 am - Lawyers for D'Andre Howard argued Tuesday that jurors should hear testimony from hospital personnel and Department of Children and Family Services social workers about H...
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Police to reinvestigate Dixmoor girl's 1991 murderMay 07, 2014 1:01 am - The Cook County sheriff and Dixmoor police said Wednesday that they're reopening their investigation into the case of a 14-year-old girl who was slain in 1991. Five teen...
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Letter: Drop perjury charge against witnessMay 05, 2014 1:01 am - Several prominent lawyers and jurists are asking Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez to drop perjury charges against a witness who claims he lied when he helped s...
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Man sentenced for Aurora armed robbery, 19 othersMay 02, 2014 1:01 am - Carlos Ochoa and another man walked into an Aurora grocery store at 3:15 p.m. Oct. 27, 2010, displayed a handgun and demanded all the cash in the drawer before walking a...
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Farnham gets home confinement in child porn caseApr 30, 2014 1:00 am - Former state Rep. Keith Farnham was released on $4,500 bond Wednesday and ordered confined to his Elgin home following his first federal court appearance on charges of p...
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Man pleads guilty to 2010 Mount Prospect murderApr 29, 2014 1:01 am - A 40-year-old man described by prosecutors as a gang member pleaded guilty Tuesday to the 2010 stabbing death of a Mount Prospect man who considered him a friend. Marko...
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Suburban men charged with defrauding schools in tutoring schemeApr 28, 2014 1:00 am - A suburban father and son were indicted on federal fraud charges stemming from a multistate scheme that prosecutors said netted their tutoring companies more than $33 mi...