Northfield Crime
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Racketeering by Kane sheriff's office alleged in federal lawsuitFeb 24, 2016 12:00 am - Three people strip-searched after a traffic stop near Elgin last year have sued the Kane County sheriff's department and its officers, arguing their constitutional right...
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Cook County sheriff: Sex sting netted 79 would-be 'johns'Feb 09, 2016 12:00 am - The Cook County sheriff's office charged 79 would-be sex buyers - including one man who arrived via an Uber ride - during a nationwide sting conducted between Jan. 17 an...
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Des Plaines-area man arrested in connection with burglariesFeb 07, 2016 12:00 am - An 18-year-old Des Plaines-area man was behind bars Sunday facing charges stemming from a pair of recent home burglaries, Cook County authorities said. Humberto Moran is...
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Two years in prison for trucker who killed trooperJan 22, 2016 12:00 am - The truck driver who killed a state trooper from Vernon Hills in a 2013 crash on the Tri-State Tollway pleaded guilty to three charges Friday in a Skokie courtroom and w...
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3 years in prison for attack on Elgin joggerJan 21, 2016 12:00 am - A 22-year-old homeless man was sentenced to three years in prison Thursday after pleading guilty to attacking a female jogger in Elgin in 2015. Cody Sarantakos of Elgin ...
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Cook County sheriff says too many mentally ill in jailDec 23, 2015 12:00 am - Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart, as part of his campaign to reduce what he calls unjust incarceration of the poor and mentally ill, said in a news release Wednesday that pr...
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Politicians' falls from grace highlight the year in courts and crimeDec 17, 2015 10:00 pm - For several prominent suburban leaders, 2015 was marked by spectacular falls from grace. But none received more attention than the arrest of retired U.S. House Speaker D...
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Devine says 'it's awfully hard to judge' Alvarez on McDonald caseDec 13, 2015 6:30 am - As prosecutor's critics mount, Devine comes to her defense
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3 suburban killers who could get out of prisonDec 03, 2015 4:00 am - Sentenced to life as juveniles, could they now go free?
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Discretionary life sentence stands for juvenile killerDec 03, 2015 12:00 am - The life sentence convicted killer David Biro received for the 1990 death of a Winnetka couple's fetus will stand, a Cook County judge ruled Thursday. In one of the sub...