Oak Brook Crime
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How Lake County plans to deploy 'interrupters' to fight surge in gun violenceJun 03, 2022 5:30 am - When a gunman approached two men outside a Waukegan restaurant Sunday and shot both in the head, killing one and gravely injuring the other in apparent retaliation for a...
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Two College of DuPage educators find common ground, build opportunities for former inmatesMay 25, 2022 11:00 pm - A chance conversation between two colleagues is opening educational doors for incarcerated individuals and college students in DuPage County going into justice studies a...
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Truck driver charged with firing gun on I-294 near HinsdaleMay 20, 2022 11:00 pm - A 49-year-old Missouri man has been charged with aggravated discharge of a firearm after a truck was apparently struck by gunfire from another truck Wednesday night on n...
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DuPage task force hands out $110,000 for substance-abuse prevention, treatment programsMay 20, 2022 1:00 am - Four programs received $110,000 from DuPage County on Friday to fight substance abuse and mental health problems. Gateway Foundation received $20,330 to introduce a low-...
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Tow-truck driver convicted of murder for 2017 shooting on I-88May 18, 2022 1:00 am - A tow-truck driver was found guilty Wednesday of first-degree murder for shooting another motorist on I-88 near Oak Brook five years ago in what authorities describe as ...
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Naperville youth organization official charged with possessing child pornMay 18, 2022 1:00 am - The vice president of a nonprofit Naperville youth development organization has been charged with possession of child pornography. Erich Kroll, 48, a leader with KidsMat...
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Bail set for woman accused of stealing more than $1,200 in clothes from NordstromMay 18, 2022 1:00 am - Bail was set at $20,000 Wednesday for a woman accused of stealing more than $1,200 in clothing from the Nordstrom store in Oak Brook and fleeing police Tuesday. Asia Sp...
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Judge hands down 101-year sentence for kidnapping, robbery and rapeMay 03, 2022 1:00 am - A former DuPage County man was sentenced Tuesday to 101 years for abducting, robbing and raping a college student in 2019, prosecutors announced. On Dec. 13, 2021, a Du...
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Three arrested after police chaseMay 02, 2022 1:00 am - Three men were arrested after a police chase involving a stolen vehicle through multiple towns on Thursday, according to the Villa Park Police Department. At 9:58 p.m. ...
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Chicago man headed to prison for fatal hit-and-run crash in LombardMay 02, 2022 1:00 am - A 26-year-old Chicago man Monday pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a 2020 hit-and-run crash that killed a bicyclist in Lombard. Norris Watt, of the 4900 block of W...