Villa Park Crime
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Former governor candidate gets 4 years in prison for threatening Lake County judgesApr 07, 2023 1:00 am - A man who ran for governor in 2018 was sentenced to four years in prison for threatening two Lake County judges. Grayson K. Jackson, also known as Kash Jackson and Benja...
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Police: West Chicago man, 19, left ID with officer before fleeing traffic stopApr 03, 2023 1:00 am - A West Chicago man is facing felony charges after officials said he drove away early from a traffic stop Friday morning, leaving his driver's license with the officer wh...
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Police seek info about Villa Park tobacco shop robberyMar 31, 2023 1:00 am - Villa Park police are investigating the armed robbery of a tobacco store. Tobacco Hut, 543 E. St. Charles Road, was robbed by three people at 11:45 a.m. Tuesday, police ...
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Police, sheriffs to increase enforcement of distracted driving laws in AprilMar 28, 2023 1:00 am - In honor of Distracted Driving Awareness Month, the DuPage County sheriff's office, the Illinois State Police, Carpentersville police and about 200 other police departme...
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New tool in fighting domestic abuse: a QR code that points victims to helpMar 22, 2023 1:00 am - DuPage County police and paramedics can now offer victims of domestic violence and abuse a more discreet way to learn about help - a QR code that, when they scan it with...
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Expressway shootings are down, but road rage is on the riseMar 17, 2023 5:00 am - The number of shootings along Chicago-area expressways continues to fall this year after a record 310 in 2021, but within that nugget of good news is a worrying trend. ...
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Sleepy Hollow woman accused of leading state trooper on 120 mph chaseMar 08, 2023 12:00 am - Bail was set at $25,000 Wednesday for a Sleepy Hollow woman accused of leading a state trooper on chase that reached 120 mph on Interstate 88. The trooper saw Tianna Bry...
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Man charged with drug-induced homicide of fellow DuPage County jail inmateMar 06, 2023 12:00 am - A DuPage County jail detainee is accused of killing another inmate by supplying him fentanyl-laced heroin in the jail. Derichard P. Brown, 22, of the 100 block of South ...
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A flurry of filings as SAFE-T Act fight heads to state Supreme CourtMar 03, 2023 4:00 am - After a flurry of legal filings this week, the opposing sides in the fight over the elimination of cash bail in Illinois are now less than two weeks away from a SAFE-T A...
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Man charged with aggravated DUI after crash into Lombard houseFeb 20, 2023 12:00 am - A Lombard man is facing multiple criminal and traffic charges after a Sunday police chase that ended with him driving a pickup truck into a house in Lombard. Thomas E. W...