West Chicago Crime
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New trial date stands for man accused in 1995 Naperville fatal fireJun 09, 2017 1:00 am - William Amor is easing into life as a free man in Calumet City after recently posting bond and being released from jail for the first time in 22 years. But Amor still fa...
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DuPage judge: Prosecutors can cite previous sex cases in trial on 1985 murderJun 08, 2017 1:00 am - A DuPage County judge has ruled that prosecutors may introduce evidence of previous sexual crimes committed by Michael Jones during his trial in the 1985 murder of 15-ye...
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Police: Villa Park man barricaded himself during arrest attemptJun 08, 2017 1:00 am - A 25-year-old Villa Park man is being held on $100,000 bail after police say he barricaded himself in his home Wednesday night. Timothy Jackson, 25, of the 200 block of ...
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Former Wheaton College professor to be sentenced for third time in child porn caseJun 08, 2017 1:00 am - A former Wheaton College professor, convicted in 2013 of child pornography charges, again faces three to seven years in prison after admitting Thursday that he violated ...
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Elmhurst man pleads guilty to trying to sway witnessJun 06, 2017 1:00 am - A 52-year-old Elmhurst man has pleaded guilty to charges of attempting to communicate with or detain a witness in connection with a separate sexual assault case. Michae...
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Bartlett man charged with child pornJun 06, 2017 1:00 am - A 31-year-old Bartlett man, Pavlo Dovhaychuk, has been charged with four counts of child pornography after an investigation by the DuPage County sheriff's sexual predato...
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Trial begins in case of 1999 Lisle sexual assaultJun 06, 2017 1:00 am - A retired Lisle police officer recalled Tuesday how the 63-year-old female victim of a vicious sexual assault trembled as she identified her attacker in two separate pho...
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Teen suspected in shooting near Downers Grove turns himself inJun 02, 2017 1:00 am - A 17-year-old boy suspected in the May 22 shooting of another teen near Downers Grove turned himself in to police Friday, the same day a warrant was issued for his arres...
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Prosecutors: Bartlett man strangled wife because she wouldn't stop 'nagging him'Jun 02, 2017 1:00 am - Editor's note: A previous version of this report mistakenly said prosecutors alleged Carlo Madonia killed his wife because she wouldn't stop "nagging him" about retu...
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With conviction in 1995 death vacated, Naperville man released on bailMay 30, 2017 1:00 am - William Amor is a free man for the first time since his 1995 arrest on charges that he committed the arson murder of his mother-in-law. Amor found out Sunday that a chil...