Wheaton Crime
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Appellate court blocks release of woman who killed 4-year-old daughterJun 11, 2021 5:30 am - Marci Webber, who in 2010 killed her 4-year-old daughter in Bloomingdale because she feared the girl would be kidnapped by Satan, has lost another bid to be freed from a...
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Oak Brook dentist sent to jail for practicing after losing his licenseJun 09, 2021 1:00 am - A former Burr Ridge resident was found guilty Wednesday of practicing dentistry without a license and was sentenced to 270 days in jail. DuPage County Judge Monique O'To...
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Kennel owner chooses to go to trial on animal cruelty, neglect chargesJun 02, 2021 1:00 am - A previous version gave an incorrect location for the kennel, and the number of counts the defendant faces. The owner of a West Chicago-area kennel where dozens of ...
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Owner of traveling reptile show charged with animal crueltyMay 21, 2021 5:30 am - An Elmhurst woman who owns a traveling reptile show faces animal cruelty charges alleging she failed to properly feed and provide other necessary care to her snakes and ...
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Prosecutor: Villa Park woman had protection order against man accused of killing herMay 21, 2021 1:00 am - Bail was set at $3 million Friday for a Villa Park man charged with murdering the mother of his three children, who had received an emergency order of protection against...
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Westmont man pleads guilty to child porn chargeMay 19, 2021 1:00 am - A Westmont man pleaded guilty Tuesday to possession of child pornography. Steven Kuchan, 31, of the 0-100 block of Oakley Drive North, entered a blind plea to one count,...
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Authorities: Wood Dale man killed his fatherMay 18, 2021 1:00 am - A Wood Dale man, charged in April with beating his father, is now accused of stabbing the man to death with a sword. Bail was set at $2 million Tuesday morning for Joshu...
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Twice-convicted sex offender deemed sexually violent, will remain in hospitalMay 11, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced Tuesday that a Kendall County judge had found a registered sex offender who had been convicted twice during the 1990s to ...
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What's leading to the law enforcement lag in vaccinations?May 07, 2021 5:20 am - The deadliest threat facing law enforcement officers across the country over the past year hasn't been armed criminals, high-speed pursuits or reckless drivers crashing ...
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Bail set at $25,000 for man accused of sex abuse in ElmhurstMay 07, 2021 1:00 am - Bail has been set at $25,000 for a man accused of sexually abusing a 16-year-old girl employed by an Elmhurst gym and exposing himself to another gym employee and an emp...