Woodridge Crime
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DuPage prosecutor: High-speed police chases reaching 'epidemic proportions'Apr 24, 2023 1:00 am - A 24-year-old man faces a string of charges in connection with a high-speed police chase that began in Warrenville and ended with his SUV going airborne and crashing in ...
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Appeals court tosses probation sentence for operator of kennel where 29 dogs diedApr 21, 2023 5:30 am - When DuPage County Judge Robert Miller sentenced a suburban kennel operator on charges stemming from a 2019 fire that killed 29 dogs, he acknowledged there was nothing h...
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Lombard man charged with possession of child pornographyApr 20, 2023 1:00 am - A Lombard man faces child pornography charges following an investigation that led to a search of his home Wednesday, authorities said Christopher M. Long, 43, of the 300...
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Aurora man found guilty of sexually assaulting, robbing woman in 2018Apr 14, 2023 11:00 pm - A DuPage County jury found an Aurora man guilty of sexually assaulting a Naperville-area woman and forcing her to give him money from her bank account in 2018. Thaddeus ...
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Driver charged with leading Carol Stream police on chase, DUI, crashing into hydrantApr 08, 2023 1:00 am - Bond was set at $70,000 Saturday for a Carol Stream man charged with leading police on a high-speed chase Friday night. Tyler Goorley, 36, of the 100 block of Quail Run ...
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Do long prison sentences prevent crime? New study questions conventional wisdomApr 07, 2023 5:00 am - A new report from a bipartisan panel of criminal justice experts questions whether sending people to prison for 10 years or more is necessary or cost-effective. "How...
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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, 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...