DuPage County Crime
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Mount Prospect man facing life sentence after being convicted on weapon, drug chargesAug 20, 2024 1:56 pm - A Mount Prospect man was convicted by a federal jury of multiple drug and weapons charges.
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Men arrested after gun found in car in Des PlainesAug 20, 2024 8:36 am - Two downstate men are facing charges after police found a loaded handgun in a car in Des Plaines, authorities said. Colton Carter, 23, of Bloomington, and Keegan Marshall...
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Authorities: Man had loaded gun in car at Topgolf in NapervilleAug 19, 2024 1:42 pm - A Dolton man has been accused of illegally having a gun in the parking lot of the Naperville Topgolf. Courtney Bennett, 36, faces one felony count of being an armed habit...
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Cook County jail corrections officer charged with drug possessionAug 16, 2024 4:58 pm - The Cook County sheriff’s department announced the arrest of a corrections officer at the Cook County jail on drug charges following an internal investigation of reports of individuals attempting to smuggle drugs into the facility.
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Appellate court upholds DuPage murder convictionAug 16, 2024 3:50 pm - An appellate court has upheld the murder conviction of a man accused of shooting a person near Bloomingdale in 2018.
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Lemont businessman sentenced to five years in prison for bribeAug 16, 2024 9:45 am - A Lemont businessman was sentenced Wednesday to five years in federal prison after admitting he bribed an employee of the Cook County assessor’s office to lower taxes on his family’s properties.
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Aurora man facing felony weapons, battery and drug chargesAug 16, 2024 9:45 am - A 51-year-old Aurora man is charged with multiple weapon, battery and drug felonies following an attack on a business acquaintance Wednesday near Aurora.
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How police are using virtual training to handle real-world challengesAug 16, 2024 5:15 am - Woodridge police are using a virtual-reality system to improve their training for real-life situations.
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Man convicted of attempted murder in Aurora shootingAug 15, 2024 11:15 am - A Kane County jury has found a Chicago man guilty of attempted first-degree murder in a 2022 Aurora shooting.
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West Chicago teen gets 8 years in prison for brutal beating of autistic manAug 15, 2024 10:49 am - A West Chicago teenager was sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to attempted first-degree murder in the brutal 2023 beating of an autistic man.