DuPage County Crime
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Woman loses $98,000 to scammers posing as federal agents, bank employees in Des PlainesJul 10, 2026 3:28 pm - A 55-year-old woman lost $98,000 to scammers in Des Plaines who initially claimed to be bank employees and later posed as federal agents, police said.
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Carol Stream man pleads guilty to setting fire to his homeJul 09, 2026 7:05 pm - A Carol Stream man who set his and his estranged wife’s house on fire last year has been sentenced to 18 years in prison.
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Chicago man pleads guilty to Wheaton robbery, gets 28 yearsJul 08, 2026 8:39 pm - A Chicago man was sentenced on Wednesday to 28 years in prison for his role in a May 2022 T-Mobile store robbery, officials said.
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Man charged with DUI in fatal crash on I-88Jul 08, 2026 8:51 am - A Warrenville man has been charged with killing a woman during a chain-reaction crash Saturday on I-88.
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Aurora police investigating after two men were shot on July 4Jul 07, 2026 10:56 am - Aurora police are investigating after two men were shot while attending a Fourth of July gathering in Aurora Saturday night.
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Aurora man charged with DUI after crash kills 71-year-old Geneva womanJul 05, 2026 1:50 pm - An Aurora man faces driving under the influence and other charges in connection with a head-on crash Saturday that killed a 71-year-old Geneva woman and critically injured her son, authorities said.
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Man who fled from Schaumburg police faces child endangerment, obstruction chargesJul 03, 2026 8:18 am - A man who fled from Schaumburg police Thursday is facing misdemeanor charges of child endangerment and obstruction.
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Police: Report of woman being held against her will in Schaumburg was inaccurateJul 02, 2026 3:15 pm - A report of a woman being held against her will in Schaumburg Thursday morning was inaccurate, police said.
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Lake in the Hills man gets 96 years for fatal 2020 road rage shooting in ElginJul 02, 2026 2:37 pm - A Lake in the Hills man convicted in a deadly 2020 road rage shooting in Elgin has been sentenced to 96 years in prison, authorities said.
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Two Aurora men facing child pornography chargesJul 01, 2026 10:14 am - Two Aurora men have been charged with possessing and distributing child sexual abuse materials in separate cases, police announced Wednesday.