DuPage County Crime
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Father gets conditional discharge after being convicted of battery to sonsMay 02, 2025 7:20 am - An Aurora man was sentenced to two years of conditional discharge Friday for attacking his young son after the child refused his order to hit a disabled older brother.
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Did ‘stalker’ label keep Barrington murder suspect from getting a fair trial?May 02, 2025 5:30 am - Did testimony describing him as a “stalker” keep a Barrington man from getting a fair trial in the New Year’s Day 2021 killing of a woman he hoped to marry? A state appeals court has answered that with an emphatic “no.”
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Judge changes mind, orders child sex abuse defendant be detained pretrialMay 01, 2025 4:53 pm - A Kane County judge changed his mind Thursday and ordered that a Montgomery man charged with child sex crimes be detained pretrial.
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Lottery tickets stolen from Des Plaines gas stationMay 01, 2025 11:34 am - Rolls of lottery tickets were stolen from a Des Plaines gas station this week during a burglary, police said.
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Man detained after 130 mph car chase by Oak Brook policeApr 30, 2025 7:04 pm - A man has been accused of fleeing Oak Brook police in a chase that reached 130 mph.
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Bloomingdale police warn about cryptocurrency scammers targeting senior citizensApr 30, 2025 1:46 pm - Bloomingdale police are warning people to beware, after thieves stole almost $100,000 in cryptocurrency scams in the last two weeks.
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Des Plaines searching home for third day as part of ‘old case’Apr 30, 2025 10:15 am - Des Plaines police confirmed Wednesday they are searching a home in connection with an ongoing investigation into an old case, but denied reports they’re looking for a body.
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Man charged with murder in stabbing death of Glendale Heights woman in ChicagoApr 28, 2025 4:08 pm - A 54-year-old Chicago man is charged with first-degree murder after authorities said he spat on a Glendale Heights woman and stabbed her in the back Thursday near a CTA green line stop in Chicago.
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Man pleads guilty to killing Naperville bicyclist while driving drunkApr 28, 2025 3:14 pm - A Woodridge man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for killing a bicyclist in 2023 while driving drunk.
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Des Plaines woman scammed out of $750 by police impostor, authorities sayApr 28, 2025 2:47 pm - A 38-year-old Des Plaines woman was scammed out of $750 last week by someone posing as a Cook County sheriff’s deputy, Des Plaines police said Monday.