Kane County Crime
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Kane County woman pleads guilty to animal cruelty over dogs' starvation, deathsJan 20, 2022 12:00 am - A woman accused of maltreating 14 dogs, three of which died, pleaded guilty Thursday to misdemeanor animal cruelty. Emily Chesterfield, who lived near South Elgin and no...
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Public might not get to see report on bribery allegationsJan 20, 2022 12:00 am - The Cook County Board of Review hired a high-profile Chicago law firm last year through a contract worth up to $110,000 to look into alleged bribery in the county office...
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Help sought in identifying Green Oaks carjacking suspectsJan 19, 2022 12:00 am - The Lake County sheriff's office is seeking public help in identifying two men involved in an early morning carjacking Nov. 27 in Green Oaks. Sheriff's deputies were cal...
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Sheriff: Lake County man used hidden cameras to record children, adults in bathroomJan 19, 2022 12:00 am - Following months of investigation, a Lake Villa Township man was indicted Wednesday on 15 felony charges stemming from allegations he secretly recorded people, including...
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Carpentersville man sentenced to 45 years in sex abuse caseJan 19, 2022 12:00 am - A Carpentersville man was sentenced Wednesday to 45 years in prison for sexually abusing and grooming a 13-year-old girl. Constantino Vasquez-Juan, 38, of the 7000 block...
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Huntley man gets 180 days in jail for battery to infantJan 18, 2022 12:00 am - Had Shawn P. Fontaine, 30, been convicted on his initial charge of felony aggravated battery to a child, he could have faced six to 30 years in prison, according to McHe...
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Former AJ Freund caseworker asks to be tried separatelyJan 17, 2022 12:00 am - The former Department of Child and Family Services case investigator charged in connection with the death AJ Freund is asking to have his case separated from his old sup...
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Aurora police investigating shootingJan 16, 2022 12:00 am - One person was hospitalized after a shooting Sunday night in Aurora, according to police. Officers responded to the 600 block of Aurora Avenue shortly after 9 p.m. Sunda...
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Before trial, family recalls Elgin woman whose son is charged with killing, dismembering herJan 15, 2022 12:00 am - More than four years after an Elgin woman lost her life over what authorities describe as a dispute involving loud music, the trial of her son - the man charged with kil...
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Behind-the-scenes heroes honored for work that led to arrests in Oakbrook mall shootingJan 14, 2022 4:10 am - DuPage County this week honored the behind-the-scenes heroes whose work played an essential role in the capture of two suspects in the shooting at Oakbrook Center mall t...