Kendall County Crime
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Bond set at $500,000 for Aurora man accused of firing gun into girlfriend's carApr 07, 2021 1:00 am - Bond was set at $500,000 April 5 for an Aurora man who was accused of strangling his girlfriend and firing shots into her car in March, authorities said. Elyas Taha, 29...
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Why Kane County sheriff, state's attorney teamed up to set a drug suspect freeApr 02, 2021 5:20 am - When a county's top two law enforcement officials team up in a courtroom, it's usually to put someone behind bars. So it was an unusual twist last week when Kane County ...
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Kane County sees huge spike in child abuse, neglect casesMar 31, 2021 5:10 am - Child abuse and neglect cases in Kane County are on pace to triple numbers from as recent as 2018 - so high that leading members of the county's court system asked the c...
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Man charged with drunk and distracted driving in fatal Aurora crashMar 29, 2021 1:00 am - A North Aurora man was drunk and trying to get directions on his cellphone when he hit and killed a man early Sunday morning in Aurora, according to authorities. Jace S....
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Willowbrook man charged with injuring three officers in courtroomMar 27, 2021 1:00 am - A Willowbrook man has been charged with injuring three DuPage County sheriff's deputies after a hearing on a domestic violence case against him Friday morning in a Wheat...
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Bloomingdale man guilty of battery, not hate crime, for verbal attack on Muslim Lyft driverMar 25, 2021 1:00 am - Editor's note: An earlier version gave an incorrect first name for the judge. A Bloomingdale man has been found not guilty of committing a felony hate crime when he...
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Aurora man charged with armed violence, attempted gunrunningMar 24, 2021 1:00 am - A statewide grand jury has indicted a 25-year-old Aurora man on a variety of charges, including armed violence and attempted gunrunning. Tommy Murphy, of the 1000 block ...
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Chicago man charged in DuPage with being armed habitual criminalMar 23, 2021 1:00 am - A Chicago man has been charged with being an armed habitual criminal, accused of having a loaded handgun while out on bond and on parole. DuPage County Judge Jeffrey Mac...
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Aurora man pleads guilty to hiding gun used in drive-by shootingMar 20, 2021 1:00 am - An Aurora man pleaded guilty Friday to misdemeanor unlawful use of a weapon in connection with a September 2018 drive-by shooting in Aurora. Javier Melendez, 21, of the ...
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Missing Aurora woman's remains found nearly 18 years after her disappearanceMar 16, 2021 1:00 am - Nearly 18 years after she went missing, Aurora police announced Tuesday that the remains of Tyesha Bell have been found - and that she was murdered. Her bones were found...