Will County Crime
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Couple, 2 children and 3 dogs found shot to death in Romeoville homeSep 18, 2023 1:00 am - Police are investigating the shootings of a 38-year-old man, a 32-year-old woman and two boys in Romeoville as homicides. At 8:43 p.m. Sunday, officers were asked to con...
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Cashless bail for man charged in 1972 murder of Naperville teen? Attorney seeks man's releaseSep 12, 2023 1:00 am - An attorney representing a Minnesota man charged with the 1972 murder of a Naperville teen is hoping the state's new cashless bail rules will set his client free until h...
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Driver gets 15-month prison term for crash that seriously injured state trooperSep 05, 2023 1:00 am - A 23-year-old Joliet man will serve half of a 15-month prison sentence for violating Scott's Law in connection with a 2021 crash that seriously injured state Trooper Bri...
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Driver charged in Scott's Law case pleads guilty, awaits decision on sentencingAug 04, 2023 1:00 am - A remorseful Joliet man Friday pleaded guilty to violating Scott's Law in connection with a 2021 crash that seriously injured a decorated state trooper from Lemont. Ange...
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Elation, dismay from suburban leaders over state Supreme Court's landmark bail rulingJul 18, 2023 1:00 am - The Illinois Supreme Court's landmark decision Tuesday upholding the constitutionality of cashless bail sparked elation from some suburban leaders and dismay among other...
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Man killed, teen injured in Romeoville shootingJun 23, 2023 11:00 pm - A 19-year-old man was killed in a shooting in Romeoville and police are searching for the suspect who is responsible for the slaying. On Friday evening, officers respond...
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17-year-old was 'sole offender' in deadly Bolingbrook shooting that left 3 dead, police sayMar 06, 2023 12:00 am - A $20 million bail has been set for a 17-year-old facing multiple first-degree murder charges over a shooting in Bolingbrook that left three people dead, including two j...
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Effect of judge's ruling regarding end of cash bail differs across the suburbsDec 29, 2022 12:00 am - A Kankakee County judge's ruling late Wednesday that ending cash bail in Illinois is unconstitutional does not apply to courts in Cook, Lake, DuPage or Kane counties, bu...
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The suburban prosecutors taking the lead in the legal battle to topple the SAFE-T ActNov 11, 2022 4:30 am - When more than half of Illinois' state's attorneys go to court in Kankakee County next month in a last-ditch effort to block the controversial SAFE-T Act, the proceeding...
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Prosecutors challenge SAFE-T Act eliminating cash bail as thousands sign petitionSep 21, 2022 5:00 am - As questions linger over what the end of cash bail will mean in Illinois, three county state's attorneys are turning to the courts for help, and one state senator has la...