Articles filed under Drug Related Crime
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Kane County traffic stop leads to drug arrestsFeb 04, 2021 12:00 am - A Chicago man was charged with possession with intent to deliver of 11.5 pounds of cannabis after a traffic stop at 2:41 p.m. Jan. 22 on I-90, according to a Kane County...
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Lombard man granted clemency by TrumpJan 20, 2021 12:00 am - A Lombard man serving a life sentence for participating in a drug conspiracy was granted clemency late Tuesday by President Donald Trump and said he plans to help free o...
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Cook County sees record numbers of opioid, gun deaths in 2020Jan 02, 2021 12:00 am - The Cook County medical examiner's office handled record numbers of opioid deaths and gun-related homicides in 2020, as well as a record number of total cases because of...
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Three charged in armed robbery Sunday in AuroraDec 16, 2020 12:00 am - Two men and a teenager are charged with armed robbery stemming from a holdup during a drug deal Sunday on Aurora's far east side, police said. According to Aurora police...
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Drug-induced homicide charge dropped in Downers Grove deathDec 07, 2020 12:00 am - A Maywood man is no longer being prosecuted on a charge of drug-related homicide for the 2018 death of a Downers Grove man. DuPage County court records indicate prosecut...
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New statewide network helps get marijuana convictions expungedNov 19, 2020 12:00 am - Illinois' legalization of cannabis earlier this year means people with arrests or convictions for lower-level marijuana offenses can have their records expunged. While ...
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Aurora heroin dealer gets 9 years in prisonNov 16, 2020 12:00 am - An Aurora man has been sentenced to nine years in prison on heroin charges. Jose A. Pabon, 51, of the 1400 block of South Glen Circle, was sentenced Nov. 9. He was convi...
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Wheeling parolee charged with selling ecstasy to undercover officerNov 12, 2020 12:00 am - A Wheeling parolee with drug cases pending in Skokie and Rolling Meadows courthouses was ordered held without bail Thursday after, prosecutors say, he sold MDMA, also kn...
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Elgin Twp. man gets probation on cocaine chargeNov 06, 2020 12:00 am - An Elgin Township man caught with LSD, cocaine, psychedelic mushrooms, marijuana and other drugs while trespassing at his parents' house pleaded guilty Friday to possess...
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DuPage jail X-ray finds heroin inside womanOct 31, 2020 1:00 am - DuPage County sheriff's deputies found 14 bags of heroin inside a woman thanks to an X-ray machine purchased last year to reduce the need for strip searches, officials s...