Circuit Court Judge Philip Montgomery denied the man’s release, ruling that Schmidt’s release could endanger the public and citing the man’s criminal record

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DeKalb County sheriff's deputies and other investigators gathered outside a home Tuesday where two people were found dead in the 1300 block of Oakland Drive in Sycamore. Authorities are expected to be on the scene for hours more.

A Waterman man pleaded guilty and was sentenced this month to possessing material that depicted child sexual abuse after a year-long investigation, court records show.

A DeKalb man pleaded guilty this month to stabbing another man in 2024 after an argument about peanut and jelly, part of a deal struck with prosecutors that downgraded an attempted murder charge to aggravated domestic battery, court records show.

A DeKalb man who recently was charged with animal cruelty after police said he struck a cat in the face with a hammer was ordered by a judge this week to forfeit his dogs, Mochi the Shiba Inu and S’Mores, a Yorkshire Terrier, court records show.

A 15-count felony indictment filed against former DeKalb County executive Gary Hanson accuses him of illegally destroying and concealing emails for years, records show. More details in the case remain sealed on a judge's order, however

Current and former DeKalb County officials don’t have much to say yet about the indictment of former DeKalb County administrator Gary Hanson, accused of illegally destroying public records. Shaw Local sought comment from dozens Monday.

A Plano man was arrested Sunday after jumping in front of cars in rural DeKalb County, authorities said.

Former longtime DeKalb County employee Gary Hanson, who worked for decades in various roles, including as the county’s top finance staffer and top executive, has been accused of destroying public records and other misconduct, a 15-count felony indictment filed Friday shows