The Yorkville Police Department welcomed a new officer into their family. Bret Johnson, a lifelong resident of Plainfield, took the oath of office during the city council meeting on June 24.

At 8:53 p.m., Plano police were advised by an Amtrak engineer that they believed they had struck a pedestrian near the area of 800 W. Main St.

Luis Gonzalez, 54, was found guilty of five counts of predatory criminal sexual assault following a four-day jury trial,