One year after Illinois eliminated cash bail as part of the Pretrial Fairness Act, proponents are hailing its success, insisting the criminal justice reform measure accomplished its goal of making communities safer and the system more equitable.
Lombard fire officials are investigating the cause of a Sunday afternoon fire that left a home uninhabitable.
A 14-year-old Glenbard East High School student is facing multiple felony charges after a gun was recovered in a restroom at the high school just before classes were dismissed Tuesday afternoon.
A former Villa Park man was sentenced to 70 years in prison for the murder of Esmeralda DeLuna, 24, his live-in girlfriend and mother of their three children.
A motion to deny pre-trial release for a Warrenville man accused of murdering his wife was approved Wednesday in DuPage County First Appearance Court.
Lombard officials said the male student is expected to appear in a DuPage County courtroom today after being charged with unlawful use of a weapon at school and possession of a firearm by a minor.
A motion for pre-trial release was denied Tuesday for a Naperville woman accused of crashing a school bus that transports special needs children, prosecutors said.
A 26-year-old Aurora man is facing a felony charge after police say he fatally struck a pedestrian in Wheaton early Sunday morning and left the scene.
A 39-year-old Warrenville man is facing murder charges after authorities said he shot his wife to death Thursday.