The defense attorney of a rural Dixon man charged with the attempted murder of three police officers in Ogle County last year is asking the court to reconsider its previous ruling regarding media coverage.

Alexander Kurtz, 19, was remanded to the Ogle County Jail on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025, after Ogle County Associate Judge Anthony Peska denied Kurtz’s request to be released pending his Aug. 27 court date.

An animal rights activist accused in Ogle County of falsely reporting a shooting at a rodeo near Rochelle pleaded not guilty Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025, after a judge ruled that the case against her will move forward.

A Chicago man accused of beating an Oregon man at a March 2024 gathering in rural Oregon was acquitted of felony aggravated battery Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, following a one-day bench trial.

A Mount Morris man with prior assault convictions has been accused of home invasion and aggravated battery, according to court records, after allegedly cutting through a window screen and beating a woman.

John R. Anderson, III, 42, pleaded not guilty Wednesday Aug. 6, 2025, to two counts of aggravated stalking, five counts of stalking, harassment by telephone, and three counts of violating an order of protection.

Duane Meyer, 43, is charged with four counts of first-degree murder, two counts of aggravated arson and one count of concealment of a homicidal death in connection with an Oct. 19, 2016, Byron house fire.

A 76-year-old man charged with killing his daughter-in-law Friday outside a Schaumburg hotel will remain behind bars while awaiting trial, a Cook County judge has ruled.

A 76-year-old Ogle County man fatally shot his daughter-in-law during a wedding at a Schaumburg hotel Friday because he was upset she planned to divorce his son, police said Sunday.