Kankakee police made an arrest last week in connection with a shots fired incident that occurred on Feb. 24.

A McHenry man is accused of advertising a vehicle for sale on social media and scamming a would-be buyer out of thousands of dollars before reposting the car for sale, according to court records.

The Plano Police Department responded around 1:58 p.m. on Saturday to Emily G. Johns School to reports of around 10 people “yelling and fighting” during the game.

A Carpentersville man is accused of befriending a 16-year-old girl on Snapchat, sexually abusing her in the parking lot of an Algonquin business and then telling her, “You earned yourself some food,” a McHenry County judge said in denying his pretrial release.

A McHenry man is accused of possessing more than 250 images of children being sexually abused, court records show.

Julian Rosario, 35, of Channahon, was pronounced dead after a shooting in the 100 block of Washington Street in Morris at around 1 a.m. Saturday.

Prosecutors said a Joliet man posed a threat to the community as he is accused of repeatedly shooting a "defenseless toddler and his mother."

A Trout Valley man who pleaded guilty to one count of possessing images of child sex abuse was sentenced to three years of felony probation and ordered to register as a sex offender.

A Crystal Lake man has pleaded guilty to aggravated reckless driving in a head-on crash that seriously injured two people and occurred when he was 18.

Michael C. Setticosi, of Aroma Park, was arrested by the Kankakee County Sheriff’s Department Friday on suspicion of discharging a firearm.

A judge rejected a motion from the Will County state’s attorney to have an 82-year-old man charged with a 1988 murder move back to Michigan while awaiting trial.

A Manhattan couple believe prosecutors targeted them with a forfeiture case because of the "potential income" Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow's Office would receive if the case succeeded.

An arrest warrant has been issued for a former Lake in the Hills woman who is accused of threatening to harm McHenry County State’s Attorney Randi Freese, court records show.

The owner of a Richmond equestrian training center – detained in McHenry County jail on charges including sexual assault of a minor – is on “interim suspension” from the US Equestrian Federation, where he has been a judge.

A Freeport woman has been charged in Whiteside County with felony aggravated driving under the influence and causing a Christmas Day crash that injured a 4-year-old child who was in the vehicle

The second attempt to hold Xandria Harris’ trial regarding her role in the 2021 murder of a Bradley police sergeant was delayed Wednesday.

Trevon Wright, 18, of Plainfield, was found unresponsive in the 900 block of Keeler Avenue in Chicago just before 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, according to Chicago police.

Attorneys in the Xandria Harris trial continue to put together a jury.

Crest Hill police are investigating a burglary at a local cafe and gaming place that occurred early Tuesday morning.

A McHenry man is accused of starving and not providing medical treatment to multiple pit bulls, court records show.

A Chicago man accused of of leading officers on a high-speed chase in a stolen car will remain in jail until at least next court appearance after a motion was granted Tuesday to deny his pre-trial release, prosecutors said

The owner of the former Harold’s Shrimp and Chicken restaurant in Joliet is facing felony charges of sales tax evasion and theft through fraudulent tax filings.

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Nine jurors were picked Monday during the first day of Xandria Harris’ trial at the Kankakee County Courthouse.

A man pleaded guilty Thursday to burglarizing a vehicle in McHenry “with intent to commit a theft” and was sentenced to six years in prison.

A man accused of “maliciously” attacking a Woodstock gas station employee after she told him they were not hiring will undergo a mental health evaluation, court records show.

David D. Lowtharp, 57, was sentenced to six years in the Illinois Department of Corrections through a plea agreement.

A Marengo man screwed shut a door of his apartment to keep anyone from coming in or out as a woman inside cried for help, McHenry County prosecutors allege.

A state petition revealed Will County's State's Attorney James Glasgow plans to use the forfeiture by wrongdoing hearsay exception, as he did in the case against Drew Peterson.

The trial of a man accused of randomly attacking a woman as she walked her son’s dog in a McHenry park is set to resume Friday afternoon.

It has been 4 years, 1 month and 24 days, approximately 216 weeks or 1,517 days since that December fateful night in 2021 when one Bradley officer was killed and a second seriously wounded.

Camren Hastings, 18, is charged with aggravated discharge of a firearm, a Class 1 felony, and aggravated use of a firearm as a person under the age of 21, a Class 4 felony.

A Woodstock man is accused of secretly filming three women while they used the bathroom at McHenry County College, according to court records and authorities.

A Lombard man has been sentenced to probation for committing an anti-Muslim hate crime

A Cedar Rapids man who served prison time for joining rioters entering the U.S. Senate on Jan. 6, 2021, and taking video of sensitive documents, will be sharing his story and answering attendees' questions at the Twin City Conservatives’ Feb. 28 meeting in Rock Falls

A Palatine man who was accused of “misrepresenting” the cost of driveway repairs for an elderly Crystal Lake homeowner by more than $4,000 has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge.

Kankakee police arrested a suspect in Monday’s armed robbery of a business located in the 1400 block of East Court Street.

Franklin T. Houston, 28, was found guilty Wednesday of the felony offense of injuring a police officer while resisting arrest and the misdemeanor offenses of resisting a police officer and disorderly conduct.

A former Chicago man has been sentenced to 24 years in prison for shooting another man at an indoor amusement park in Villa Park in 2021

A fifth charge of public indecency has been filed against a Marengo man; this time as a felony, while the prior accusations were misdemeanors.

More than $1,000 was taken from a Joliet Cricket Wireless store in the 400 block of Collins Street on Feb. 7, Joliet police said.

A Sterling man has been sentenced to 4 years in prison after pleading guilty Tuesday to a 2024 aggravated battery charge – a Class 2 felony because it involved a police officer – and a separate 2023 aggravated battery charge.

Bolingbrook police said they discovered a small amount of cannabis and a loaded 9mm handgun in the teen’s possession.

Illinois State Police Troop 5, assisted by Kankakee Area Metropolitan Enforcement Group, arrested two people after suspected cocaine and fentanyl/methamphetamine was found in the vehicle they were on Monday.

A Joliet man charged with recklessly firing a gun into the air last Saturday was released from jail on electronic monitoring and home confinement. 

An Indiana man fleeing from police in Champaign County was apprehended by Kankakee County Sheriff’s deputies Saturday.

A Pingree Grove woman was detained pretrial Monday in a Huntley burglary case, according to court records.

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A Wonder Lake man accused of handcuffing a woman against her will and sexually assaulting her has been sentenced to seven years in prison.

Plano police were called to Mugshots Sports Bar & Grill on Saturday evening for a report of a disturbance.