Duane “DC” Meyer, 43, was found guilty Thursday night of the 2016 murders of Maggie (Rosko) Meyer, 31, and their 3-year-old son Amos

A Wilmington man has been charged with a misdemeanor offense leaving heroin accessible to a 14-year-old teen, who died last June.

A Wonder Lake man pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of sexually abusing a child and avoided a lengthy prison sentence, according to court records.

Kankakee County State’s Attorney Jim Rowe announced that Robert Reardanz, Jr., 41, of Kankakee, was found guilty of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in relation to a May 2025 road rage incident.

The Grundy County Sheriff's Office said it arrested Stephanie L. Sproull, 43, of Mazon, after she led deputies on a car chase.

Ryan Dodd, 44, of Aurora, has been charged with felony counts of first degree murder, home invasion, armed violence, residential burglary and aggravated stalking.

A former Elgin police officer was sentenced by a DeKalb County judge to 12 years in prison, more than two years after authorities searched his Kirkland home and found hours’ worth of video depicting child sexual abuse

A Lee County judge ruled Thursday that a Dixon man accused of multiple counts of stalking spend 48 hours in jail after violating the conditions of his release.

The man accused of killing a pregnant Downers Grove woman is in critical condition in a hospital, after suffering injuries Thursday while in the DuPage County jail

Duane “DC” Meyer, 43, of Stillman Valley was found guilty of killing Maggie (Rosko) Meyer, 31, and their 3-year-old son, Amos, on Oct. 19, 2016.

Duane “DC” Meyer, 43, of Stillman Valley is accused of killing his ex-wife, Maggie (Rosko) Meyer, 31, and then setting her Byron home on fire with their 3-year-old son, Amos, asleep in his upstairs bedroom Oct. 19, 2016.

A Cary man twice convicted of attempted murder in Cook County, and acquitted of murder as a teen in 1980, has turned himself in after being wanted on a sixth alleged offense of drunk driving.

A woman who had to be helped to the witness stand described the brain damage and other injuries she suffered when she was randomly beaten in a McHenry park by man who said he's "angel of death."

The charges, all Class X felonies, were filed on Monday and are alleged to have occurred in May of 2025

A Sterling man has been charged in Whiteside County with aggravated battery of a police officer, accused of throwing a rock at a deputy on Wednesday during his third run-in with law enforcement that day

The attempted murder trial is set to begin Thursday for a man accused in a violent attack on a woman in a McHenry park that authorities said was unprovoked; he also allegedly beat a man who tried to intervene.

Prosecutors will seek a life sentence for a man accused of killing a pregnant Downers Grove woman

Cody Evans is a North Carolina native and a former U.S. Marine. He served two tours in Afghanistan.

Damian S. Harris, 48, is charged in Lee County with one count of criminal neglect/abuse of an elderly person (aged 60 or older), a Class 3 felony.

A judge has granted the state’s motion to detain a Chicago man ahead of his trial after being accused of robbing a Hinsdale boutique

A former Illinois sheriff’s deputy was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in prison for fatally shooting Sonya Massey, who had dialed 911 to report a possible prowler outside her Springfield home

A Crystal Lake man who a judge said advertised and sold drugs on social media admitted Wednesday to selling cocaine and ecstasy and was sentenced to eight years in prison.

A suspect is in custody and Oswego police are continuing their investigation, but police are not disclosing information about the suspect at this time.

Joseph Johnson, 29, has been charged with the first-degree murder of Joselynn Diaz-Garcia, 36 and Gianni Reyes, 4, who were killed on Sunday in Joliet.

John Shadbar, 72, of plead guilty Wednesday in Will County court to charges of attempted first-degree murder and a hate crime for the May 2024 shooting of his Lockport Heights neighbor.

The man accused of murdering a pregnant Downers Grove woman Monday stabbed her 70 times, DuPage County prosecutors allege in petition asking to have the suspect held in custody while awaiting trial

The Grundy County Sheriff's Office announced it has arrested John Johnson, 52, of Braceville, following a hit-and-run property damage crash in Braceville.

The Grundy County Sheriff's Office announced that it has arrested Michael G. Bender, 21, of Wildwood, Mo., who was driving a red 2024 Toyota Corolla marked stolen out of Farmington, Mo.

Police were dispatched to the 400 block of Valentine Way early Tuesday afternoon and found a woman unresponsive, according to a news release from the Oswego Police Department.

A Wilmington man will consider an offer from prosecutors in a case where he’s charged with a 2024 Scott’s Law crash that caused Illinois State Trooper Clay Carns’ death.

A man has been charged with first-degree murder, accused of stabbing a pregnant woman to death Monday evening in Downers Grove

Cody Sales, 30, received 29 years on the charge of first-degree murder and an additional one year on the charge of aggravated animal cruelty.

A business manager for Tischler’s Market in Plainfield has been charged with theft after the owner of the business discovered voided cash transactions totaling about $92,709.

A 39-year-old woman is in critical condition after she was shot in the early morning hours Tuesday in Aurora, authorities said.

The Woodstock Walmart has fully reopened following a fire on New Year’s Eve that authorities said was intentionally set and caused millions of dollars in damages.

Two of the three former St. Viator High School students accused of sexually assaulting a female classmate at a graduation party in Roselle last spring pleaded not guilty Tuesday in a DuPage County courtroom

A Bolingbrook man accused of bringing a gun to the Will County Courthouse is facing a charges from last year of unlawful possession of a gun by felon.

A Pingree Grove man was defending himself when he shot a Crystal Lake man to death, then stored the body in a pole barn in 2024, his attorney said at the start of his trial.

Joselynn Diaz-Garcia, of Joliet, and 4-year-old Gianni Reyes, who is believed to be her child, were pronounced dead at 1:55 p.m. on Sunday in the 700 block of Garnsey Avenue in Joliet.

Duane Meyer, 43, is charged with killing his ex-wife, Maggie Meyer, 31, and then setting her Byron home on fire with their 3-year-old son, Amos, inside.

A Woodstock 18-year-old, on pretrial release for allegedly beating a teen at the Algonquin Walmart, was accused of threatening to shoot and kill a man and his baby, according to court records.

Joliet police said they have in custody a man believed to be the shooter of the two victims. No charges had been filed as of late Sunday afternoon.

A Sterling man was sentenced to 8 years in prison after pleading guilty in four separate felony cases, including one accusing him of setting a Galt home on fire

Joliet police investigated the shooting deaths of a 36-year-old woman and a 4-year-old boy inside a Joliet home on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026.

Kendall County State’s Attorney Eric Weis has filed a motion to disqualify Daniel Transier from serving as the defense attorney for former Oswegoland Park District executive director Tom Betsinger because of his potential conflicts as a Yorkville City Council alderman.

A Geneva man was convicted this month of 14 felonies – 13 of them for aggravated criminal sexual abuse of three underage children, one for predatory criminal sexual assault, according to court records.

Authorities have identified a 27-year-old man fatally shot by Aurora police during a reported battery after authorities said he was armed with a knife. The police shooting is under investigation by the Kane County State's Attorney's Office.

A Crystal Lake man, who is set to face a 4½-year prison sentence for a multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme next month, was able to push his local case accusing him of defrauding a McHenry veterans’ association to March.

A request for extra room for any overflow crowd in the Xandria Harris trial next month was denied Friday.

Kankakee County Circuit Judge Kathy Bradshaw-Elliott ruled TV cameras will not be allowed to broadcast live in the courtroom during the trial for Xandria Harris.