Crime and Courts news
Steven Coleman claimed public defender's representation of him was tainted by boss' loyalty to previous employer Mertes & Mertes, which is representing a plaintiff in a $100M civil suit that names Coleman as a defendant.
Alan Hanke of Crystal Lake was convicted in an $8 million Ponzi scheme; now he's charged with stealing more than $10,000 from the McHenry American Legion Post 491.
Jonathon Gounaris, 32, is charged with 4 counts of attempted first-degree murder, 3 counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm, 3 counts of aggravated battery and 2 counts of possession of a firearm without a firearm owner’s identification card.
A Fox Lake couple were followed home from Rivers Casino in Des Plaines and robbed of their earnings by armed men, police said.
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.
A Joliet man who was previously released from jail by a Will County judge has been arrested a second time after he was accused again of possessing a handgun modified to fire automatically.
Ronald Peacock, 18, is accused of trying to sexually assault the woman after confronting her at her car at the Casey’s gas station on June 16.
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.
One year after Illinois became the first state in the nation to eliminate the use of cash bail, the impact on the state’s criminal justice system appears to have been far less dramatic than people on either side of the debate had predicted
A Whiteside County judge has denied reducing the sentence of a Sterling man currently serving up to 24 years in prison on two charges of disseminating child sexual abuse images.
James S. Clevenger III, 61, was sentenced Sept. 12 to 30 years on each of six counts of criminal sexual assault.
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.
Paul La Schiazza is accused of bribing former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan – a politician he described as “all-powerful” and “King Madigan” in email snippets shown to the jury
Benjamin Onate. 19, Joliet was arrested Wednesday in connection with a shooting from December 2023.
A former Joliet police officer has pleaded not guilty to federal drug trafficking charges and a judge released him from custody after he surrendered to the Drug Enforcement Administration.
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.
The shooting happened shortly before 6 p.m. July 23 in the area of 13th Avenue and East Fifth Street in Sterling. Responding officers found two boys – one 14, the other 17 – suffering from gunshot wounds.
Jason L. Endress, 45, was sentenced to four years probation with special conditions after pleading guilty to one count of aggravated criminal sexual abuse that prosecutors said stemmed from a 2004 incident when he was a director at Camp Lowden, a Boy Scout camp east of Oregon.
The Illinois Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in a pair of cases that test the authority of local courts to hold criminal suspects behind bars while they await trial
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 Crest Hill man has been arrested and charged in connection with a shooting on Western Avenue in Joliet in August in which two teenagers were shot, according to Joliet police.
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.
Jeremy L. Standard, 40, has been sentenced to eight years in state prison after pleading guilty Aug. 21 to aggravated battery causing great bodily harm during a March 2 fight, according to Whiteside County Court documents.
A Kendall County judge ruled prosecutors’ evidence of a retired Joliet police sergeant’s alleged “bad acts” are not relevant to his official misconduct case, unless he testifies about his motive at his trial.
Jury selection is set to begin Tuesday in the trial of former AT&T Illinois president Paul La Schiazza, who federal prosecutors allege bribed once-powerful Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan in exchange for favorable legislation in Springfield
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.
A motion to detain pre-trial a Chicago convicted felon accused of possessing multiple handguns was granted Friday in DuPage County First Appearance Court, prosecutors said.
Attorneys discuss accessibility for Duane Meyer, 42, of Stillman Valley, as he is held in Ogle County Jail.
The federal election interference case against Donald Trump inched forward Thursday, with a judge permitting prosecutors to file court documents later this month that could detail unflattering allegations
Operation Streetsweeper is a joint effort of Joliet, Will County and federal law enforcement to address violent crimes, and those arrested face charges ranging from guns to drug offenses, Joliet police announced Thursday. Some arrests made are related to shootings this summer.
Two Cook County men charged over the weekend with weapons and drug offenses in separate incidents in DuPage County, authorities said.
A Westmont man accused of possessing a gun illegally modified to fire automatically has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge.
A federal judge has rejected Donald Trump’s request to intervene in his New York hush money criminal case, thwarting the former president’s latest bid to overturn his felony conviction and delay his sentencing
A Lombard man has been charged with yelling racial slurs and displaying a BB gun at a Lombard Park District facility, prosecutors said.
Chad T. Richards, 23, of Loves Park, Illinois was scheduled to appear in court Monday on charges he killed 21-year-old Kara Welsh of Plainfield on Friday.
A Dixon woman charged with 11 offenses, including drunken driving and reckless driving, is accused of eluding officers in March in Rock Falls, according to Whiteside County court documents.
Sterling police say a vehicle, later abandoned in Jefferson school's parking lot, damaged a fence at Sterling High School during a police pursuit early Tuesday morning. Class schedules were not disrupted and students were not in danger from the overnight events, police said.
Lee County sheriff’s deputies arrested Jerry W. Juzwiak Jr., 35, after a traffic stop around 6:15 p.m. Monday on U.S. Route 52 near Searls Road, south of Amboy, according to a news release issued by the Lee County Sheriff’s Office.
Officers responded to the 600 block of Clement Street at 8:43 p.m. on Monday for a report of shots fired and found a 33-year-old male in a vehicle behind a residence, according to Joliet police.
Joliet police are investigating a shooting that occurred overnight Monday between the hours of 10 p.m. and 3 a.m. in the 600 block of Whitley Avenue.
At around 12:29 a.m. Monday, Joliet police responded to the area of Hunter Avenue and Darcy Avenue for a disturbance. Upon arrival, an officer encountered an adult male holding a knife, according to police.
A former Joliet police officer who was convicted of domestic battery in 2023 has been indicted by a federal grand jury on drug trafficking charges.
A 24-year-old Chicago man was ordered to remain in custody at the DuPage County jail while awaiting trial in connection with what authorities described as a road rage shooting Saturday night near Darien.
Man accused of driving under the influence, combination drugs and alcohol; leaving the scene of an accident; improper lane usage; operating an uninsured vehicle; transportation of an open alcohol container; and no seat belt, according to the Ogle County Sheriff’s Office.
Charges have been filed against two Chicago women for allegedly stealing more than $1,150 worth of merchandise from the Oak Brook Ulta Beauty store, prosecutors said.
Three attorneys for Joel Brodsky, a former attorney of convicted killer Drew Peterson, have motioned to withdraw from a case where Brodsky is accused of violating a Will County judge’s gag order.
A Harvey man accused of fleeing from Villa Park police in a stolen car has pleaded guilty to being an armed habitual criminal.
A Joliet man faces 2 weapons charges following an investigation into shots fired Thurday at The Birches apartments on the city's west side
A Joliet man charged with a robbery had been released from jail under an electronic monitoring court order in a separate gun-related case filed last year, court records show.