A Crystal Lake man has been accused of 10 thefts this year in McHenry and Kane counties and elsewhere, officials say, and they blame the state's criminal justice reforms for him not being locked up.

An Indiana woman has been charged with criminal neglect of a child with a disability who died in 2023 in Bolingbrook. The charges alleged she did not provide adequate nutrition to the child.

A man is facing new felony charges just months after he was paroled from prison for burglarizing a Lakewood home, stealing from a vehicle in Crystal Lake and participating in mob action in Cary.

Julius Burkes, the man accused of killing Momence bar owner Courtney M. Drysdale, was indicted April 8 by a federal grand jury in the U.S. Central District of Illinois.

A Milwaukee woman is accused of stealing perfume and cologne from Ulta stores in McHenry County and has past retail theft convictions in Wisconsin and Illinois, according to authorities and court records.

While on pretrial release for driving on a revoked license, a McHenry man with 29 prior convictions, including four for domestic batteries, is accused of abusing a woman - again, according to authorities.

Accused killer Julius Burkes had his case moved to the federal level Thursday in Kankakee County Court.

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Group, a High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area-funded task force, achieved another record-breaking year in 2025.

A 22-year-old Watseka man has been charged with killing his one-month-old son.

The Illinois State Police is using grant money to combat vehicle theft, hijacking, and related violent crimes.

A Rochelle man was arrested Tuesday afternoon on a warrant issued Feb. 17 for nine charges filed that day alleging he sexually assaulted, abused and exploited children.

A 22-year-old Chicago woman pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges tied to the October 2025 crash on Interstate 88 that resulted in the death of a 27-year-old Rochelle woman.

A Plainfield Township man is on trial for the 2018 first-degree murder of his girlfriend who died in a “brutal and devastatingly violent attack” in Romeoville, a prosecutor said. 

Prosecutors allege that a convicted felon who lives in Crystal Lake sexually assaulted a 9-year-old child he knows several times over the course of three years.

A lawsuit claims Kalahari, a Wisconsin Dells water park, was “negligent” for serving alcohol to an Elgin man who later “violently collided” in his Mercedes with another car near Woodstock, killing him and critically injuring a family of four.

A Compton man is charged with attempted first-degree murder, weapons, and battery offenses after a fight near Compton, according to the Lee County sheriff

An Aurora man is in critical condition after being shot in Aurora early Monday and found on a recreational trail.

A School District 300 elementary school teacher is facing six felony battery charges after authorities said he got into a physical altercation outside a Crystal Lake bar.

A Richmond man on pretrial release in two Wisconsin DUI cases is accused of illegally possessing stolen guns, ammunition and 50 package of firecrackers in Lake in the Hills, according to authorities.

A Lee County judge Thursday granted pretrial, conditional release to a Rock Falls woman facing nine sex-related charges that accuse her of sexually assaulting, abusing and exploiting minors.

A Lee County judge Thursday denied the release of a Dixon man charged with the sexual exploitation and assault of a child, despite his attorney’s arguments that prosecutors did not meet their burden of proof.

Will County prosecutors have defended their handling of cases involving the seizure and forfeiture of property suspected of being involved in criminal activity as an attorney calls for an outside investigation.

An Aurora man was charged with multiple felonies after authorities said they recovered an illegal gun and 2,000 grams of illegal cannabis.

A second business has been burglarized within two weeks in Yorkville. Police say their early investigation shows no indication the two incidents are related.

The man accused in the death of business owner Courtney Drysdale requested the judge hearing his case allow him to change attorneys.

After more than 20 years, a new prosecuting attorney for the city of St. Charles is taking the helm. The new attorney is responsible for prosecuting city ordinance violations and DUI cases and serves the city’s liquor control commission.

A man in unincorporated Antioch has been charged in connection with having child sexual abuse images after he initially gave police a made-up story about how he came into possession of the images, police said.

The attorney for Xandria Harris said in Kankakee County court Friday she will be filing a motion for a change of venue.

A Lee County judge set an April 15 hearing for Plano man facing several drug and domestic battery charges in Lee and Dupage counties.

A Joliet man was arrested after he was accused of driving a vehicle without a front bumper, refusing to pull over in a traffic stop and refusing to exit the vehicle.

Authorities say a Huntley man made a run for the exit at a hospital, where he was taken after allegedly using an ax to smash a window and rob a shop.

A Dixon man pleaded not guilty Wednesday to several aggravated domestic battery charges, including some that accuse him of strangulation and great bodily harm.

A Wonder Lake man has pleaded guilty to possessing an image of child sex abuse and was sentenced to five years in prison.

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office, in collaboration with the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, has concluded a proactive investigation into the peer-to-peer distribution of child sexual abuse material.

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office Internet Crimes Against Children Team continues its aggressive efforts to protect children from online exploitation and abuse.

A Woodstock man is facing charges of driving under the influence after crashing his car into a Woodstock home, within inches of where a resident of the home was sitting last week.

The Yorkville Police Department responded to an attempted burglary incident in the 1900 block of South Bridge Street.

Two men from Aurora face several felony charges after a gunfire incident in Aurora leading to a police investigation. There are no reported injuries.

Kankakee police arrested 24-year-old Nazhai S. Hill, of Kankakee, for allegedly setting a fire that damaged a residence, garage and three vehicles Tuesday.

Kankakee police arrested 24-year-old Nazhai S. Hill, of Kankakee, for allegedly setting a fire that damaged a residence, garage and three vehicles Tuesday.

A Lee County judge sentenced a Wisconsin man on March 19 to a maximum of 12 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to two felony charges tied to a 2022 police chase in which an Illinois state trooper was shot at, but not injured.

The conviction and sentencing of a DCFS case worker – accused of not protecting a 5-year-old Crystal Lake boy from his abusive mother, who eventually killed him – was upheld by an appellate court.

A Crystal Lake man has been accused of sexually assaulting a woman in a Chicago parking garage near Millennium Park, police said.

A detention hearing may take place April 6 for a woman charged with the murder of her boyfriend and his parents in Crete Township. Prosecutors have filed a petition for Strouble to remain in the Will County jail.

A Woodstock man pleaded guilty to indecent solicitation after authorities said he made plans to meet up with someone he thought was a young girl.

Jenna Strouble of St. John, Indiana, waived extradition to Illinois and is expected to appear in Will County court on Monday morning.

Police said a Melrose Park man was waiting inside a Huntley home with knife and has been charged with attempted murder.

The defense attorney for a Chicago woman accused of falsely reporting a shooting in Ogle County during a rodeo near Rochelle last year argued Tuesday that the charges were filed in retaliation over controversy about such events and should be dismissed.

A judge ruled has ruled that a McHenry man is not guilty by reason of insanity for slashing a relative in the face and head with a knife.

A Huntley man has pleaded guilty to bribing a court-appointed employee not to report that he had tested positive for alcohol in a urine test.