DeKalb County Sheriff's Office

The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office is warning area residents about a telephone scam going around where the caller claims to be someone asking for donations to the sheriff’s deputy union.

Authorities identified a Rockford man Friday as the suspect who was shot and killed by DeKalb County Sheriff’s deputies Wednesday after an hourslong standoff where he allegedly took a hostage and shot at police.

A Belvidere woman and a Cook County man suffered injuries in a two-car crash late Wednesday night in Genoa, according to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office.

Two drivers suffered injuries and were hospitalized after a semi-trailer truck collided with a Jeep Thursday in Kingston, according the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office.

Developing: A man was shot and killed by police in DeKalb Wednesday after authorities alleged he took a person hostage inside a vehicle in Rockford, drove to DeKalb and an hours-long standoff unfurled, ending in a shootout with police, said DeKalb County Sheriff Andy Sullivan.

DeKalb County Sheriff Andy Sullivan this week denounced plans for a Kirkland rodeo expected to be held Saturday amid his office’s ongoing investigation into animal abuse, and said he opposed the county’s issuance of a second permit for the event.

A Sycamore woman was injured in a two-car crash Tuesday that authorities allege was caused by a Carol Stream driver.

A Wisconsin man has been charged in connection to what police said was a 2020 string of burglaries and stolen vehicles in DeKalb County and Wisconsin, court records show. The man's brother and another Milwaukee man also were charged.

Update: A DeKalb man and woman suffered serious gunshot wounds Monday after a shooting inside a University Village apartment, DeKalb police Chief David Byrd said.

DeKalb County Sheriff Andy Sullivan said this week his office is investigating allegations of animal cruelty at a rodeo-style event held on private property in Kirkland in July.

A 70-year-old Maple Park woman and her 73-year-old passenger were airlifted to the hospital with life-threatening injuries Wednesday after their vehicle was struck at an intersection south of Sycamore, the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office said.

A 35-year-old Kingston woman was taken to the hospital with minor injuries following a three-vehicle crash Wednesday at State Route 64 and Glidden Road, west of Sycamore, according to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office.

An unoccupied construction truck was burglarized July 25 near Rich and Malta roads in rural DeKalb County – and DeKalb County Crime Stoppers wants to know who did it.

A Somonauk husband and wife who own an auto body shop allegedly swindled a semi truck owner out of $28,000 in fake repairs, court records show. Each face criminal charges of theft by deception and seven counts of forgery.

A Cortland man was indicted by a statewide grand jury this month after an investigation by the Illinois Attorney General’s Office alleged he had multiple materials on his computer that depicted child sex abuse, according to DeKalb County court records.

Two people from Aurora were hospitalized with injuries Friday after a traffic crash in Sycamore Township at Peace and Freed roads, authorities said.

Five children and two adults were taken to the hospital following a crash Saturday evening on Glidden Road northwest of Kingston, the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office said.

A Cortland man has been charged with aggravated battery to a police officer after a DeKalb County sheriff’s deputy suffered a fractured arm while making an arrest this month, according to court documents. The man allegedly spit on another deputy while being arrested.

A man is facing multiple criminal charges of animal neglect and cruelty after a months-long investigation led by state authorities which they said uncovered dozens of dead livestock carcasses on his Sandwich property, court records show.

A DeKalb man accused of driving under the influence of drugs and causing a March crash that killed a sheriff’s deputy and mother of three was granted leave by a judge this month to travel for the birth of his grandchild.

Update: Seven people, including residents from DeKalb, Elgin and Wheaton, suffered injuries in a two-vehicle crash at Baseline and Glidden roads in Kingston Wednesday, DeKalb County Sheriff Andy Sullivan said. One driver was airlifted to a Rockford hospital.

A DeKalb man is facing charges after police allegedly found hundreds of images on his cellphone depicting child sexual abuse, according to court records. An investigation by state and local authorities was prompted by a tip from Snapchat.

Overturned trailers in Cortland, power outages that briefly shut down air conditioning at DeKalb County Jail in Sycamore, a car in a flooded ditch in Genoa and downed power lines in DeKalb were all caused by severe weather Sunday night, authorities said. More on the way:

DeKalb County Sheriff's Chief Deputy Jim Burgh said the man allegedly crashed a 2017 Kia near the area of Genoa and Pierce roads Sunday, and attempted to flee the scene by knocking on a nearby resident’s door asking to use a phone.

Two men suffered major injuries in an ATV rollover crash in rural northwest DeKalb County Saturday, authorities said.

A Huntley teenager was among six others hospitalized during two separate car crashes at the same intersection of Melms Road and Illinois Route 23 in northern Genoa less than 24 apart, authorities said Friday.

A Sycamore man suffered serious injuries following a car vs. motorcycle crash Sunday and was airlifted to a hospital in Rockford, according to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office.

Two vehicles were stolen, and others burglarized early Sunday morning at multiple locations across Kingston and Kirkland area, according to DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Jim Burgh.

Musil, a Labrador Retriever, was sworn in at the June 17 Sandwich City Council meeting. The new police dog was named in honor of the late Christina Musil, 35, a mother of three and deputy with the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office.

A Plano man was cited for leaving the scene of a crash and driving while his license was revoked after DeKalb County sheriff’s deputies found an unoccupied vehicle on the train tracks north of Somonauk, officials said.

Timothy M. Doll, the DeKalb man accused of murder in the death of a DeKalb High School freshman, faces new charges for offenses prosecutors say he committed while detained at the DeKalb County Jail.

DeKalb County prosecutors this week told a judge they’re compiling evidence ahead of a potential jury trial for the DeKalb man charged with driving under the influence of drugs and causing a crash that killed DeKalb County Sheriff’s Deputy Christina Musil.

Loved ones of an elderly Sycamore mother and her son found beaten to death inside their rural home in 2016 will have to wait longer to find out what happened, as a June murder trial set for the man accused in the killings has been dropped. No new trial date was set Wednesday.

A man already accused of setting fires in vacant Suburban Apartment units now faces new charges that he sexually assaulted a minor multiple times while inside those apartments, according to court records.

Less than a month before a long-awaited jury trial, the defense attorney for Jonathan Hurst, a former Chicago man accused in the 2016 killings of a Sycamore mother and son, has asked a judge to delay that trial, according to a motion filed in court late Tuesday.

The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents about a phone scam making its rounds that includes the caller allegedly impersonating a deputy to ask for money to post bond. Cash bond no longer exists in Illinois.

A DeKalb man accused of driving drunk May 3 and rear-ending a Maple Park police car, injuring the officer inside, allegedly told police he had two Bud Light beers “while driving home from work,” according to court records.

No one was injured in a Kirkland barn fire early Tuesday morning but officials are still investigating the cause of the blaze, which appeared suspicious in nature, said DeKalb County Sheriff Andy Sullivan.

Area first responders gathered at the border where DeKalb and Sycamore meet Sunday to help unveil a memorial plaque for the late DeKalb County Sheriff’s Deputy Christina Musil, part of a new memorial honoring local first responders.

DeKalb County Sheriff Andy Sullivan was joined by dozens Sunday outside Isaac Executive Suites in DeKalb to help unveil a new first responders memorial, with a special plaque dedicated to the late Sheriff's Deputy Christina Musil, 35, who was killed while on duty after a March 28 crash.

No children were injured Thursday after a Somonauk school bus crash that authorities said was caused by a Somonauk man who suffered a medical emergency.

Scam alert: The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office is warning area residents about two telephone scams that appear to be circulating in the community. Here's what to know:

Prosecutors’ requests were granted by a judge Tuesday in their plan to use DNA evidence as key in an upcoming double murder trial to allege that Jonathan Hurst, formerly of Chicago, brutally beat to death Patricia A. Wilson and her son, Robert J. Wilson in 2016.

A Maple Park woman was airlifted to a Rockford hospital over the weekend after she suffered serious injuries in a crash that police allege was caused by a Cortland woman driving drunk.

Developing: A DeKalb man has been charged after authorities allege he drove drunk and rear-ended a Maple Park police car, injuring the officer inside late Friday night. DeKalb County Sheriff's deputies – who just lost one of their own in a similar crash – responded.

When heroes need help: How do first responders deal with on-the-job stress in DeKalb County? Here's a few resources:

Telecommunication plays a vital role in how first responders hear about and react to emergency situations, and in April government leaders throughout DeKalb County took time to thank the people behind the scenes for their service.

On March 28, DeKalb County Sheriff's Deputy Christina Musil was doing what she often did at night: working. Take a look back in photos on the days since, as community members grieved together for the fallen officer and mother of three.

Prosecutors alleged Monday that on Aug. 14, 2016, Jonathan Hurst violently beat Patricia Wilson, 85, and Robert Wilson, 64, to death in their Sycamore home, and that DNA evidence will prove it in a trial expected to convene in June, almost eight years later.

An Earlville man has been charged in a violent attack and home invasion, accused of choking and beating a woman who repeatedly attempted to escape during a drive, threatening to kill her and breaking into her Shabbona home, court documents show.