Authorities are investigating a reported burglary at a Malta convenience store, according to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office.

A DeKalb County jury this week found a southern Illinois man guilty of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child. He faces between 30 and 120 years in prison

As graduating high school seniors plan trending games that might involve water guns, area police agencies have taken to social media to ensure the public knows what to expect so everyone feels safe.

The Kishwaukee College Foundation recently named DeKalb County Sheriff Andy Sullivan as its 2026 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient.

A judge on this week set a date for a hearing to determine if a Sycamore man charged with murder in the 2025 killings of his parents, Gary A. Schmidt, 60, and Holly S. Schmidt, 59, will be declared fit to stand trial.

The late DeKalb County sheriff’s deputy Christina Musil is being remembered two years after she was killed in a DUI crash while on duty.

A man who pleaded guilty to driving under the influence of drugs and causing a 2024 crash that killed sheriff’s deputy, veteran and mother, Christina Musil, was denied an appeal to his sentence on Tuesday.

A 26-year-old man was critically injured, hospitalized and later flown to a second hospital after being hurt in a tree versus vehicle crash in north Sandwich Sunday evening, according to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office.

Since 10 p.m. Sunday, the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office has responded to five different crashes and 60 drivers in a ditch. That’s as of about 11:15 a.m. Monday.

Two women were hospitalized after they were rescued from a burning home Saturday in Somonauk, and multiple animals were killed in the fire, according to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office.

A Hinckley woman died on Saturday in a single-vehicle rollover crash in rural southern DeKalb County, authorities said.

A DeKalb woman was arrested and charged Tuesday after leading police on a high-speed chase through DeKalb County, running into traffic and driving on the wrong side of the road, nearly causing multiple crashes, authorities said

A Sycamore man accused of killing his parents in September has refused to come to court for his past three hearings, court records show. His defense lawyer said he's expressed doubt about his client's fitness for trial.

A Sandwich School District 430 school bus carrying 24 passengers collided with a Ford Bronco SUV on Friday, though no one was injured, authorities said

A former DeKalb County sheriff’s corrections deputy pleaded guilty this week and was ordered by a judge to pay $20,000 in restitution after authorities said he defrauded the federal pandemic-era Paycheck Protection Program.

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

More than three dozen people crowded into the Legislative Center in Sycamore on Monday night to urge DeKalb County officials to speak out in support of immigrants and address concerns about federal enforcement policy.

Audio: Monday evening, DeKalb County Sheriff Andy Sullivan responded to a vocal group of residents that urged DeKalb County officials to address ICE-related concerns. Listen to what Sullivan had to say here

DeKalb County Sheriff Andy Sullivan addressed a large crowd gathered at a DeKalb County Board committee meeting on Monday night as residents voiced concerns about federal immigration policy. "We don't work with ICE," he said.

Two people were injured in a weekend crash in rural DeKalb County near Genoa, according to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office.

Three people were hospitalized after a rollover crash involving an SUV and a pickup truck with an attached snowplow on Wednesday in Kingston Township, according to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office.

DeKalb County Sheriff Andy Sullivan plans to award a scholarship to a DeKalb County student through funding from the Illinois Sheriff’s Association, and applications are open.

Multiple people were injured after at least half a dozen crashes across DeKalb County during a flurry of winter weather on Wednesday morning, according to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office.

Bystanders helped emergency responders lift a flipped Dodge Charger off a Genoa teenager who’d become trapped as a result of a crash Wednesday on Five Points Road, according to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office.

Three people were hospitalized and one charged with DUI after a crash in the early morning hours Thursday at the intersection of Peace and Barber Greene roads, authorities said.

A 66-year-old woman was killed Tuesday after she was struck by a car while attempting to walk across the road near her home in unincorporated Sycamore, authorities said.

A Hinckley man with a history of confrontations with the police was arrested on Tuesday after several hours of negotiations with DeKalb County sheriff’s deputies. He's the same man who crashed a car into the Sycamore Police Department in 2021, according to court records.

A Shabbona home is a total loss after a Thursday fire broke out, leaving an estimated $350,000 in damages, Fire Chief Joseph Herrmann announced.

Two women, including one who was ejected from her vehicle, suffered serious injuries in a two-vehicle crash at Illinois Route 23 and Perry Road on Thursday, authorities said. Both were flown to separate hospitals.

An Elgin man was charged Thursday after authorities said his SUV crashed in a corn field east of Sycamore and when they responded to the crash, he drank out of an open tequila bottle in front of sheriff’s deputies.

A Dixon man has been charged in DeKalb County with possessing and sharing files depicting sexual abuse of a child, according to court records.

A Genoa woman was charged after police allege she intentionally hit multiple people with her vehicle off Illinois Route 38 when they tried to flee from her attack near a rural field, according to records filed in DeKalb County court this week.

Update: A Somonauk man has been identified after he died on Saturday following a medical emergency and then a car crash in rural DeKalb County, authorities said.

A Kingston man is facing new charges after police found explosive devices in his home this month, according to multiple sources.

One of the largest energy infrastructure companies in North America is expected to burn excess gas in Sycamore this week, the sheriff's office announced.

A former DeKalb County Board member and an ex-corrections deputy pleaded not guilty on Thursday to multiple charges related to defrauding the federal COVID-19 Paycheck Protection Program.

Authorities have identified a 25-year-old Mount Prospect man as the person killed in a two-vehicle crash Monday at the DeKalb and Kane county line near Maple Park

Update: One person was killed after a two-car crash at the intersection of County Line Road and Illinois Route 64 on the DeKalb and Kane county line Monday, authorities said.

A motorcyclist died in a crash involving an SUV on DeKalb Avenue in Sycamore Sunday, police said.

Circuit Court Judge Philip Montgomery denied the man’s release, ruling that Schmidt’s release could endanger the public and citing the man’s criminal record

An order of protection filed by a Sycamore woman against her 35-year-old son expired weeks before her death, which authorities have alleged was caused by him, court records show.

Update: A 35-year-old Sycamore man has been charged with murder in connection to the violent deaths of his parents, authorities announced Tuesday. This is a developing story.

A Davis Junction woman and a Kentucky man suffered serious injuries when their overturned Harley-Davidson Trike landed on them during a Sunday crash in Shabbona Township, according to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office.

A Genoa woman was hospitalized after a rollover crash Friday involving an SUV and a truck in northern DeKalb County, authorities said.

A Plano man was arrested Sunday after jumping in front of cars in rural DeKalb County, authorities said.

A DeKalb man faces nearly a dozen felony charges after police allege he uploaded multiple videos and a photo depicting child sexual abuse to the social media site X, formerly known as Twitter, court records show

A DeKalb County public employee who’s worked for decades at the courthouse in Sycamore has been charged with defrauding the federal government’s pandemic-era Paycheck Protection Program of more than $41,000, court records allege.

A DeKalb man who pleaded guilty to driving under the influence of drugs when he rear-ended a DeKalb County sheriff’s vehicle, killing deputy Christina Musil, was sentenced by a judge Tuesday to 14 years in prison.

A 13-year-old suffered injuries and was hospitalized Tuesday evening after they collided with a vehicle while riding a bicycle in rural Somonauk, authorities said.

Nathan P. Sweeney, of DeKalb, tearfully apologized to the family of the late DeKalb County sheriff’s Deputy Christina Musil at his sentencing on Tuesday in Sycamore.