Stories from DuPage County Circuit Court
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 Lombard man has been charged with yelling racial slurs and displaying a BB gun at a Lombard Park District facility, prosecutors said.
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.
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.
A Harvey man accused of fleeing from Villa Park police in a stolen car has pleaded guilty to being an armed habitual criminal.
Bartlett police arrested an Elgin man Tuesday in connection with a shooting that caused damage to a home in early May.
Charges have been filed against four Chicago residents for allegedly stealing merchandise from two Oak Brook stores in two separate incidents, prosecutors said.
A man has pleaded guilty to killing a Glendale Heights man by supplying him with a mixture of fentanyl and heroin.
The Third District Appellate Court of Illinois Friday affirmed the first-degree murder conviction of 65-year-old Donald Pelka in the 2018 shooting death of Kyle Gojdas, 29, of Glendale Heights.
A former Chicago man was sentenced Thursday to 31 years in prison after pleading guilty in April to a Darien home invasion, prosecutors said.
A Streamwood man has been sentenced to five years in prison for his role in the overdose death of a Carol Stream man, Attorney General Kwame Raoul’s office said Tuesday.
A former Carol Stream man accused of firing a handgun at a car occupied by his ex-girlfriend and another individual was sentenced Wednesday to seven years in prison
Chicago man accused of burglary, retail theft after stealing alcohol from Clarendon Hills Jewel
A motion was granted Friday to deny pre-trial release for a Louisiana man accused of leading police on a high-speed chase in a stolen car while illegally in possession of a loaded handgun
Three male Cook County juveniles accused of attempted vehicular hijacking in Downers Grove will be detained until at least their next court appearance, prosecutors said.
DuPage County judges last week denied pretrial releases for two men charged in unrelated child pornography felony cases that authorities characterized as “revolting.”
A DuPage County man was found guilty Wednesday of multiple felonies stemming from the sale of unserialized firearms and a machine gun conversion device to an undercover investigator, prosecutors said.
A motion was granted Thursday to deny pre-trial release for a Berkeley man charged with supplying a fatal dose of illegal narcotics to Michael Rice of Darien, prosecutors said.
A Villa Park juvenile has been accused of breaking into Jefferson Pool, a Villa Park recreation facility, and setting fire to a desk in the office of the facility.
A motion to deny pre-trial release for a Glendale Heights man charged with firing a gun into the air and then leading police on a high-speed chase was approved Tuesday, prosecutors said.
A motion was granted Sunday to detain pre-trial an Addison convicted felon accused of possessing a semi-automatic handgun, prosecutors said.
A motion to deny pre-trial release for a Villa Park man charged with the murder of his girlfriend following a domestic altercation at his apartment was denied Friday, prosecutors said.
A former Schaumburg man has been sentenced to 26 years in prison for robbing at gunpoint a Wheaton Sprint store in 2019 and a Hinsdale Verizon Wireless store in 2022.
Two men have been charged with hate crimes for allegedly spray painting “Free Gaza” on an Israeli flag at the Bloomingdale Woodman’s grocery store last month, prosecutors said.
A Downers Grove woman who was the office manager for a retail shop that specialized in medical equipment and prosthetics is facing federal health care fraud charges.
A Villa Park man has been charged with murdering his girlfriend by stabbing her a dozen times, according to court records.
A former Bartlett man found guilty but mentally ill in the 2019 stabbing death of his mother has was sentenced Monday to 27 years in prison, prosecutors said.
A motion was granted Monday to deny pre-trial release for a Woodridge man accused of fleeing from police at a high rate of speed on multiple occasions, prosecutors said.
A motion was granted Tuesday to detain pre-trial two women accused of stealing nearly $6,000 worth of merchandise from two Oak Brook stores.
A Hoffman Estates man is being held at the DuPage County jail after authorities say he beat his girlfriend, kidnapped her and threatened to sexually assault and kill her.
A Chicago man accused of robbing another man at gunpoint outside an Elmhurst apartment complex was ordered detained Sunday while awaiting trial.
Attorney General Kwame Raoul has charged a Cook County man for his alleged participation in a burglary ring that targeted liquor stores in DuPage and Cook counties.
An Elmhurst teen pleaded guilty Tuesday to a hate crime charge alleging he carved swastikas into playground equipment at an elementary school.
A Downers Grove man was sentenced to two years probation after admitting guilt to money laundering allegations linked to reported prostitution at a Lombard hotel.
A motion to detain pre-trial two Zion women accused of stealing more than $1,400 worth of merchandise from the Oak Brook Macy’s department store was denied on Sunday, prosecutors said.
A motion to detain pre-trial a Carol Stream man accused of shooting another man following a road rage altercation has been granted, prosecutors said.
A motion to deny pre-trial release for an Addison man currently on parole who was allegedly found to be in possession of a loaded machine gun, DuPage County prosecutors said.
The police officer who shot and killed a man in Carol Stream in February will not be criminally prosecuted, the DuPage County state’s attorney announced Wednesday.
An Elgin man has pleaded guilty to killing a passenger in his car in a drunk-driving crash.
A Bloomingdale man accused of killing his nephew in 2020 has been sentenced to 50 years in prison, authorities said.
A motion was granted Friday to deny pre-trial release for a Morton Grove man accused of robbing a man at gunpoint and taking his vehicle in downtown Elmhurst, prosecutors said.