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Jasen Bell’s death is being investigated as a homicide, police say.

The skeletal remains of a 1968 homicide victim in Wilmington Township has been exhumed and sent to a company based in Texas for DNA analysis and a possible genealogy match.

Joliet Township High School District 204 sent a notice to families and refreshed students on safety protocols Monday following two days of non-credible social media threats to its schools.

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 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.

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 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.

Officers responded at around 5:04 p.m. on Friday to a residence in the 2700 block of Fairway Drive for a report of a child that had been stabbed, according to a news release from the Joliet police

The Sterling Police Department has extended the date that it will accept applications for this year’s Citizen Police Academy until Monday, Sept. 9.

Joliet Police responded Thursday morning to reports of shots fired at two unoccupied vehicles.

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 70-year-old Bartlett man was cited for failure to yield to a pedestrian after police said he struck a woman in a crosswalk Monday afternoon

A motorcyclist was killed Tuesday in a crash in Lisle

Illinois State Police Troop 3 Commander Capt. Patrick Manno announced the results of roadside safety checks held in Cook, DuPage, Kane and Will counties

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.

Kara Welsh, 21, of Plainfield was found shot multiple times in an apartment near the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater campus Friday night. Welsh would have started her senior year on Tuesday.

The Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police presented Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow with the award on Aug. 22 at the ILACP executive board meeting at the Midwest Security & Police Conference/Expo in Tinley Park.

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.

An Illinois law intended to help people with mental illness avoid confrontations with police had been on the books for three years when Sonya Massey was shot by a Sangamon County Sheriff’s deputy

Bartlett police arrested an Elgin man Tuesday in connection with a shooting that caused damage to a home in early May.

A Will County judge found a defense motion for an alternate suspect in a Lockport case involving the homicide of a woman and her infant daughter too speculative to introduce to jurors at the upcoming trial.

Joliet Police are seeking suspects in a shooting that took place in the parking lot of the Motel 6 near the Louis Joliet Mall. The shooting damaged a neighboring hotel.

Charges have been filed against four Chicago residents for allegedly stealing merchandise from two Oak Brook stores in two separate incidents, prosecutors said.

Geneva residents who want to know how police officers work can register for the 2024 Citizen Police Academy, with weekly classes from Oct. 3 to Dec. 19 at the department.

A man has pleaded guilty to killing a Glendale Heights man by supplying him with a mixture of fentanyl and heroin.

During the enforcement detail, the Sterling Police Department conducted 104 traffic stops resulting in 40 state citations.

At Tuesday’s presentation, Armor Research Company, a law enforcement equipment manufacturer based in Las Vegas, presented a new shield to replace one that took rounds during a June 12 gunfire exchange at Lost Lake.

Learn about crime scene investigations, mock traffic stops and SVCC’s shooting simulator.

Armor Research Company donated a new tactical shield to Ogle County after one was damaged during a gunfire exchange June 12 at Lost Lake near Dixon. Three Ogle County Emergency Response Team members were injured after taking gunfire upon entering a home.

Marquel Jimerson of Joliet was found guilty on five felony counts August 19 in the robbery and assault of his ex-girlfriend.

A West Chicago teenager was sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to attempted first-degree murder in the brutal 2023 beating of an autistic man.

A former Chicago man was sentenced Thursday to 31 years in prison after pleading guilty in April to a Darien home invasion, prosecutors said.

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.

Joliet police are investigating a shooting that left multiple vehicles damaged at the dealership owned by Mayor Terry D'Arcy.

Morris Police Officer Mike Bober will offer tips to help keep seniors safe from phone and internet scams, according to a news release from the Morris Hospital.

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

Grundy County Coroner John Callahan announced Wednesday that he is investigating the death of Jaime A. Olave, 51, Aurora, after an incident early Monday morning in Minooka.

Illinois State Police responded to the 2500 block of Channel Road in Lockport to assist the Lockport Township Fire Protection District with an investigation of a body found Monday afternoon.

The two people killed in a shooting Friday night in Woodridge have been identified.

Chicago man accused of burglary, retail theft after stealing alcohol from Clarendon Hills Jewel

Cary police say a crew of five people broke into at least 10 cars in Cary early Sunday, using three different vehicles.