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.
A DeKalb County judge on Monday decided to keep jailed a DeKalb man accused of threatening to assassinate state Rep. Jeff Keicher, R-Sycamore, citing in part the man’s criminal history of making false 911 calls to police.
Prosecutors on Saturday asked a DeKalb County judge to detain a DeKalb man accused of threatening to assassinate GOP state Rep. Jeff Keicher, R-Sycamore, and a ruling is expected Monday. Forrest R. Brandon remains in custody at DeKalb County Jail for now.
A DeKalb man was arrested Friday and charged after police allege he threatened to assassinate State Rep. Jeff Keicher at an event planned Thursday at DeKalb High School, court records show. This is a developing story.
The community is rallying around two young boys who’s parents, a Rochelle married couple, were killed in a multiple-vehicle crash on Interstate 88 in DeKalb County earlier this week. A GoFundMe also has been set up.
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.
Ogle County jury found Matthew Plote guilty in June of killing Melissa Lamesch and their full-term unborn son in November 2020
A 76-year-old DeKalb man was taken by ambulance to OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Ottawa after falling about 25 feet down a slope near La Salle Canyon at Starved Rock State Park and into a creek, conservation police said.