A 31-year-old DeKalb woman was beaten to death Tuesday and the man she was dating was charged Thursday with first-degree murder in connection with the killing, authorities said.

A judge set a June date for a jury trial which could determine the fate of a DeKalb man charged with driving under the influence of drugs and causing a crash that killed DeKalb County sheriff’s deputy Christina Musil in March 2024.

As prosecutors prepare to bring forward dozens of witnesses starting Jan. 21 for a former Chicago man’s double murder trial in the violent killings of mother and son Patricia and Robert Wilson, conversation in court Thursday turned to jury selection.

A DeKalb man and mother were charged after police found more than a dozen cellphone videos of the man strangling and intentionally hurting a 1-year-old baby, according to court records. Police said the baby's mother knew about the videos but did not report them to authorities.

A DeKalb County judge ruled this month that cell tower data can be used as evidence in an upcoming double murder trial for the man accused in the 2016 slayings of Sycamore mother and son Patricia Wilson and Robert Wilson. Prosecutors say the data proves the man was in the area.

A convicted felon is facing multiple new firearms charges in DeKalb County after police said he refused to come out of a Cortland apartment with a gun, court records show.

A special prosecutor was appointed Wednesday in the murder trial of a 16-year-old accused of stabbing to death his Sycamore classmate Kaleb McCall in 2023. The teen's lawyer is expected to argue against his transfer to adult court in January.

A felon convicted of a 1993 Elgin murder has been sentenced to another 12 years in prison for firing a gun outside a Marengo restaurant.

A DeKalb 14-year-old faces felony charges in Chicago after police said he and others hijacked multiple vehicles and robbed several victims over the summer. The teen was arrested while at DeKalb High School Tuesday, confirmed a District 428 spokesperson.