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A Will County judge granted the pretrial release of a Chicago man charged with the first-degree murder of another man who was killed in a shooting on Oct. 5 in Joliet.
After four years of pretrial battles, the felony official misconduct case against retired Joliet police Sgt. Javier Esqueda has been scheduled for a bench trial on Dec. 16.
A new three-year contract extension for the Joliet Junior College president was approved in a 5-2 vote Wednesday, with dissenting votes from two trustees who are suing the school in two separate lawsuits.
Will County Assistant State’s Attorney Katie Rabenda said communication records from the county jail show Kevin Johnson, 20, has been contacting state witnesses in his first-degree murder case. Johnson is charged with the murder of Charles Baird in New Lenox.
A caracal, an endangered wild cat spotted wandering through Hoffman Estates, was captured by police Tuesday and soon will be on its way to an animal sanctuary in Wisconsin.
A Barrington acupuncturist accused of fondling a patient in a Crystal Lake home was denied a request to have his case dismissed and is headed to trial.
Democratic U.S. Rep. Bill Foster of Naperville and Republican challenger Jerry Evans of Warrenville disagree about whether abortion should be legal across America.
A Wonder Lake man pleaded guilty to aggravated DUI; authorities said he'd had six previous DUI offenses.
A Will County jury on Friday found a Crestwood man guilty of strangling a Lockport woman to death and smothering his 14-month old child four years ago because he didn’t want to pay child support.
A Will County jury was allowed to go home on Thursday night after 10 hours trying decide whether a Crestwood man is guilty of strangling a Lockport woman to death and smothering their 14-month-old daughter in 2020.
A Crestwood man has chosen not to testify in a trial where he’s charged with killing a Lockport woman and their 14-month-old daughter in 2020.
Forensic scientists in a Lockport murder trial testified to finding a Crestwood man’s DNA on the fingernails and the neckline of a T-shirt belonging to a woman whom he’s charged with strangling to death in 2020.
Former President Donald Trump heads to Chicago next week for an event cosponsored by Bloomberg News and the Economic Club of Chicago.
Tenth Congressional District incumbent Brad Schneider touted his record of backing Israel, while challenger Jim Carris spoke of his personal experience as a child hostage on a hijacked airplane.
A police commander testified in Lockport murder trial on Monday about the evidence he gathered in the 2020 investigation of the homicides of a woman and her infant daughter.
A defense attorney in a Lockport murder trial sharply questioned the lead detective about his investigation of a double homicide that led to charges against a Crestwood man.
In 2020, two Lockport police detectives grilled a Crestwood man about his reaction to the news of his daughter’s death and why he didn’t show up to a memorial for her.
A state appeals court has upheld a Cook County judge’s 2023 ruling in a civil case stemming from a lengthy dispute between Barrington Hills neighbors over a horse-boarding business.
Republican incumbent state Rep. Amy Grant of Wheaton is being challenged again by her crosstown Democratic rival Jackie Williamson
Scott Jacobson, a former McHenry County prosecutor fired in 2019, has now had his law license suspended for one year over fabrications of his work history, according to the Attorney Registration and Discipline Commission.
A forensic pathologist testified in a murder trial in Will County on Wednesday that even though a Lockport woman had a vertical cut on her left forearm, her true cause of death was from strangulation.
The candidates for the 3rd Congressional outline their plans for an immigration system
The family of a Lockport woman and her child testified in a murder trial on Tuesday. A former probationary firefighter-paramedic for Cicero is on trial on charges alleging he murdered the woman and their child.
A 12-member jury has been impaneled in Will County to decide whether a Crestwood man is guilty of strangling a Lockport woman to death in 2020 and smothering their 14-month-old daughter.
The family of a Bolingbrook man who was suffering from a medical emergency in 2023 has claimed in a lawsuit that two officers caused his death by using excessive and deadly force without lawful justification.
Early voting begins Thursday for most suburban counties, but not Cook
A woman serving life in prison for the 2013 murder two Joliet men has filed a new petition that asks a judge to vacate her conviction or her sentence under claims that her constitutional rights were violated.
Authorities have charged a Franklin Park man with two counts of bank robbery in relation with several suburban heists in the last year, Elmhurst Police officials said in a news release Friday.
A former attorney for convicted killer Drew Peterson is seeking to once again challenge his gag order that prohibits him from publicly talking about his former client’s case.
Democratic U.S. Rep. Bill Foster of Naperville believes the most important issue of his reelection campaign is the threat to democracy posed by politicians who say things they know aren’t true
For a second time, a Will County judge rejected the introduction of an alternate suspect in the upcoming trial of a Crestwood man charged with the murder of a woman and their daughter in Lockport.
There are big plans for La Grange parks if voters approve referendum on Nov. 5
A jury trial is set for next February for a former Plainfield Township landlord charged with killing a Muslim child and attempting to kill his mother based on their Islamic faith.
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 concert performed by a folk singer-songwriter will support the Share Food Share Love Pantry in Brookfield
A former Joliet police officer has pleaded not guilty to federal drug trafficking charges and a judge released him from custody after he surrendered to the Drug Enforcement Administration.
A Johnsburg woman was sentenced to seven years in prison after pleading guilty to driving under the influence of alcohol for a fifth time.
Operation Streetsweeper is a joint effort of Joliet, Will County and federal law enforcement to address violent crimes, and those arrested face charges ranging from guns to drug offenses, Joliet police announced Thursday. Some arrests made are related to shootings this summer.
A suburban Chicago man found a wallet with almost $5,800 in it. He turned it into police.
Illinois State Police Troop 3 Commander Capt. Patrick Manno announced the results of roadside safety checks held in Cook, DuPage, Kane and Will counties
Brookfield Zoo Chicago is gearing up for a fall season featuring a mix of new and returning events
Nightly Interstate 290 detours begin Sept. 2 as bridge work starts
A union representing employees at Stateville Correctional Center in Crest Hill remain uncertain as to what their future holds with the impending closure and rebuild of the prison.
A former Joliet police officer who was convicted of domestic battery in 2023 has been indicted by a federal grand jury on drug trafficking charges.
Waiola Park in La Grange will get a significant upgrade next year thanks to a state grant the Park District of La Grange secured in January.
Army reservists were welcomed home to their base in Arlington Heights after a nine-month deployment to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
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.
Anyone with information the missing teen should contact Will County Sheriff’s Detective Josh Lane by phone at 815-727-8574, extension 4948
The Joliet Junior College Board of Trustees is seeking applicants willing to serve as a trustee until the April 2025 election
Five men have been charged with participating in a video gaming theft ring that stole more than $100,000 across numerous counties, including Cook, Will, Kane and Kendall.