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Instead of a jury trial in June, a plea could be coming for a DeKalb man accused of driving under the influence and causing a crash that killed DeKalb County sheriff's deputy Christina Musil, his lawyer said Thursday.

Four people were hospitalized Wednesday after suffering injuries in a two-car, head-on crash west of Hampshire and Burlington in DeKalb County, authorities said.

A DeKalb man has been charged with 15 counts of circulating materials online, including video and photographs, depicting child sexual abuse, court records show.

Nine Illinois police officers who lost their lives in the line of duty in 2024 were honored at a ceremony in Springfield Thursday. Among them was the late DeKalb County Deputy Sheriff Christina Musil.

The late DeKalb County Sheriff’s deputy Christina Musil will be posthumously added to the Illinois Police Officers Memorial in Springfield in May, part of a yearly event to honor law enforcement who’ve died in the line of duty.

A Waterman woman succumbed to her injuries after a car she was driving crashed and rolled over multiple times early Tuesday west of Hinckley, the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office announced Wednesday.

Authorities on Tuesday identified a 31-year-old DeKalb man who died after the car he was driving crashed into a tree in Kingston Township Friday.

Developing: A Waterman woman, 77, suffered serious injuries after the car she was driving went off the road and flipped multiple times in the early morning hours Tuesday near Hinckley, authorities said.

A Marengo woman was hospitalized Monday after the car she was driving crashed into a guard rail southeast of Genoa, according to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office.

One year after DeKalb County sheriff’s deputy Christina Musil was killed while on duty, Sheriff Andy Sullivan joined more than 100 others at a vigil in Sycamore Saturday to memorialize the fallen veteran and mother of three.

A driver was killed in Kingston late Friday night after their car veered off the road and drove into a tree, authorities said. This is a developing story.

Law enforcement officers and loved ones gathered in Sycamore on Saturday to mark one year since DeKalb County sheriff’s deputy Christina Musil, 35, mother of three and veteran, was killed while on duty in a rear-end car crash in Waterman.

DeKalb County Sheriff’s deputy Christina Musil will be memorialized on March 29, a year and one day after she was killed while on duty when her parked vehicle was rear-ended by a commercial truck.

Nancy Strever said her family still has nightmares about finding her sister Patricia Wilson and nephew Robert Wilson beaten to death in 2016. But the man responsible, Jonathan D. Hurst, 56, will spend the rest of his life in prison, a judge ruled Thursday.

A two-car crash on a snowy first day of spring sent two men, one from DeKalb and the other from Malta, to the hospital Thursday, authorities said.

Jonathan Hurst, found guilty on Jan. 30 of murdering Sycamore elderly mother and son Patricia Wilson and Robert Wilson in 2016, wants a new trial, court records show. He's set to be sentenced Thursday by Judge Marcy Buick.

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Hundreds gathered Friday to celebrate the life and legacy of the late DeKalb County Sheriff Roger Scott. Moving tributes spoke about Scott’s love of family, commitment to law enforcement, and devotion to his faith.

Opinion: How does one sum up a life? How do we build a legacy? By letting actions speak for themselves, as the late DeKalb County Sheriff Roger Scott's loved ones shared at his funeral Friday.

A memorial service was held for the late DeKalb County Sheriff Roger Scott Friday at Bethany Road Bible Church in DeKalb. Scott, who was the county sheriff for 36 years and served in the office for 52 years, died on Feb. 23 at the age of 78.

Visitation was held for former DeKalb County Sheriff Roger Scott Thursday at Bethany Road Bible Church in DeKalb. Scott, who served as sheriff for more than 30 years, died February 23 at the age of 78.

Public funeral and visitation services have been arranged for the late Roger Scott, who spent more than half a century serving in the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office. Visitation and a funeral will take place March 6 and 7 in DeKalb.

Roger Scott, longtime DeKalb County sheriff who retired in 2021 after more than three decades at the helm, died Sunday. The devoted family man "lived a life selflessly serving others," Sheriff Andy Sullivan said Monday.

As news of the death of longtime DeKalb County Sheriff Roger Scott spread Monday, tributes began to pour in from colleagues and officials honoring his life and legacy.

Daily Chronicle photos of the late DeKalb County Sheriff Roger Scott, who died Feb. 23, 2025, surrounded by family. Scott was sheriff for 36 years and worked in the office since 1969.

A Sycamore woman was arrested Monday after police said she shot her family’s dog, Wilbur, during an argument about how much time her husband spends with their pets.

As of Wednesday afternoon, DeKalb County roads were mostly clear of snow and free of major crashes, though drivers should remain cautious, authorities said. Slush could make for hazardous driving conditions.

No one was injured when a Sycamore School District 427 school bus and a car driven by a Sycamore teenager crashed near Sycamore Middle School Wednesday morning, officials said.

As the verdict was read Thursday and family of Patricia Wilson and Robert Wilson wept, Jonathan D. Hurst, found guilty of murdering the elderly mother and her son, sat next to his defense lawyers and appeared to show no reaction.

Traces of Jonathan D. Hurst's DNA were found on a pillow and two knives tucked away in a crawl space in the basement laundry room of Patricia and Robert Wilson's rural Sycamore home, a forensic expert testified Wednesday. The Wilsons were found bludgeoned to death in 2016.

Though Jonathan Hurst has denied ever being in Sycamore, a forensic expert testified in a double murder trial Tuesday that Hurst’s fingerprints match those found on multiple items inside the home of Patricia and Robert Wilson. The Wilsons were found beaten to death Aug. 15, 2016.

Two DeKalb police officers were hospitalized Tuesday after a squad car they were in was struck by a stolen vehicle driven by a man who initially gave a false name and fled from authorities, police said. The man also is wanted for homicide out of Georgia.

The former Chicago man accused in the 2016 killings of Patricia and Robert Wilson told police, when asked where he was in August 2016, that he was "going to walk across Illinois," a retired detective said in testimony Monday. The trial of Jonathan D. Hurst continues Tuesday.

One man was injured in a rural house fire Sunday night between Leland and Somonauk, according to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office.

Everything is back up and running now, but for a period of time Saturday morning the DeKalb County 911 call center could only assist those who texted them. Authorities took the moment to remind residents that there are additional ways to reach 911 in emergencies.

DeKalb County education, law enforcement and faith leaders weighed in this week on policy changes from President Donald Trump’s new administration that could bring federal immigration agents into schools and places of worship.

When DeKalb police Detective Kelly Sullivan saw the home of Patricia Wilson and Robert Wilson the night they were found beaten to death Aug. 15, 2016, she said her investigative training pointed to a “sloppy” killer. The murder trial of Jonathan D. Hurst continued Friday.

Family members of Patricia Wilson and Robert Wilson took the witness stand Thursday to recount finding their slain loved ones on Aug. 15, 2016. The double murder trial of Jonathan D. Hurst, a former Chicago man charged in their 2016 killings, continues Friday.

With a jury selected, a long-awaited murder trial is expected to convene Thursday for Jonathan Hurst, charged almost five years ago in the killings of Sycamore elderly mother and son Patricia and Robert Wilson. The Wilsons were found slain in their home in August 2016.

From killings to arrest: A timeline of the multi-agency police investigation into the brutal 2016 killings of Patricia Wilson and Robert Wilson, of Sycamore. A murder trial begins Thursday for the man accused in their deaths.

A man suffered life-threatening injuries after he was stabbed at an apartment early Saturday morning, and a DeKalb woman has been charged with attempted murder, authorities announced Sunday.

Prosecutors anticipate calling nearly 50 witnesses beginning next week in the double murder trial of former Chicago man Jonathan Hurst, accused in the violent 2016 slayings of Sycamore elderly mother and son Patricia and Robert Wilson.

A DeKalb man has been accused of throwing bags of cat feces in people’s yards, appearing to target homes flying pro-Donald Trump flags, the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office announced Thursday.

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.

Two Steward residents were hospitalized on Christmas Day after surviving a rear-end collision and rollover in a two-vehicle crash in rural western DeKalb County, authorities said.

Two DeKalb man fled on foot from the scene of a vehicle crash Thursday, and were later found by police K-9 units after a multi-agency chase that involved dogs and a drone.

A Genoa man was hospitalized with minor injuries Monday after a single-car rollover crash, according to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office. Slippery road conditions likely were a factor, authorities said.

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.

State Rep. Jeff Keicher is calling for the Illinois Attorney General’s Office to investigate the driving background of a DeKalb man charged with driving under the influence and causing a crash that killed DeKalb County Sheriff’s Deputy Christina Musil.