DeKalb County Sheriff's Office

An Earlville man has been charged in a violent attack and home invasion, accused of choking and beating a woman who repeatedly attempted to escape during a drive, threatening to kill her and breaking into her Shabbona home, court documents show.

Nathan P. Sweeney, of DeKalb, pleaded not guilty Monday to charges that allege he drove under the influence of drugs and caused a crash in Waterman that killed DeKalb County Sheriff’s Deputy Christina Musil while she was on duty.

Prosecutors plan to point to a McHenry County fatal DUI case as evidence of why Nathan P. Sweeney, charged in a March DUI crash that killed DeKalb County Sheriff's Deputy Christina Musil should be held in jail, court records show. The hearing is expected Monday.

A DeKalb resident suffered serious injuries Friday after the car they were driving collided head-on with a tree in DeKalb Township, authorities said.

Letter to the Editor: I wanted to send a heartfelt thank you to the DeKalb County community for their outpouring of support over the last two weeks due to the tragic death of Deputy Christina Musil, writes Sheriff Andy Sullivan.

More than 1,500 people have donated to a public campaign organizers have said is meant financially support the three young children of late DeKalb County Sheriff's Deputy Christina Musil, who was killed two weeks ago while on duty.

A DeKalb County judge on Monday ordered the release of Nathan P. Sweeney, accused of driving under the influence of drugs and causing the crash that killed DeKalb County Sheriff’s Deputy Christina Musil.

Sheriff’s deputies and family packed a courtroom in Sycamore Friday afternoon to witness the first court appearance of Nathan P. Sweeney, the man accused of causing the car crash that killed their loved one and colleague, Deputy Christina Musil.

To some she was Deputy Christina Musil, others “Beana” and to her three children, she was mom. Hundreds gathered Thursday in DeKalb to mourn the loss of the Musil they knew and say their final goodbyes. Musil was killed while on duty March 28 in a car crash.

A DeKalb man has been arrested and charged with DUI and reckless homicide in the fatal crash that killed DeKalb County Sheriff’s Deputy Christina Musil, a mother of three, the Illinois State Police announced Wednesday night. This is a developing story.

A man has been charged with arson and residential burglary after he allegedly entered a vacant apartment unit at Suburban Apartments in unincorporated DeKalb and lit fires inside it multiple times, according to court records.

A funeral and visitation will take place Thursday in DeKalb for fallen DeKalb County Sheriff’s deputy Christina Musil, and the public is invited, Sheriff Andy Sullivan announced. Here's what to know:

More than 1,000 mourners, including over 500 members of law enforcement, gathered Thursday to pay their respects to fallen DeKalb County Sheriff’s Deputy Christina Musil during her visitation and funeral in the Convocation Center at Northern Illinois University. Musil, 35, was killed March 28 while on duty after a truck rear-ended her police vehicle in Waterman.

Gov. JB Pritzker ordered flags to be flown at half-staff until sunset on Thursday, the same day the public is set to lay to rest the late DeKalb County Sheriff’s deputy Christina Musil, who was killed in a car crash while on duty March 28.

In a statement released Tuesday, the family of late DeKalb County Sheriff’s deputy Christina Musil said their “world has been turned upside down,” and asked the public for space while they grieve Musil who was killed in a car crash while on duty March 28.