A DeKalb man and convicted felon was charged after police searched a home and found more than a dozen guns, large quantities of drugs, body armor, and suspected homemade explosives, authorities said. He's representing himself in court, records show

A judge denied release on Wednesday to a DeKalb father and registered sex offender who's charged with first-degree murder in his 5-month-old son’s death, a day after the baby was hospitalized suffering significant facial injuries while in the man’s care, authorities said.

Today marks the first of a two-part series about the use of automated license plate readers, commonly known as LPRS or Flock cameras, in northern Illinois. Today’s installment focuses on how cities use the cameras and the successes they have noted

A city of DeKalb program that pairs social workers with police officers during 911 crisis calls is reducing the prevalence of those calls ending up with someone in the ER, data shows.

An Evergreen Park woman was jailed this week after a judge ruled she violated conditions of her pretrial release related to 2025 battery charges that allege she struck and injured two police officers with her car outside of a DeKalb preschool, before driving away.

Two men were injured in a stabbing inside a DeKalb apartment building off West Taylor Street Thursday, Police Chief David Byrd said. This is a developing story

Two people were detained during an hourslong drug bust at a DeKalb home on Thursday, though no charges have been announced and police are remaining tight-lipped about details so far

DeKalb police are asking for the public’s help in an investigation of a reported burglary in the Summit Enclave subdivision on Christmas Day.

DeKalb's annual charity basketball game and toy drive returns on Dec. 1 at Huntley Middle School, pitting local first responders and teachers in a friendly rivalry for a good cause.

A DeKalb man was sentenced this week to 12 years in prison for a 2024 shooting outside Lord Stanley’s bar that left one man suffering multiple gunshot wounds. DeKalb County State’s Attorney Riley Oncken said he thinks that sentence wasn’t enough.

The DeKalb Police Benevolent and Protective Association and DeKalb Target are accepting donations for their annual “Heroes and Helpers” event Dec. 7.

A DeKalb woman has been charged with sexually assaulting a minor in a Wendy’s bathroom while she was working as their supervisor, according to records filed in DeKalb County court.

Missing since 2007, Bradley Olsen’s case remains unsolved. DeKalb police haven't given up the search, though.

The DeKalb Police Department held a three-day training this week for officers, including K-9 units, to train on simulated field exercises with drones.

Some police officers from the DeKalb Police Department took part in K-9 unit and drone training in several areas around the city this week.

DeKalb Police Chief David Byrd confirmed that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were in town Tuesday.

The DeKalb Police Department renewed a $1.2 million five-year contract this week for body cameras, police car cameras and new tasers, according to city documents.

A DeKalb man pleaded guilty this month to stabbing another man in 2024 after an argument about peanut and jelly, part of a deal struck with prosecutors that downgraded an attempted murder charge to aggravated domestic battery, court records show.

A DeKalb man who recently was charged with animal cruelty after police said he struck a cat in the face with a hammer was ordered by a judge this week to forfeit his dogs, Mochi the Shiba Inu and S’Mores, a Yorkshire Terrier, court records show.

A DeKalb man was charged Monday after police alleged he got into an argument with a woman over her pet cat, attacked her and struck and threatened to kill the cat, according to court records

A man died Saturday after a vehicle he was driving collided with a passing train in DeKalb, Police Chief David Byrd said.

A Cortland man who appeared in front of a judge Wednesday with his head bandaged has been charged with a hate crime following a bloody attack in DeKalb that police said was provoked by the man yelling racial slurs.

A man who had planned to represent himself at trial this month pleaded guilty instead to robbing a DeKalb bank last summer

A DeKalb man who pleaded guilty to murdering high school freshman Gracie Sasso-Cleveland was sentenced Thursday to 52 years in prison. “You treated her no better than you would an ordinary sack of trash,” Judge Philip Montgomery told Timothy M. Doll.

Update: DeKalb police responded to a shooting midday Wednesday at North 10th Street and East Lincoln Highway, police Chief David Byrd said.

A man was shot at a DeKalb apartment on Tuesday. DeKalb Police Chief David Byrd said that no arrests have yet been made, though an investigation remains ongoing. This is a developing story

A DeKalb man has been arrested following a police pursuit that authorities say started in Caledonia, Wisconsin, and ended with a stolen car abandoned on Interstate 90 in McHenry County.

A 10-year-old girl died late Sunday, first responders finding her body in a pond on private property in DeKalb after an hourslong search, multiple sources confirmed Monday.

Following a string of shootings over five weeks in May and June in the Annie Glidden North Neighborhood, DeKalb residents came together Friday to march for peace and rally against gun violence.

Ex-police officer James Corralejo, 26, of DeKalb, was sentenced by a judge Thursday to four years in prison for driving drunk and causing a 2023 crash that killed Graciela Reza Contreras. “I don't expect to be forgiven," Corralejo told Graciela's family in an emotional hearing.

Organizers with the city of DeKalb, police agencies and an area church are organizing a public peace rally Friday to encourage the community to work together against gun violence.

A DeKalb man was arrested Sunday after police say he battered a woman, who they found with a bloodied face inside a locked hotel room, according to records filed in court.

A 51-year-old DeKalb man was charged Thursday after a minor told police that the man allegedly sexually assaulted them more than 100 times for multiple years and stomped the minor’s pet birds to death, according to court records.

A man was sentenced to prison this week after he pleaded guilty to arson and sexual assault in two separate cases, court records show. Police said he intentionally set fires multiple times inside Suburban Apartments units in DeKalb throughout March 2024.

A Northern Illinois University student has been charged in connection to a sexual assault reported at a DeKalb fraternity house in 2024, according to court records.

A man shot multiple times on Sunday in DeKalb has died, DeKalb Police Chief David Byrd said Friday. This is a developing story

A DeKalb delivery driver is facing charges after police allege he hit a pedestrian, left the man bloodied on the ground, and then drove away from the scene, telling officers later he wanted to finish his food deliveries, according to court records.

An overnight shooting Sunday at DeKalb’s Meadowlark Townhomes left one man suffering from injuries that were life-threatening, police said.

When DeKalb police officer Jesus Rodriguez returned to work after a yearlong hiatus serving his country overseas, he was greeted with a surprise: a packed lobby full of his colleagues, cheering him on as he walked through the front door

Multiple DeKalb County law enforcement officers were awarded Illinois’ highest honor for police this week at a ceremony in Springfield. Among those honored included DeKalb Police Chief David Byrd and the late DeKalb County sheriff’s deputy Christina Musil.

A DeKalb County judge on Thursday denied release to a man accused of shooting and severely injuring a teenager outside a DeKalb apartment complex Wednesday. “This defendant literally brought a gun to a fist fight with minors," prosecutor Heather Darsie said.

One person suffered serious injuries in a shooting mid-afternoon in DeKalb Wednesday, Police Chief David Byrd said. Two suspects are in police custody. This is a developing story.

A DeKalb man convicted of murdering high school teenager Gracie Sasso-Cleveland in 2023 has new charges after he punched a DeKalb County jail deputy and spit at another, broke a fire sprinkler and damaged jail property, court records allege.

To help ensure continuity of service, the DeKalb City Council at a recent meeting gave a green light to solidify an agreement between the city and a local mental health clinic to embed social workers in police response to behavioral health concerns.

An ex-suburban Chicago police officer has pleaded guilty to getting behind the wheel while drunk in 2023, causing a crash that killed DeKalb mother and grandmother Graciela Reza Contreras.

Three teenagers have been arrested and charged in connection to a Monday shooting in DeKalb, police said Thursday.

DeKalb police are investigating a shooting Monday night outside apartment buildings on Kimberly Drive. Police Chief David Byrd said no victims or suspects have been identified as of about 8 p.m.

A half hour before jury selection was to begin Monday for a DeKalb bank robbery trial, the man accused asked a judge to postpone, arguing prosecutors didn’t give him enough time to review evidence. Lead prosecutor Daniel Regna said that Matthew L. Martin was “gaming the system."

Jury selection for the trial of Chicago man charged with robbing a DeKalb bank in July 2024 is set to start Monday, after the man accused, who’s representing himself in court, rejected two plea offers from prosecutors.

A Chicago man charged with robbing a DeKalb bank in July 2024 declined prosecutors’ guilty plea offer Wednesday that included a 24-year prison sentence served at 50%. He opted instead to proceed to an expected jury trial Monday. He plans to represent himself.