Local Crime

Prosecutors’ requests were granted by a judge Tuesday in their plan to use DNA evidence as key in an upcoming double murder trial to allege that Jonathan Hurst, formerly of Chicago, brutally beat to death Patricia A. Wilson and her son, Robert J. Wilson in 2016.

A DeKalb man was charged with armed robbery after police alleged he broke into a DeKalb apartment, threatened a 14-year-old with a gun and stole a firearm and about $2,000 in cash, according to court records.

A Maple Park woman was airlifted to a Rockford hospital over the weekend after she suffered serious injuries in a crash that police allege was caused by a Cortland woman driving drunk.

Video: A recent ride along with DeKalb Police Sgt. Raynaldo Hernandez highlighted a dangerous stretch of North Annie Glidden Road where a February crash sent one man to the ICU.

Timeline: DeKalb teen Gracie Sasso-Cleveland loved animals, her friends and looked forward to her first prom, her grandmother said. She never made it. Gracie was killed one year ago today, police said. Her death left the community reeling. What happened and what's next?

Prosecutors this week said that evidence collection is nearly complete ahead of the expected murder trial of registered sex offender Timothy Doll, accused in the slaying of DeKalb High School freshman Gracie Sasso-Cleveland a year ago.

A former Sycamore School District 427 employee pleaded not guilty this week to aggravated battery charges brought on by accusations that he inappropriately touched multiple students while employed with the district, court records show.

Ex-police officer James Corralejo of DeKalb denied allegations Monday that he consumed alcohol in violation of the terms of his release, as he awaits trial accused of driving drunk and causing a Nov. 5, 2023, crash, that killed DeKalb woman Graciela Reza Contreras.

A Sycamore man has been sentenced to eight years in prison for assaulting a West Dundee police officer in 2022, the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office announced Friday.

Juvenile crime was up while violent crime was down compared to the previous year, according to 2023 crime data recently released by the DeKalb Police Department. Here's a breakdown:

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 former Elgin police officer from Kirkland charged with possessing videos depicting child sexual abuse has been released from DeKalb County Jail after successfully appealing his pretrial detainment under new SAFE-T Act criteria, court records show.

One week before a DeKalb husband and wife were expected to stand trial for murder together, they pleaded guilty to their role in a 2020 fatal shooting at a gas station in exchange for testifying in the trial of two other co-defendants.