Police

A motion was granted Friday to deny pre-trial release for two Chicago men accused of burglarizing an Elmhurst liquor store and leading police on a high-speed chase in a stolen car.

Forest Preserve District of DuPage County Police Chief David Pederson has been elected president of the DuPage Chiefs of Police Association, a role he will hold through September 2025.

A Tazwell County man is accused of stealing more than $725 worth of merchandise from the Bloomingdale Best Buy, prosecutors said.

All lanes on Route 6 (Channahon Road) in Joliet are closed between Hollywood Road and Terry Drive Friday morning as Joliet police investigate two crashes.

Elmhurst police have two people in custody as they investigate a liquor store burglary and a chase that ended in a crash.

A 17-year-old student from Lockport has been charged after the FBI detected a threat made against Providence Catholic High School on Snapchat on Wednesday.

A motion to detain pretrial a man charged with breaking into a Wheaton residence and threatening the residences was granted Oct. 4, prosecutors said.

A man was arrested Thursday after punching another man in the face at a contentious Glendale Heights Village Board meeting, police said.

A Bolingbrook man on pre-trial release on a drug case, where he was accused of fleeing police at high speed, is now behind bars on a new fleeing-and-eluding case, where he is accused of crashing into a vehicle in Woodridge.

Adam Jomant of Lockport is an operations specialist for the Will County 911 System, staff photographer for the Joliet Slammers, freelance photographer, volunteer for the Will County Emergency Management Agency, and avid hiker and storm chaser.

A West Chicago man has been charged with drug-induced homicide.

Glendale Heights Village President Chodri Khokhar wants to represent himself on charges he filed a false police report.

A Wood Dale man pleaded guilty Wednesday to driving drunk, causing a crash that killed his stepdaughter.

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.

A motion was granted Sunday to deny pre-trial release for three men accused of robbing a Downers Grove man of his property and vehicle at gunpoint on Sept. 28.

A Chicago man on parole for two armed robberies in Cook County was sentenced Thursday to 38 years in the prison for robbing at gunpoint a Downers Grove gas station and an Oakbrook Terrace convenience store.

Two high schools in Lockport were placed on lockdown Friday as police investigated a threat that was deemed unfounded.

The death of a Morris woman whose body was found in August in a wooded area has been ruled a homicide.

The Wheaton Police Department is warning residents of a phone solicitation scam from individuals claiming to represent the police department or the police union.

A motorcycle operator was seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash on Wednesday that led to the shutdown of the 9th Street bridge in Lockport.

Judge agrees to allow defense's request to modify conditions of the boy’s release so other adults can help supervise him as his case proceeds through the court system.

Plans by the Lockport Township Fire Protection District to construct a multi-purpose training facility in Crest Hill advanced Sept. 9, and will move to a final hearing before the Planning Commission.

Glenbard East High School parents are criticizing how school officials handled the situation, and they’re calling for schools to have metal detectors at entrances.

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.

Pre-teen is charged with making a terrorist threat and disorderly conduct, is released from custody after Friday court hearing.

The threat was determined to be not a viable threat; nevertheless, Minooka police followed up with the student and parent at the family’s home.

Student responsible for making alleged threat had no plan to carry out any violence and did not have access to firearms, officials say.

A 45-year-old man who jumped off an inbound train in Elwood is expected to survive after he suffered injuries that led to the amputation of both legs.

The Oregon Police Department was informed Wednesday of an alleged threat of violence made against Oregon High School, reportedly planned for Friday, Sept. 20, Oregon Police Chief Matt Kalnins said.

Jasen Bell’s death is being investigated as a homicide, police say.

The skeletal remains of a 1968 homicide victim in Wilmington Township has been exhumed and sent to a company based in Texas for DNA analysis and a possible genealogy match.

Joliet Township High School District 204 sent a notice to families and refreshed students on safety protocols Monday following two days of non-credible social media threats to its schools.

Jonathon Gounaris, 32, is charged with 4 counts of attempted first-degree murder, 3 counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm, 3 counts of aggravated battery and 2 counts of possession of a firearm without a firearm owner’s identification card.

A 14-year-old Glenbard East High School student is facing multiple felony charges after a gun was recovered in a restroom at the high school just before classes were dismissed Tuesday afternoon.

A former Villa Park man was sentenced to 70 years in prison for the murder of Esmeralda DeLuna, 24, his live-in girlfriend and mother of their three children.

A motion to deny pre-trial release for a Warrenville man accused of murdering his wife was approved Wednesday in DuPage County First Appearance Court.

Lombard officials said the male student is expected to appear in a DuPage County courtroom today after being charged with unlawful use of a weapon at school and possession of a firearm by a minor.

A motion for pre-trial release was denied Tuesday for a Naperville woman accused of crashing a school bus that transports special needs children, prosecutors said.

A 26-year-old Aurora man is facing a felony charge after police say he fatally struck a pedestrian in Wheaton early Sunday morning and left the scene.

A 39-year-old Warrenville man is facing murder charges after authorities said he shot his wife to death Thursday.

Officers responded at around 5:04 p.m. on Friday to a residence in the 2700 block of Fairway Drive for a report of a child that had been stabbed, according to a news release from the Joliet police

A motion to detain pre-trial a Chicago convicted felon accused of possessing multiple handguns was granted Friday in DuPage County First Appearance Court, prosecutors said.

The Sterling Police Department has extended the date that it will accept applications for this year’s Citizen Police Academy until Monday, Sept. 9.

Joliet Police responded Thursday morning to reports of shots fired at two unoccupied vehicles.

Two Cook County men charged over the weekend with weapons and drug offenses in separate incidents in DuPage County, authorities said.

A Westmont man accused of possessing a gun illegally modified to fire automatically has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge.

A 70-year-old Bartlett man was cited for failure to yield to a pedestrian after police said he struck a woman in a crosswalk Monday afternoon

A motorcyclist was killed Tuesday in a crash in Lisle

Illinois State Police Troop 3 Commander Capt. Patrick Manno announced the results of roadside safety checks held in Cook, DuPage, Kane and Will counties

A Lombard man has been charged with yelling racial slurs and displaying a BB gun at a Lombard Park District facility, prosecutors said.