DuPage County

Foster and McCray were in a vehicle in the parking lot smoking marijuana. At some point, police say an argument ensued between the two men. At that time, Foster pulled out a gun and shot McCray multiple times in the torso and arms.

Former Oakbrook Terrace Mayor Tony Ragucci accepted thousands of dollars in secret payments in exchange for renewing a red-light camera company’s deal with the western suburb, according to new federal criminal charges filed against him.

Residents of Aurora got an early start on celebrating Earth Day by making sure old electronics don't end up in landfills.

Police said that in April 2021, a father told police that his teenage child had gotten numerous threatening voicemails. The phone number that was calling was a personal number associated with Aurora Police Officer Jonathan Olsen, police said.

Downers Grove police said an accomplice walked into the credit union on April 14 with a cardboard sign saying "large bills 100s 50s stay calm no gps no dye pack.” Then police said that accomplice went outside, got on a bike, and rode a few blocks, where he met up with Tarandle Lee, who was allegedly driving a getaway car.

A 47-year-old Addison man is accused of trying to carjack a 71-year-old woman in Chicago on Wednesday.

Sarah Gorski of Hoffman Estates will serve three years in prison. One of the dogs, Otis, weighed only 20 pounds at the time of his death when he should have weighed 70. The other dog, Bubba, weighed only 4 pounds.

Bond was set at $200,000 Thursday for a man charged with setting fire to a vehicle in the parking lot of an Elmhurst car dealership early Wednesday.

A Downers Grove nonprofit is getting recognized on the big screen.

An Aurora man accused of shooting a neighbor's dog in the head in front of its owners has been ordered held on a $100,000 bond.

The DuPage County State's Attorney said on Saturday that Francisco Maldonado went with Francisco Zavala and another man on January 29 to a location near Munger Road. Maldonado allegedly shot Zavala several times. His body was found on March 3.

The crash started when an ambulance (that was not carrying any patients) hit black ice and lost control. The ambulance hit several other cars. The woman who was killed was in one of those cars; she had gotten out to check the damage when a driver in a Dodge Durango also lost control and ran her over.

The DuPage County State's Attorney said that Nathan Bramstedt started sexually assaulting the female victim in February 2019 and continued through June 2019. The alleged abuse was reported last year.

Wheaton native Brian Welch, 27, has discovered the oldest, furthest known star in the universe, NASA announced.

For the sixth time, Aurora has been recognized for having the best water in Illinois.

Student debt is about to get deeper for some.

A former Chicago man was sentenced Monday to two terms of natural life in prison for the 2015 fatal stabbing of his girlfriend.