Verizon employee convicted of downloading sexual images from customer’s phone in Huntley
A St. Charles man was convicted earlier this month of downloading sexual images from a customer’s cellphone while working at a Verizon store in northwest suburban Huntley.
2nd person dies in Burlington Township crash
A man and woman died in a crash in Burlington Township Thursday. Officials say the crash may have been caused by snowy conditions.
Authorities release name of 14-year-old skateboarder killed in crash near Elgin
Twin brothers were struck by a vehicle as they skateboarded Monday evening in unincorporated Elgin, leaving one of them dead and the other seriously injured.
Missing man was last seen on December 29
MISSING: Devin Green, 23, was last seen on December 29th. He is 5'8 inches tall, 170 pounds with brown eyes and black hair. He was most recently seen in St. Charles in Kane County.
Man charged with violating order of protection, stabbing victim with 4-inch knife
Joshua Doss, 39, is charged with forcing his way into a house in suburban Chicago, and stabbing someone with a four-inch knife. Doss is also charged with violating an order of protection.
Attempted murder charge filed in Elgin domestic shooting
An Elgin man was ordered held on a $500,000 bail on an attempted murder charge in connection to a domestic shooting in the western suburb.
Man arrested after stand-off with Kane County SWAT
A 50-year-old man accused of theft was arrested Monday following a stand-off with the Kane County SWAT team.
Suburban man pleads guilty to drug-induced homicide
A 27-year-old man pleaded guilty to a drug-related homicide last Friday.
Elgin pair charged for allegedly impersonating police officers, stealing from victims
The Kane County State's Attorney's office has charged two Elgin residents with false impersonation of a peace officer, robbery and theft.
Elgin Mental Health Center former employee charged with identity theft
A former employee of the Illinois Department of Human Services, Elgin Mental Health Center has been charged with identity theft.
Northern Lights set to thrill US skywatchers as far south as Illinois
"Auroras could be sighted in the USA in states as far south as, e.g., Illinois and Oregon.”
Woman charged with DUI, child endangerment in Huntley crash
A woman is facing DUI and child endangerment charges after a crash with two children in her vehicle Tuesday in an unincorporated area near northwest suburban Huntley.
Former Kane County sheriff's sergeant charged with sexual abuse, assault
A former Kane County sheriff’s sergeant is facing several charges after allegedly assaulting employees at the county jail.
Suburban man charged with stalking
A 32-year-old Elgin man is accused of stalking a woman with whom he once had a relationship.
Carpentersville man guilty of selling 16 kilos of cocaine to undercover officer
A Carpentersville man has been convicted of a drug charge after allegedly trying to sell 16 kilograms of cocaine to an undercover officer in Lake in the Hills.
Man pleads guity in Elgin crash that killed 2
A Glendale Heights man pleaded guilty to drunk driving Thursday in a 2019 crash that killed two people in northwest suburban Elgin.
Police searching for man charged with fleeing an accident
Police are searching for a man charged with fleeing the scene of an accident earlier this month.
$500K bail for St. Charles driver charged in hit-and-run that killed 88-year-old Chicago woman
A St. Charles man was ordered held on $500,000 bail Monday on charges that he fatally struck an 88-year-old Chicago woman in her wheelchair with his pickup truck without stopping.
Chicago woman killed in hit-and-run in St. Charles
St. Charles police say they are looking for the driver of this vehicle after he allegedly struck an elderly woman in a wheelchair, killing her, and drove off without stopping.
$1M bail for Elgin man facing child pornography charges
Jose J. Chavez-Hernandez, 51, is charged with three counts of possessing child pornography, two counts of reproducing child pornography and one count of disseminating child pornography, all felonies.