St. Charles

Smithfield Foods Inc. announced Friday that it will shutter operations at its Monmouth, Illinois, plant beginning Monday and until further notice. The company's location in St. Charles, Illinois, is also being closed until early May so that it can be cleaned and social distancing requirements put into place.

When police arrived to the home, Wilkins fled the scene, but officers caught up to him and found MDMA in his pocket.

When he disappeared, John “Chicago Johnny” Spira was recruiting investors for business opportunities and startup companies, the DuPage County sheriff’s office said.

A St. Charles man was sentenced Monday to 14 years in prison for sexually assaulting a child in 2012.

A St. Charles man was sentenced to three years in prison for taking money from homeowners and not doing repairs as promised.

A northwest suburban man who skipped his trial last week has been convicted of sexually assaulting a child he knew in 2016.

Judge John Barsanti sentenced 60-year-old Mark G.P. Lewis Thursday, according to the Kane County state’s attorney’s office. Lewis was found guilty by a jury in September of criminal sexual assault.

Brian Quartuccio, 42, pleaded guilty to felony charges of failing to report an accident with injuries and driving with a revoked license, the Kane County state’s attorney’s office said.

Richard A. Kusnierz, 58, was arrested Monday after police identified him as the owner of several SD cards found at his workplace in the 3800 block of Ohio Avenue, St. Charles police said in a statement.

A 61-year-old man is facing charges after he allegedly pointed a pellet gun at a woman outside a Walmart store Thursday in west suburban St. Charles.

Officers responded at 10:17 p.m. to the store located at 150 Smith Road for reports of an armed subject who pointed a gun at a person, St. Charles police said.

A man shot by police last year in west suburban St. Charles has been sentenced to probation and mental health treatment for making a false 911 call and pointing a BB gun at officers.

A St. Charles man is accused of going to a home with plans to have sex with a 15-year-old girl he met online in the west suburb.

A northwest suburban man faces up to 10 years in prison after he pleaded guilty Thursday to driving away after hitting a 7-year-old girl with a pickup while she rode her bike in May in unincorporated St. Charles.

A woman has been charged with stealing thousands of dollars from the Fox Valley Special Recreation Association while serving as its business manager several years ago.