Teens charged in shooting plotted to rob each other after drug deal, police say
Two Aurora residents are accused of setting up a drug deal, then unwittingly plotting to rob drugs and cash from each other — sparking a shootout that left two men seriously injured. Antonio Isais, 18,...
View ArticlePolice: Sandwich man dies in shooting incident
Sandwich police were called to a report of shots fired Saturday morning at a mobile home park in the 1200 block of Lauren Drive. Police Chief Jim Bianchi said that a man was pronounced dead shortly...
View ArticleSt. Charles woman killed in alleged DUI crash
A fatal St. Charles crash ended in drunken driving charges against a 23-year-old man after he struck a vehicle head-on Friday afternoon. St. Charles police responded to North 2nd Street and Timbers...
View ArticleJuveniles charged with Black Friday retail thefts
Four juveniles were charged with retail theft at the Oswego Walmart on Friday, police said. In each incident, the suspects were arrested after fleeing the store in the 2300 block of Route 34. Three...
View ArticleBond set for Naperville woman accused of theft
Bond for a Naperville woman accused of stealing more than $50,000 from Waubonsie Valley High School has ben set at $30,000, according to the office of DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin, A...
View Article$1 million bond for man charged with DUI after fatal head-on crash
(ST. CHARLES) Bond was set at $1 million on Saturday for a man charged with DUI for a head-on crash that killed a 65-year-old woman Friday afternoon in west suburban St. Charles. About 2:05 p.m., Susan...
View ArticleFour charged with drinking, having drugs at Kendall County park
Deputies who investigated a suspicious vehicle at a Kendall County park arrested four men on drug and alcohol charges early Sunday morning. The incident occurred around 12:40 a.m. at Waa Kee Sha Park,...
View ArticlePolice say driver in fatal St. Charles crash was high on heroin
A 23-year-old man had heroin, cocaine and marijuana in his system when he caused a fatal crash this weekend in St. Charles, prosecutors said. According to Kane County Court records, Joshua Spudich, 400...
View ArticleMan found dead inside abandoned Aurora car wash
No foul play is suspected by police after a homeless man was found dead inside an abandoned Aurora car wash on Thanksgiving Day. Two homeless men found the man dead inside the car wash in the 100 block...
View ArticleDeputies say driver had nearly five times legal limit of alcohol when he hit...
A Montgomery man’s blood alcohol level was nearly five times the legal driving limit when he struck and injured two bicyclists in October, according to Kane County Court records. According to Kane...
View ArticleAs temperatures drop, Aurora sees spike in stolen vehicles
In the last month, 17 vehicles have been stolen throughout the city of Aurora, more than half of which were left running unattended. It’s a crime which Aurora police see spike during the cold, winter...
View ArticlePolice say Aurora man drove 75 mph in 35 mph zone
An Aurora father was charged with driving 40 miles per hour over the posted speed limit on Sunday, with his young son in the car. Aurora police said that Douglas Rayford, 34, 1600 block of North...
View ArticleNew revelations in Kendall County battery, robbery case
Details about a Kendall County robbery and battery case have come to light in recent court documents. Charging documents allege that 39-year-old Rickey Carter of Yorkville forced a woman to give him...
View ArticleCharges filed in Yorkville stun gun incident
Charges have been filed against a Yorkville man who was shot with a stun gun by police more than five times before evading them in a stolen vehicle in October. On Oct. 15, Yorkville police responded to...
View ArticleDeputies say inmate purposely clogged toilet at Kendall County jail
An inmate overflowed a toilet on purpose Monday morning at the Kendall County jail in an attempt to destroy state-supported property. Kendall County deputies responded to the jail, 1100 block of...
View ArticleOswego man charged with burglary
Kurt Skinner, 24, 0-99 block of Yeadon Drive, Oswego, was arrested on a felony burglary charge. He was arrested for allegedly burglarizing a business in the 300 block of Douglas Road in Oswego on Aug....
View ArticleRacetrack owner found liable on all counts in civil racketeering trial
Chicago — A federal jury on Monday found Illinois racetrack owner John Johnston liable on three counts in a civil racketeering case involving conduct engaged in by former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, and...
View ArticleHollywood Palms owner charged with 100 counts of tax evasion, fraud
After a grand jury investigation Tuesday, the owner of the Hollywood Palms movie theater was charged with more than 100 counts of felony tax evasion, fraud and failure to file tax returns, according to...
View ArticleAurora man charged with leading local drug trafficking group
An Aurora man who allegedly led the Chicago area cell of the Guerrero Unidos Mexican drug trafficking cartel is among eight defendants facing federal narcotics charges for distributing heroin. The...
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Police say driver used heroin just before fatal St. Charles crash
Joshua Spudich told police he had just snorted a line of heroin and was distracted by his cell phone when he caused a fatal crash in St. Charles last month, according to recently released court...
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