One of the men charged in the shooting death of a Hoffman Estates teen will go to trial May 1. Matthew Zucco, 23, of Hanover … Read more ›
Crime and police
6-year sentence for Streamwood man who admitted selling cocaine
The Daily Herald reports: A Streamwood man pleaded guilty Thursday to possessing and delivering a controlled substance near a middle school and park last summer. … Read more ›
Body found in SUV in Bartlett park
Police and DuPage County coroner investigators were on the scene today, investigating a body found in an SUV in a park in northwest suburban Bartlett. … Read more ›
Armed robbery suspects arrested
Three men have been arrested in connection with an armed robbery at a far northwest suburban liquor store late last year. Jose Aguilar, 21, and … Read more ›
Streamwood man charged with sexually assualting boy
Bond for a 52-year-old Streamwood man arrested on charges of sexually molesting a 14-year-old boy was set at $100,000 Thursday in Cook County Circuit Court. … Read more ›
Ban on cell use while driving could go statewide
Drivers throughout Illinois would not be able to use hand-held cell phones when behind the wheel under a measure making its way through the Illinois … Read more ›
Man gets 6 1/2 years in prison in sale of $1 million in stolen items on Web
A man convicted of selling more than $1 million in stolen merchandise through Web sites including eBay and Amazon.com has been sentenced to serve 6 … Read more ›
State police point finger at prints analyst
The Illinois State Police said Friday that it had reassigned a fingerprint analyst and is reviewing a number of the analyst’s cases in Cook and … Read more ›
If you are drinking on New Year’s Eve, watch your step
Most New Year’s Eve revelers know it’s dangerous to drink and drive, but now there’s new evidence that it’s also dangerous to drink and walk. … Read more ›
Woman pleads not guilty to killing newborn in Salvation Army restroom
A 19-year-old Hanover Park woman pleaded not guilty in Cook County Circuit Court Dec. 21 during an arraignment on charges that she killed a newborn … Read more ›
