Crime & Courts

ST. CHARLES – A St. Charles police officer was involved in a vehicle crash while on duty on April 17, according to a news release.

ST. CHARLES TOWNSHIP – A driver who was pulled over for littering – throwing a lit cigarette out his driver’s window – found himself also ch…

ST. CHARLES TOWNSHIP – A man who was threatened with having a potentially embarrassing video of himself made public if he did not pay up, in…

• Michael J. Picon, 47, of the 1200 block of Second Avenue, Silvis, was charged April 6 with possession of drug paraphernalia and driving wi…

NORTH AURORA – On April 17, officers and detectives of the North Aurora Police Department arrested an Aurora man for several felonies that o…

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ST. CHARLES – Kane County crime statistics have revealed a disturbing surge in the number of young teens preying sexually on very young chil…

DeKALB – Former DeKalb School District 428 Superintendent Doug Moeller was arrested at his home Friday on allegations that he violated Illin…

ST. CHARLES TOWNSHIP – A 77-year-old man was charged with felony aggravated battery after he allegedly pushed a utility worker who was trimm…

• Michael J. Yeksigian, 54, of the 5N500 block of East Lakeview Circle, St. Charles Township, was charged March 16 with driving under the in…