Father guilty of lesser charge
A DuPage County judge acquitted a Winfield man Thursday of charges that he violently shook his 5-month-old son, causing permanent severe brain injuries. Judge Robert Anderson found Phillip Kurtz, 23,...
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Slaying trial to move to Cook from DuPage
The trial of two men accused of kidnapping, raping and murdering a 14-year-old Bartlett High School student has been moved to Cook County from DuPage. DuPage Judge Mark Dwyer on...
Jury indicts 3 in home invasion
Three men accused of a brutal April 13 home invasion and rape in Warrenville were indicted by a DuPage County grand jury this week. Damon Jones, 24, of Naperville, Kenneth...
Suspect indicted in squad break-in
An Aurora man was indicted Wednesday after being accused of breaking into a marked Illinois State Police squad car and stealing a shotgun and ammunition. The DuPage County grand jury...
Woman charged in hit-and-run
A Summit woman has been indicted in a fatal hit-and-run involving a pedestrian on Interstate Highway 55 on March 27. Isaura Ochoa, 44, of the 7300 block of West 56th...
Ex-youth center workers charged
Two former youth supervisors at the Illinois Department of Corrections' Warrenville youth center have been charged with striking juveniles inmates. The DuPage County grand jury announced Wednesday that Mariya Rice,...
Slaying at party is ruled homicide
Noe Pena Castaneda, 23, of St. Charles, was shot to death May 18 during a West Chicago house party as a gun was placed directly on the top of his...
Woman fined for serving teens
A Naperville woman who, with her husband, asked police not to ticket cars parked overnight in front of their home because they belonged to teens drinking at a high school...
Worker sentenced in theft from firm
A former employee who stole almost $100,000 from an Oak Brook-based company was sentenced Wednesday to 6 months in the DuPage County Jail. DuPage Judge Michael Burke ordered Toula Athanasopoulos,...
Child support thief gets month in jail
A former employee of the DuPage County agency that processed child support checks throughout Illinois pleaded guilty Tuesday to stealing a check. Dione Ferguson, 33, of Carol Stream, was sentenced...