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Man gets prison for sexually assaulting woman in Aurora

May 22, 2019 at 3:08 p.m.

Standing before Kane County Judge Linda Abrahamson Wednesday, Stephawn Johnson of Chicago showed little emotion as he received 11 years in prison for sexually assaulting a woman in Aurora in...

Aurora murder suspect returned to Kane for fitness hearing

May 22, 2019 at 3:07 p.m.

Weeks after being returned to Kane County from the Chester Mental Health Center, Quentin Moore faces another hearing to determine his ability to stand trial on Aurora murder charges from...

Bail reduced for man accused in Aurora crash that killed 9-year-old

May 22, 2019 at 3:07 p.m.

A Kane County judge Wednesday cut by more than half the amount of money it would take for the suspected driver in an October fatal crash to be released from...

Aurora man guilty of possessing almost 20 pounds of heroin

May 22, 2019 at 3:07 p.m.

Two and a half years after Aurora police and federal agents found almost 20 pounds of heroin and cash stashed in Modesto Alarcon's Grove Street garage, a judge found the...

Jury in Schmelzer murder trial to begin deliberations Tuesday

May 10, 2019 at 4:55 a.m.

Attorneys in the Richard Schmelzer murder case sparred one last time Monday in closing arguments which left jurors to decide whether the Texas man carefully plotted the 2014 killing of...

Aurora man accused of having almost 20 pounds of heroin to go on trial

May 22, 2019 at 3:07 p.m.

Modesto Alarcon, the Aurora man accused in one of Kane County's largest heroin busts ever, heads to trial beginning Wednesday. Alarcon, 44, has been held in Kane County Jail on...

Kane County State's Attorney Joseph McMahon

McMahon: Kane County state’s attorney’s office under budget again

May 10, 2019 at 4:54 a.m.

Kane County State's Attorney Joe McMahon said his office expects to send at least $100,000 back to county coffers after finishing fiscal year 2016 under budget. Speaking at his monthly...

Chicago man pleads not guilty to Carpentersville murder charge

May 10, 2019 at 4:54 a.m.

A 32-year-old Chicago man pleaded not guilty Wednesday to murder in connection to the September robbery of a Carpentersville computer store, according to court documents. Bobby Heard, formerly of Carpentersville,...

Richard Schmelzer pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder. He is charged with the murder of his grandmother, Mildred "Dodie" Darrington, 85, whose body was found in her East Dundee house.

Purchases dot Schmelzer’s path between Texas and Illinois: prosecutors

May 10, 2019 at 4:54 a.m.

Five gas fill-ups, two balance inquiries and a McDonald's meal connect a pre-paid American Express card purchased by Richard Schmelzer to a path from Texas to Illinois over a 26-hour...

Schmelzer spent $20K on escort in months before murder: prosecutors

May 10, 2019 at 4:54 a.m.

Another side of Richard Schmelzer's life came into focus Tuesday as prosecutors called a professional escort to testify during the seventh day of Schmelzer's murder trial. Carmen Ward-Hagains told jurors...

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