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Geneva woman accused of killing husband with poisoned smoothie set to be arraigned

May 22, 2019 at 2:39 p.m.

The Geneva woman accused of killing her husband with a poisoned smoothie will return to court April 29 to be arraigned on murder charges. Julia Gutierrez, 53, appeared in Kane...

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.

Judge grants request for Schmelzer palm prints

May 10, 2019 at 4:02 a.m.

Prosecutors will get complete palm print samples from East Dundee murder suspect Richard Schmelzer to compare with prints located inside a car they believe he used to drive to Illinois...

Geneva woman charged with killing husband wants judge to set bail

May 22, 2019 at 2:39 p.m.

Two weeks after being removed from suicide watch at the Kane County Jail, Geneva murder suspect Julia Gutierrez has asked the judge overseeing her murder case to set bail. In...

Man pleads guilty in gun incident with Aurora police

May 22, 2019 at 2:38 p.m.

A second man has pleaded guilty in connection to a 2015 incident during which a gun was pointed at Aurora police officers. In an agreement with prosecutors, 23-year-old Rene Muro...

Trial set for former Elburn police officer charged with sex assault

May 22, 2019 at 2:38 p.m.

An August trial date has been scheduled for the former Elburn police officer accused of sexually assaulting a female relative. David Wright, 54, most recently of Campton Hills, remains held...

Prosecutors want to use alleged 2002 incident in smoothie murder trial

May 22, 2019 at 2:38 p.m.

Details of how Julia Gutierrez allegedly tried to fatally poison her husband in 2002 should be allowed as evidence as she faces a murder charge in Eduardo Gutierrez's January death,...

Kane circuit clerk employee pleads not guilty to misconduct

May 22, 2019 at 2:38 p.m.

The Kane County circuit clerk's employee accused of official misconduct and forgery has pleaded not guilty to the charges, court records show. Kelli D. Brackett, 40, of Aurora, denied two...

Kane County judge suppresses evidence against former cop in drug case

May 10, 2019 at 4:01 a.m.

A Kane County judge recently ruled in favor of suppressing evidence seized after a 2014 traffic stop that led to drug charges against a former police officer from Oregon, court...

Aurora attempted murder trial delayed until June

May 22, 2019 at 2:38 p.m.

An Aurora man accused of being the triggerman in a pair of 2013 shootings had his trial before a Kane County judge this week delayed until June. Armando Delgado, 19,...

Cops: Texas man nabbed with 26 pounds of marijuana near Elgin

May 10, 2019 at 4:01 a.m.

A Texas man made his first formal court appearance Wednesday on marijuana trafficking charges stemming from a Friday traffic stop on I-90 near Elgin, according to court records. Daniel Cuellar,...

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