Janan Hanna

A 39-year-old Belleville man who was arrested after he went to Chicago to meet what he thought was a young girl he had talked to on the Internet, pleaded not...

Dan Guerin, a DuPage County assistant state's attorney, has been recognized by a national children's advocacy group for his accomplishments prosecuting child abuse and domestic violence cases. Guerin, who has...

A DuPage County judge on Wednesday ordered the family of a Lombard teenager charged with sexual assault to hire a private defense lawyer to represent the youth. Judge Michael Burke...

In a decision that could make it more difficult for the state to win felony convictions against hit-and-run drivers, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled Thursday that prosecutors must prove that...

Seeking leniency from the criminal justice system, a man facing child-sex charges has made a bizarre offer to a judge and prosecutors even before a conviction: He wants to be...

Two new legal developments in the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority's struggle to maintain control over its purse strings and expansion plans prompted cheers and criticism Monday from tollway opponents....

A 20-year-old Glendale Heights man who was convicted of abducting his 16-year-old former girlfriend was sentenced to two years in prison Tuesday. DuPage County Circuit Judge Anne Jorgensen imposed the...

On the first Sunday since his appointment was announced, Catholics in Oregon lamented their fleeting glimpse of someone who soon will become quite visible to their Chicago counterparts. Francis E....

Archbishop Francis George returned Wednesday, a day after he was appointed to lead the Roman Catholic Church in Chicago, but questions about his new role followed him to the Pacific...

Longtime Cook County prosecutor Jane Radostits has been named deputy chief of special prosecutions for the DuPage County state's attorney's office. Radostits, 36, replaces Michael Wolfe, who recently was named...