Dupage County News

A judge has agreed to free a pedophile ex-priest after he completes a treatment program in the next 60 days.

State Sen. Kirk Dillard announced his candidacy today for governor as a top Democratic contender bowed out - a move which he believes clears the path for a Republican like him to win the post.

Eager to buy himself a present on his 19th birthday, Michael Wells Jr. chose an unusual way to spend the day -- he tried to break into a Naperville area home, DuPage County prosecutors said.

The Wheaton police are working with the office of the Illinois Attorney General in the undercover Internet operation.

Should you ever find yourself in the unenviable position of occupying a police holding cell, chances are you'll want to be on your best behavior, at least until you're released.

DuPage County Sheriff John Zaruba will seek a fourth term next year, he announced this week in a decision that will pit him against a former sheriff's deputy who already has declared he'll run in the 2010 Republican primary.

Police say they fear 5,000 pounds of powerful, commercial-grade fireworks mortars stolen near Chicago could kill users who don't know how to light them safely.

The July Fourth Holiday is a time of year when some dogs become scaredy cats. Authorities are warning pet owners to take precautions to ensure their dogs don't go AWOL when celebratory fireworks start going off around Independence Day.

The prosecutor in DuPage County says a Naperville man has been charged with sexually assaulting a child at a daycare center run out of his and his wife's home.

DuPage County State's Attorney Joe Birkett has announced plans to run for Illinois Attorney General in 2010.

Police in DuPage County say they're worried 5,000 pounds of high-powered, commercial-grade fireworks were stolen and resold in smaller quantities to the public.

'If one of these things goes off in your hand, you're probably going to die' Comments July 2, 2009 The recent theft of at least 5,000 pounds of high-powered, commercial-grade fireworks from a storage facility has DuPage County authorities worried that the missing shells, in the hands of an amateur, could be deadly.

A Lisle man was sentenced Tuesday to three years in prison for possessing sexually graphic movies of children on his home computer.

A Sandwich resident was sentenced to 81 years in prison Monday in the 2006 murder of a St.

While Naperville is weighing the possibility of expanding its red-light camera program, it is also waiting for DuPage County to take action of its own.

A 19-year-old man has been charged in a June 14 shooting at an Aurora restaurant, police said Friday.

The owner of KOZ Digital Photography and Imaging in Darien was arrested Thursday on charges of possession of child pornography.

The Waukegan man convicted for a third time of raping and murdering 11-year-old babysitter Holly Staker in 1992 was again sentenced to life in prison for the slaying.

"She's got a really nice personality, and she's a beautiful woman," Rohrman said.

Construction has been set to begin on a neighborhood of 11 energy-efficient homes in DuPage County sponsored by Habitat for Humanity.