Dupage County News

A Chicago teenager who was convicted of the 2007 slaying of a Villa Park man even though he did not strike the fatal blows was sentenced Monday to 50 years in prison.

The DuPage County Board has scheduled a special meeting designed to gather input from residents on the county's proposed $451 million spending plan for fiscal 2010.

Brian Dugan listens to closing arguments Tuesday at the DuPage County courthouse.

A philanthropic group under federal investigation for alleged illegal ties to the Iranian government was found to have a financial stake in a proposed Islamic center in DuPage County.

Republican candidate for governor Jim Ryan is apologizing for his role in prosecuting the wrong men in a high-profile murder case.

An ex-convict and an accomplice remained in DuPage County Jail in Wheaton on Thursday night, accused of creating credit cards they used in stealing or trying to steal more than $17,000 worth of merchandise from a Naperville home improvement store.

Now that a DuPage County jury has given serial killer Brian Dugan the death penalty, authorities are investigating his possible connection to other long-unsolved crimes.

Republican candidate for governor Jim Ryan has apologized for the wrongful conviction of two men in the Nicarico murder.

An Illinois jury has decided that a convicted killer should be put to death for the 1983 kidnapping, rape and murder of a 10-year-old girl.

Investigators at the DuPage County Sheriff's Office say two self-admitted gang members are responsible for a home invasion and shooting near Glen Ellyn late last month.

A pending lawsuit against both Planned Parenthood and the City of Aurora, who's attorneys have been working together against members of the public, was dismissed based upon the format and scope of the lawsuit rather than the merits.

Martin says a oeAndrew Soloa and a oeGlen K Soloa are fronts for dirty tricks in Republican primary.

Video Poker gambling in Illinois is now legal but, some counties are choosing not to participate.

For the jurors seated in Judge George Bakalis' DuPage County courtroom, October was a month of true horror.

Triple murderer Brian Dugan displays more severe psychopathic traits than all but a half-percent of the population, a defense psychologist testified Thursday.

Referring to a famous fictional villain, Brian Dugan told a psychologist he couldn't stop himself from kidnapping and murdering Jeanine Nicarico, even though he knew his actions were wrong.

Wheaton - "A good sociopath can play a concerto on anyone's heart strings." a ' Robert Hare, "Without Conscience" DuPage County Assistant State's Attorney Michael Wolfe read the passage in court Tuesday as forensic psychologist Dr.

Grant Eckhoff believes he can save taxpayers millions of dollars by consolidating DuPage County's fire districts and departments.

GENEVA – There were few candidate additions as the one-week filing period for the February Primary Election came to a close Monday.

Share + Nov 3, 2009 4:16 pm US/Central SPRINGFIELD, Ill. Click to enlarge 1 of 1 Former Illinois Attorney General has filed paperwork to run for governor in 2010.