Cicero man detained after courtroom escape following theft charge
DuPage County authorities have announced that Judge Robert Douglas has approved the state's request to detain Javier Barajas, a 23-year-old man from Cicero, before his trial.
DuPage County authorities have announced that Judge Robert Douglas has approved the state's request to detain Javier Barajas, a 23-year-old man from Cicero, before his trial.
DuPage County State’s Attorney Bob Berlin has announced that his office will deploy teams of Assistant State’s Attorneys and Investigators to monitor polling locations on Election Day, November 5, 2024.
DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Naperville Chief of Police Jason Arres have announced that Judge Joshua Dieden has denied the state's motion to detain Jermaine Badie, an 18-year-old from Naperville, before his trial.
DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Naperville Chief of Police Jason Arres have announced charges against Florence Twu, a 41-year-old resident of Naperville.
DuPage County Stormwater Management Committee met Tuesday, Oct. 1
DuPage County Environmental Committee met Tuesday, Oct. 1
DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Lombard Chief of Police Thomas Wirsing announced that Judge Joshua Dieden has approved the State's motion to deny pre-trial release for Gratas Zvirblis, an Elmhurst resident.
DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Naperville Chief of Police Jason Arres have confirmed that Judge Joshua Dieden has denied pre-trial release for Nathan Gonzalez, a Naperville resident. Gonzalez is accused of killing the family dog and threatening his stepdaughters. He faces charges including one count of aggravated cruelty to animals, a Class Four Felony, and two counts of misdemeanor endangering the health or life of a child. Additionally, Gonzalez will be detained on unrelated misdemeanor domestic battery charges, following allegations he struck his wife...
DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin announced the sentencing of Shawn Smith, a Chicago resident, to twelve years in the Illinois Department of Corrections. Smith, 33, pleaded guilty to one count of Drug Induced Homicide, a Class X Felony. The sentence was delivered by Judge Daniel Guerin.
DuPage County Sheriff's Merit Commission met Thursday, Oct. 17
DuPage County Zoning Board of Appeals met Wednesday, Oct. 16
DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin announced that the Third District Appellate Court of Illinois has upheld a fifty-year sentence for Juan Calderon. Calderon was convicted in 2022 for the murder of Alexander Nicolas, which occurred in 2018.
A former resident of Downers Grove, Kevin James, has been sentenced to twenty years in the Illinois Department of Corrections after pleading guilty but mentally ill to the murder of his mother. The announcement was made by DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin. James, 30, appeared in court where he entered his plea before Judge Ann Celine O’Hallaren Walsh, who accepted the agreed sentence.
DuPage County State's Attorney Robert Berlin and Elmhurst Chief of Police Michael McLean announced that Judge Joshua Dieden has approved the state's request to deny pre-trial release for two men from Chicago. The individuals, Michael Harris, 19, and Antwan Ford, 22, are accused of burglarizing an Elmhurst liquor store and leading police on a high-speed chase in a stolen vehicle.
DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Bloomingdale Director of Police Frank Giammarese have announced charges against Domenico Polizzi, a man from Tazwell County. Polizzi is accused of stealing over $725 worth of merchandise from the Best Buy in Bloomingdale, located at 350 W. Army Trail Road. The 34-year-old, residing on the 400 block of Daniel Parkway in Washington, Illinois, appeared in court facing one count of burglary and two counts of retail theft, all classified as Class 3 felonies.