An Earlville man has been charged in a violent attack and home invasion, accused of choking and beating a woman who repeatedly attempted to escape during a drive, threatening to kill her and breaking into her Shabbona home, court documents show.
Nathan P. Sweeney, of DeKalb, pleaded not guilty Monday to charges that allege he drove under the influence of drugs and caused a crash in Waterman that killed DeKalb County Sheriff’s Deputy Christina Musil while she was on duty.
Prosecutors to try new argument for detainment of DeKalb man charged in DUI crash that killed deputy
Prosecutors plan to point to a McHenry County fatal DUI case as evidence of why Nathan P. Sweeney, charged in a March DUI crash that killed DeKalb County Sheriff's Deputy Christina Musil should be held in jail, court records show. The hearing is expected Monday.
Ex-Elgin cop successfully secures release from DeKalb County Jail using SAFE-T Act criteria: records
A former Elgin police officer from Kirkland charged with possessing videos depicting child sexual abuse has been released from DeKalb County Jail after successfully appealing his pretrial detainment under new SAFE-T Act criteria, court records show.
One week before a DeKalb husband and wife were expected to stand trial for murder together, they pleaded guilty to their role in a 2020 fatal shooting at a gas station in exchange for testifying in the trial of two other co-defendants.
CASA DeKalb County and Family Service Agency of DeKalb County hosted a Hands Around the Courthouse event Tuesday in honor of National Child Abuse Prevention Month.
Authorities say a Hampshire man drove 90 mph in a 55-mph zone, disobeyed a McHenry County Sheriff’s deputy’s signals to pull over, crashed his vehicle then fled on foot.
A former DeKalb woman charged with drug-induced homicide in the fatal fentanyl overdose of a man in Marengo pleaded guilty Wednesday to a lesser charge and was sentenced to five years in prison.
A DeKalb County judge on Monday ordered the release of Nathan P. Sweeney, accused of driving under the influence of drugs and causing the crash that killed DeKalb County Sheriff’s Deputy Christina Musil.