A Sandwich man faces up to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty Monday to shooting a Leland woman, who survived.
Matthew Plote waived his right to a 12-person jury on Monday, opting for six people to decide his fate.
Matthew T. Plote, 36, is accused of killing Melissa Lamesch, 27, and her unborn baby on Nov. 25, 2020, and then setting fire to her home in Mt. Morris to conceal their deaths.
A Cook County man is facing criminal charges following police allegations that he discarded a loaded gun in a DeKalb parking lot after fleeing from authorities in a Cadillac in November 2022, court records show.
DeKalb County Crime Stoppers are seeking information for an ongoing police investigation after a fire reported at Suburban Apartments in unincorporated DeKalb, authorities said Friday.
A DeKalb man pleaded guilty this week to sexually assaulting a child and was sentenced by a DeKalb County judge to 20 years in prison, according to court records.
A special prosecutor and new judge outside of DeKalb County have been appointed for a man accused of calling the DeKalb County State’s Attorney’s Office more than a dozen times, threatening to harm court officials and commit a school shooting or bombing.
Courtney Antus held in tears Wednesday recalling how her father was unable to walk her down the aisle at her wedding. Her parents, Christopher and Amanda Henning, were killed by Chynna Daugherty, who pleaded guilty Wednesday to driving drunk Feb. 12, 2022.
A former Sycamore School District 427 employee has been charged with multiple felony counts of aggravated battery after police alleged he inappropriately touched multiple students while employed with the district, authorities said Tuesday.