Kevin James, 30, pleaded guilty but mentally ill in connection with the fatal 2018 stabbing of his mother, Patricia, 51.
A "porch pirate" tailed a delivery truck before stealing packages that were delivered to a home in Downers Grove.
Three people were charged in connection with an armed carjacking that took place in unincorporated Downers Grove Friday.
A man claimed to be from a tree cutting service during a ruse burglary at a home on Woodward Avenue.
Robert Howard, 31, pleaded guilty in July in connection with the armed robbery and an Oakbrook Terrrace convenience store robbery.
An Aurora man is accused of sexually abusing his female rideshare driver on I-88 near I-355.
Downers Grove police responded to two separate retail thefts in one day at TJ Maxx & HomeGoods on Lemont Road.
A rental car was stolen from a home on Vail Drive, police say.
Police say a woman stole tequila, paper towels and other items from the store on 63rd Street.
Police believe someone may have set fire to a Dodge Sprinter Van that was parked near a business on Walnut Avenue.
The theft comes shortly after three cars were reported stolen in Downers Grove.
A fire broke out around 4:30 a.m. at Westmont Manor Nursing Home on Ogden Avenue, leaving 22 units uninhabitable.
As of Aug. 20, three cars had been reported stolen throughout the village.
Police say Chevy Camaro was stolen from Chicago Auto Place in Downers Grove.
Police say someone used a rock to smash a window and burglarize a business in Downers Grove.
Police say teens, ages 14 and 15, tried to steal two cars and fled police before stealing a car that was later found in Chicago.
Miles Young, 36, of Downers Grove, was charged with public indecency in connection with the July 26 incident.
Officials are investigating a fire that broke out in a condo in Downers Grove Saturday evening.
The fire closed traffic on part of 63rd Street early Monday.
Judy Strzelecki, 73, has been accused of billing insurers for wigs, breast prostheses and items she had not been provided by A Woman's Place
Police say a resident's car was burglarized outside a home on 60th Place.
See which crimes were reported on the most recent Downers Grove police blotter.
A car was stolen and another was broken into on Arbor Circle in Downers Grove, according to police.
Police say someone broke a window to gain entry to a car that was parked in a residential lot.
Police say a 74-year-old woman has been cooperating with police as they investigate the hit-and-run crash that killed Robin Robinson, 65.
Police say the incident took place at the TJ Maxx on Lemont Road in Downers Grove.
Police say a woman saw Roberto Carlos Mejia Mendoza masturbating in his car while it was parked near the 1300 block of 75th Street.
Police are asking the public's help looking for the driver involved in a fatal hit-and-run crash that killed a woman on May 9 Thursday.
Police say a car was reported stolen in Downers Grove in late April.
The false report drew law enforcement from multiple agencies to the mall over the weekend, authorities said.
During one of the incidents, more than $3,500 worth of liquor was stolen from Jewel.
Law enforcement determined the report was unfounded and there was no threat to the public, according to authorities.
Police say two men stole a car in Rockford and were pulled in Westmont, where one man was found to have a machine gun.
Downers Grove police say a garage was burglarized and a Camaro was stolen in two separate incidents.
Robert J. Sladek, 45, was also charged with theft and forgery in connection with incidents that took place between 2021 and 2022.
A man was charged with retail theft after items were stolen from the Best Buy on Butterfield Road.
Police say Bryce Fleming, 23, was able to open the window of a door, unlock the door and get into the home Monday night.
Police say DeShaun Manning, 18, had a loaded gun inside the car he was driving when he was pulled over near Ogden and Belmont.
A retail theft was reported at Dick's Sporting Goods, a car was burglarized and other crimes were noted on the Downers Grove crime blotter.
Mitch Crawford, 17, who was tried as an adult, pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicular hijacking Tuesday.