A Wheaton man faces several charges in connection with fires set inside two Menards stores Thursday, the Will County Sheriff's Office said.
Sheriff's Deputy Michael Franc has retained long-time Joliet criminal defense lawyer Ted Hammel, who specializes in DUI cases.
The search happened Thursday in the 400 block of Bruce Road, officials confirmed.
A caller falsely told police he had shot his grandmother and was holding someone hostage at a home in Homer Glen.
Lockport police and state troopers were on the scene Monday afternoon, police said.
A resident saw the man and rushed to his aid Friday afternoon, the sheriff's office said.
The woman died after a fire last month at a Lockport condo building.
The 55-year-old victim was ultimately paralyzed from the waist down from in the shooting, and he is recovering at a Chicago hospital
You can be held liable and prosecuted if someone you serve is involved in an impaired driving crash, Lockport police emphasized.
The woman's name is being withheld pending notification of family. The fire happened in the 1100 block of Division Street Tuesday night.
The shooting happened Thursday, Feb. 22 in the 12000 block of Longmeadow Lane. One man suffered a gunshot wound to the back.
The 55-year-old victim has undergone surgery and is listed in critical condition, Will County sheriff's officials announced.
A 34-year-old Lockport man allegedly battered a woman and then fought with officers trying to arrest him, according to sheriff's reports.
The incident happened late Monday night in the 1000 block of 7th Street, Lockport police said.
The suit has been filed in Cook County court regarding allegations of a 2022 sexual assault of a student.
A 19-year-old from Elwood has been charged after stabbing a man 18 times, after meeting him to sell narcotics, police said.
No one was injured, and the unit was unoccupied due to remodeling.
The Glendale Heights department confirmed the identities of the two people as Michael and Jackie Huff.
Steve Talbot, of Joliet, pled guilty to one count of drug-induced homicide, which is a class X felony.
Police say the charges came after drone footage showed steers being abused with a cattle prod.
The first call came in reporting the fire at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in Homer Glen.
Brian Ericksen, 36, was charged and booked into the Will County Adult Detention Facility on Monday, in connection to an August incident.
On Nov. 5, 1973, Meadors was reported missing after disappearing from her home. Her body was found in April 1974 in a forest preserve.
"We will update our community on plans moving forward as soon as we have more information," McBride said.
The victim remains in critical condition.
The charge stems from the theft of a check from Lockport Township in January 2023.
Another woman is in critical condition after the three-vehicle crash on Wednesday night.
Haramija faces 5 counts of aggravated DUI, 6 counts of reckless homicide in crash that killed two people.
Police also issued 28 speeding tickets, and made two suspended/no valid driver's license arrests.
A fire was found on the rear deck of the home, which had extended up the walls and into the attic, the District said.
The “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” enforcement campaign runs from Aug. 18 through the early-morning hours of Sept. 5.
A man reported missing last week was found safe over the weekend.
Police have received multiple calls in recent days about ruse burglaries.
Joseph Weber, 28, is being held in the Will County Jail on $750,000 bond and is linked to robberies in New Lenox, Joliet, and Lockport.
The campaign will run from June 16 until the early morning of July 5.
Huff said no explosive devices were located, and the store was eventually reopened to staff and customers on Wednesday night.
Police said the 32-year-old suspect was possibly high on psychedelic mushrooms before he assaulted two people with a lawn decoration.
Motorists can expect to see increased patrols and traffic safety enforcement zones throughout April, a news release from police states.
Jeffrey Stucke Sr., 53, and Jacqueline Birsa, 37, were both pronounced dead at 7:10 p.m. Monday, officials said.
Police said the 53-year-old man and 37-year-old woman appeared to have been sleeping in the car before their deaths.