DuPage inmates enrolled in the program are isolated from other detainees — half of whom are gang members — for their safety.
Beata Zielinski, 55, was indicted on 36 criminal charges and prosecutors allege she defrauded nine banks and the U.S. SBA over three years.
Illinois American Water is urging customers to guard themselves against utility imposters and scams.
Keontae Evans faces felony charges after the DuPage County State's Attorney says the man fired a gun during a road rage incident last fall.
The Wheaton Police Department made a number of arrests and handled a number of complaints involving theft, identify theft and vandalism.
Deanna Coakley, 27, is charged with first-degree murder after police said a verbal argument turned physical and she stabbed Joseph Strock.
Thieves stole catalytic converters from eight different cars throughout Wheaton, according to a recent crime blotter.
The most recent Wheaton crime blotter reports that two cars were burglarized between Jan. 24 and Jan. 28.
Wheaton police shared tips for residents to help prevent pickpockets following an increase in wallets stolen at local stores.
Wallets and cards were stolen from unattended shopping carts at Whole Foods and Home Goods, according to Wheaton's recent crime blotter.
Police say a wallet was stolen from a purse at Whole Foods and an unlocked home was burglarized during the first two weeks of January.
Someone broke a window to burglarize a home in the 300 block of Haydn Court in late December, according to Wheaton police.
The DuPage County Sheriff's Office issued dozens of citations during a traffic crackdown that took place Dec. 17 through Jan. 3.
Wheaton fire officials say one person safely escaped a fire that broke out in the 200 block of South Prospect.
Police say thieves stole wallets from shopping carts at two stores in Wheaton in mid-December.
Police say Timothy Jackson, 29, of Wheeling, broke into a home in the 700 block of West Childs Street and threatened to kill a woman.
Police say an 18-year-old man from Carol Stream and a 16-year-old boy from Aurora fired several shots into in apartment on Dec. 19.
Police say thieves stole eight catalytic converters from cars in Wheaton in a matter of days.
Discarded ashes from a fire pit caused a home's attached garage to catch fire late Wednesday morning, fire officials said.
See what crimes were reported on the Wheaton Police Department blotter for early December.
Five catalytic converters were cut from cars in Wheaton in late November and early December, police say.
The Wheaton Historical Preservation Council is accused of misusing more than $300,000 in charitable funds.
Police say Anthony Lane, 53, broke into the elderly woman's Addison home, duct taped her hands and sexually assaulted her.
Jewelry was stolen from an apartment, a purse was stolen from a car and other crimes were reported on the most recent Wheaton blotter.
A 22-year-old woman told Wheaton police she awoke early on Thanksgiving to find an intruder inside her home.
Police say one car was stolen while it was parked at a gas station and another car was stolen while parked in a lot.
Police say Dylan Sparks, 30, burglarized Carrier of Light Islamic School in Wheaton Thursday.
The car theft comes amid a spike in vehicle burglaries and catalytic converter thefts in Wheaton.
Garrett Mercado was sentenced to 20 days in connection with a fire that killed 29 dogs at his West Chicago kennel in 2019.
Since mid-October, Wheaton has seen an increase in catalytic converter thefts and vehicle burglaries, recent crime blotters show.
Cesar Navarro, 63, a student supervisor at the high school, is accused of sexually assaulting a 10-year-old, according to reports.
Sheriff James Mendrick said he will send deputies to bolster Chicago law enforcement in an emergency, but not to cover a personnel shortage.
The most recent roundup of crimes in Wheaton includes three catalytic converter thefts and a purse snatching.
The suspect is described as a white male, who was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, dark jeans, black gloves, and a black mask.
Wheaton has 32 registered sex offenders living in the city, according to the Illinois Sex Offender Registry.
She pleaded guilty after she remained too close to a grizzly bear and continued taking pictures as it charged her at Yellowstone.
Thousands of dollars in jewelry were stolen during a ruse burglary in the 100 block of Mitchell Circle, the second in Wheaton this week.
Police say men came to a home under the guise of performing scheduled mold removal and then stole $3,000 in jewelry.
Winfield police say a female was chased while she was walking near Beecher Avenue's east end Tuesday morning.
The former USPS workers, including two from Wheaton and Willowbrook, were charged in the scheme of stealing mail that included credit cards.