Cedrick Taylor, 40, has been charged with filing false tax returns for himself and willfully preparing false tax returns for others.
There was heavy damage to the house, and the fire extended to two vehicles in the driveway and a second nearby home.
Police say Leonard DeFranco, 71, of Glendale Heights, also used six people's info to defraud six banks of $845,831.58.
A new emergency texting capability will help residents who are unable to make a phone call when they are in distress.
The human remains were found November 12 on The Great Western Trail near Carol Stream.
"You run for office and the nuts come out," Sheriff James Mendrick said after he found a bullet in his driveway, per his Facebook post.
See which crimes were reported on the Wheaton Police Department's most recent police blotters.
Dil K. Rai, 29, of the 100 block of Elk Trail, is accused of grooming and indecent solicitation of a 13-year-old girl in November.
Police say the man pictured below robbed Amigo Discount Tuesday.
Both incidents took place in late January and early February in Wheaton.
Emmanuel Herrera-Mendez, 31, of St. Charles, was charged with aggravated robbery in connection with Wednesday's incident.
Police say Jamie Damian, 22, was on cocaine when he crashed into a car on Roosevelt Road, killing a man and hurting a woman.
The incidents come after a string of retail thefts were reported in mid-January.
A jury found Odell Wright, 49, guilty of aggravated robbery in 2024.
The incident took place in the 800 block of Lyman Street.
Thieves hit three stores in Wheaton in a span of five days, according to the city's police blotter.
Tia Brewer, 22, was one of four people charged in the 2018 murder of Luis Guerrero, 18, in West Chicago.
Authorities say caregiver Darnitia Conner, 58, of Glendale Heights failed to test the temperature of shower water before bathing a woman.
Police had been called to the 200 block of West Pomeroy Street Saturday night for a report of shots fired.
West Chicago police are investigating an "incident" that happened in the 200 block of West Pomeroy Street Saturday evening.
Authorities say Richard Goodwin, 59, fatally shot Marek Krywko in Hanover Park in 2021.
Police say Timothy Jackson, 32, broke into a home in 2021 and threatened to kill a woman. He was also convicted of a 2020 gun charge.
Police say the burglary took place on Dec. 20 or Dec. 21.
Police say a Dodge Ram was stolen from a parking lot on Wheaton Center in mid-December.
Police say Yonas Beyene, 37, stole more than $700 worth of scratch-off tickets from a 7-Eleven store in Elmhurst.
See which items were reported on the most recent blotter for the Wheaton Police Department.
Officials say the account is posing as the sheriff's office to steal personal information from residents.
"Our hearts go out to the family and friends of the deceased during this trying time," said Wheaton Police Chief PJ Youker.
Police say they do not believe there is a threat to the public.
See which crimes were reported on the Wheaton Police Department's blotter for early December.
The DuPage County Sheriff's Office says to use caution if you receive an unexpected item in the mail, amid a new "brushing" scam.
Anthony Huggins, 33, is accused of having a stolen, loaded gun in his slipper when he was arrested.
Two men are accused of attempting to remove a catalytic converter from a car while its owner was in the vehicle.
West Chicago Police say the teen was found safe Tuesday evening.
Robert Davison was convicted of 12 counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault in connection with the incident.
An apartment in the Briarbrook complex was burglarized in mid-November.
See which crimes were reported in Wheaton during the first two weeks of November.
The charges come after two men were found dead in a car in West Chicago on Nov 9.
An investigation is underway after "possible human remains" were found close to Carol Stream, Daily Herald reports.
Xavier Arevalo, 17, will be tried as an adult in the murder of two men in West Chicago.