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VILLA PARK – A suburban Chicago man accused of strangling his estranged wife with a vacuum power cord will remain in custody until his next court date, a judge ruled Monday. Brian Hernandez, 28, appeared in court on two counts of first-degree murder. He had been scheduled to appear Saturday, March 21, but the hearing...

CHICAGO — A suburban man was sentenced to six and a half years in prison last week for stealing over $3 million in COVID-19 relief fraud. Francesco Distefano, 29, of Addison, was sentenced to 78 months in federal prison on Wednesday for wire fraud. Distefano and his co-defendant, Sargis Urumieh, 58, of Glendale,...

An elderly man is facing charges for allegedly leading police on a high-speed chase, causing multiple hit-and-run crashes, after they attempted a traffic stop over expired registration. The DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office said the court granted prosecutors’ motion for pre-trial detention of 73-year-old Thomas...

A third-grader has won the contest to design the 2026 vehicle stickers in Willow Springs. Madison Corella, who attends Pleasantdale Elementary School, was honored with a plaque at the March 12 meeting of the village board. The plaque features her design for the sticker. Mayor Melissa Neddermeyer said it’s been...

A 34-year-old man is facing multiple charges after a domestic incident in Plano on Friday. Quincy A. Covington, who is listed as homeless, was picked up out of state. The Plano Police Department alleged that Covington went to his ex’s home and was choking her before she managed to get away and seek help. Covington...

The Willow Springs Village Board had signs on its mind recently. The board recently approved a wall sign permit and a monument sign permit for Willow Springs Fuel, 8369 Archer Ave. A new business, Willow Springs Fuel will sell BP gasoline. It is replacing what had been an Exxon gas...

A person of interest is in custody as police investigate a triple homicide in Crete Township Monday morning, the Will County Sheriff's Office said.

SANDWICH, Ill. (WIFR) - A crash on Saturday night involving a tree leaves a man in the hospital, according to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department. Around 6:45 p.m., March 22, deputies responded to the 1400 block of N Castle St., south of Pratt Rd., in Sandwich for a single-vehicle crash.

DUPAGE COUNTY, Ill. - A crash on I-355 Monday morning sent three people to the hospital and shut down lanes during the investigation. Officers responded around 6:45 a.m. to a four-vehicle crash on southbound I-355 at Lake Street in west suburban Addison, according to the Illinois State Police. Three people...

A North Aurora man has been charged with two felonies for allegedly shooting at a moving vehicle near a West Chicago elementary school last November. DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and West Chicago Chief of Police Colin Fleury announced the 20-year-old defendant has been charged with two counts of...