Crime & Courts

A former physics teacher at Joliet Central High School was arrested and charged with having a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old student…

CAMPTON HILLS – Prosecutors allege Thomas Summerwill, 21, was experiencing “alcohol impairment” when he beat his mother, Mary Summerwill, 53…

ST. CHARLES TOWNSHIP – Bond was set at $300,000 Tuesday for Thomas Summerwill, 21, of Campton Hills charged with two counts of second degree…

ST. CHARLES TOWNSHIP – The 21-year-old son of the Campton Hills woman killed with a baseball bat was charged with two counts of second degre…

The parents accused of killing 5-year-old Crystal Lake boy AJ Freund pleaded not guilty Friday to first-degree murder charges and other alle…

Andrew Freund’s attorney has requested that the father of 5-year-old AJ Freund receive a psychological evaluation to determine whether he ca…

A police narrative from the day AJ Freund was reported missing describes the boy’s bedroom as an “unkempt” space with a chain lock on the ou…

Wayside Cross Ministries will continue to house a recently released convicted murderer who was part of the infamous “Ripper Crew.”

McHenry County State’s Attorney Patrick Kenneally complained to the Illinois Department of Child and Family Services about the agency’s prac…

On a Friday night, two weeks before the start of Ramadan — the Muslim holy month of fasting and increased worship — Muslim congregants gathe…