Crimes Notebook

Star D. Hampton, charged with Aggravated Battery to a Peace Officer and other charges (SOURCE: Palatine Police Department)

Female Suspect from Palatine Arrested on Multiple Warrants Out of Champaign County Following Traffic Stop Near Rand Rd and Dundee Rd

Thu Jan 29, 2026 06:38 am Cardinal News

A traffic stop in Palatine Tuesday morning for multiple violations caused a violent response from a wanted suspect who had failed to appear in Champaign County Court for over four years. A Palatine police officer […]

Joshua Crye, sentenced nine years in Illinois Department of Corrections for a fatal DUI crash he caused (SOURCE: DuPage County State's Attorney's Office)

Convicted DUI Driver in Fatal Crash in Aurora Sentenced 9 Years; Prosecution Wanted Max 14 Years

Mon Jan 26, 2026 10:07 pm Cardinal News

DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin announced today, Monday, January 26, 2026 that an Aurora male convicted DUI driver has been sentenced to nine years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for driving his vehicle […]

Deondra McReynold, Tandalaya Z. Pettis, Heaven E. Cannon-Triplett, and Fontazia A. Rodriguez (SOURCE: DuPage County State's Attorney's Office)

Pursuit Video in Villa Park, Four Chicago Females Captured in Chicago After Alleged Retail Theft at Burlington Store, Villa Park

Mon Jan 26, 2026 12:09 am Cardinal News

Four female suspects from Chicago on Monday, December 22, 2025 flee a Villa Park police officer, eventually are captured in an alley in Chicago, then face multiple felony charges in DuPage County, including Burglary an […]

Morton Grove Man Shot by Vehicle Burglars While Defending His Property on Palma Lane Near Golf Rd and Harlem Ave

Sun Jan 25, 2026 02:11 pm Cardinal News

Morton Grove police officers responded about 2:44 a.m., Sunday, January 25, 2026 to a report of shots fired related to a motor vehicle burglary in the block of 7300 block of Palma Lane in Morton […]

Scene Video Police-Involved Shooting at 79th Street and Ingleside Avenue, Grand Crossing Neighborhood, Chicago

Fri Jan 23, 2026 10:31 pm Cardinal News

Suspect Exchanged Gunfire With Police After Shooting Woman @CitizenApp 7944 S Ingleside Ave Yesterday 7:53:48 PM CST CITIZEN APP featured on CARDINAL NEWS Share your eyewitness reports ↗ Police, firefighters […]

Bearded man loaded into an Arlington Heights Fire Department ambulance at the Metra train station, 45 West Northwest Highway, Arlington Heights (provided image/CARDINAL NEWS)

One Transported by Medics After a Fight at the Metra Station Arlington Heights; Metra Train Delays, Broken Rail Near Park Ridge

Fri Jan 23, 2026 09:10 pm Cardinal News

Police, firefighters and paramedics from Arlington Heights responded about 6:35 p.m. Friday, January 23,2026 to reports of a fight in progress involving two males near the Metra train station in downtown Arlington Heights, 45 West […]

Elias Carballido, charged with possessing child pornography (SOURCE: Lake County Sheriff's Office)

Lake County Sheriff’s Detectives Arrest 18 Year-Old Highwood Male Following Child Exploitation Investigation

Fri Jan 23, 2026 07:12 pm Cardinal News

Lake County Sheriff’s Detectives received a tip from a social media provider indicating a device in Lake County shared suspected child pornography. Sheriff’s detectives began an investigation and based on their investigation determined the likely […]

Aurora Police Investigate Officer-Involved Shooting of a Male Armed with a Knife

Wed Jan 21, 2026 07:03 pm Cardinal News

Aurora police said a male barricaded himself inside a residential building near two gas stations and displayed a knife, and was shot by police just after noon (Victor Jacobo CBS Chicago). YouTube Tips ⓘ Aurora, […]

Sergio Velasquez Fuentes, charged with First Degree Murder (SOURCE: Palatine Police Department)

Murder Suspect Convicted and Sentenced After Shooting and Killing Victim in House on Hicks Rd, Palatine

Wed Jan 21, 2026 06:50 pm Cardinal News

The Palatine Police Department on Wednesday, January 21, 2026 announced a final update in a homicide investigation ongoing since the shooting death of a woman at a house on Hicks Road between Dundee Road and […]

Male Shot After Argument at Bar on Lake Street (US-20) Near 3rd Ave in Addison

Sat Jan 17, 2026 06:26 pm Cardinal News

Police, firefighters and paramedics from Addison responded about 11:40 p.m. Thursday, January 15, 2026 to a report of a shooting at American Tap, 701 West Lake Street in Addison. Police on arrival located an adult […]

Michael Coleman, charged with Attempt Murder and Domestic Battery Strangulation (SOURCE: Lake County Sheriff's Office).

Lake County Sheriff’s Deputies Arrest Fleeing Attempted Murder Suspect, Perform Life-Saving CPR for Victim in Beach Park

Sat Jan 17, 2026 04:12 pm Cardinal News

Lake County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested a male suspect of Zion who attempted to flee after attempting to kill the mother of his children in Beach Park Friday afternoon. Lake County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched about […]

Antonio Stigler, wanted for murder and a subject on Chicago Most Wanted fugitive list (SOURCE: FBI)

Capture of Riverdale Murder Suspect in Dolton, Illinois; Subject of Chicago Most Wanted FBI Fugitive List

Fri Jan 16, 2026 10:09 pm Cardinal News

Douglas S. DePodesta, Special Agent-in-Charge (SAC) of the Chicago Division of the FBI, announced today the arrest early this morning of Antonio Stigler, a subject of the “Chicago Most Wanted” fugitive list. Members of FBI […]

DuPage County Police Departments Continue to Apprehend Fleeing and Eluding Drivers After 159% Increase in 2025

Fri Jan 16, 2026 07:57 pm Cardinal News

DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin announced today, Friday, January 16, 2026 that law enforcement in DuPage County continues their efforts to arrest and charge anyone accused of attempting to flee from the police. Last […]

Rami M. Gabriel, charged with 10 counts of Possession of Child Pornography (SOURCE: Lake County Sheriff's Office)

Lake County Sheriff’s Detectives, Law Enforcement Partners Arrest Deerfield Suspect After Online Child Exploitation Investigation

Fri Jan 16, 2026 03:29 pm Cardinal News

Lake County Sheriff’s Detectives arrested a Deerfield man for possessing numerous images and videos of child pornography, many involving children as young as toddler age. Lake County Sheriff’s Detectives received a tip from a social […]

Andres Cardenas Guerrero, charged with Unlawful Delivery of a Firearm and other charged (SOURCE: Lake County Sheriff's Office)

Lake County SIG, ATF Arrest Male Suspect in Rosemont Following Multi-County Firearms and Cocaine Trafficking Investigation

Fri Jan 16, 2026 02:13 pm Cardinal News

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Group (SIG), a High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA)-funded task force, in collaboration with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) – Chicago Field Division, concluded […]

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