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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 […]

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 […]

Samuel Garcia, sentenced 90 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections (SOURCE: Kane County State's Attorney's Office)

Convict Sentenced for First Degree Murder and Attempt First Degree Murder in Aurora on Center Ave

Fri Jan 9, 2026 12:40 am Cardinal News

Kane County State’s Attorney Jamie L. Mosser announced today that Judge Barsanti has sentenced Samuel Garcia to 90 years of imprisonment in the Illinois Department of Corrections. On October 31, 2025 a jury convicted Garcia […]

Michael Main, guilty of 17 counts of Sexual Assault (SOURCE: Lake County State's Attorney's Office)

Libertyville Sex Offender Michael Main Sentenced to 120 Years in Prison

Fri Nov 18, 2022 03:54 pm Cardinal News

A Lake County Judge sentenced a male resident of Libertyville to 120 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections, today, Friday, November 18, 2022, for sexually assaulting a minor over the course of six years. […]

Sheldon Brown, sentenced to 65 years in prison for October 2020 shooting of father of five in Waukegan (Lake County State's Attorney's Office)

Sheldon Brown Sentenced 65 Years for Shooting Death of Dwayne Young in Waukegan

Mon Sep 12, 2022 09:33 pm Cardinal News

A former resident of Chicago, on Friday September 9, 2022, was sentenced to 65 years in prison for the October 2020 shooting that left a father of five dead in Waukegan. Sheldon Brown, 34, pled […]

Jay Mendoza sentenced after blind guilty plea to one commercial burglary and two residential burglaries (SOURCE: DuPage County State's Attorney's Office)

Downers Grove Resident Sentenced to 17 Years for Three Burglaries in Downers Grove and Elmhurst

Sat Sep 10, 2022 03:46 pm Cardinal News

DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin announced that yesterday afternoon, Judge John Kinsella sentenced Jay Mendoza, 40 (d.o.b. 3/19/1982) of the 7600 block of Bein Bridge, Downers Grove, to seventeen years in the Illinois Department […]

Gary Kamen (SOURCE: Lake County State's Attorney's Office)

Deerfield Resident Gary Kamen Sentenced to 65 Years for Killing His Wife

Thu Jul 14, 2022 02:46 pm Cardinal News

(Lake County, IL) Deerfield resident Gary Kamen was sentenced to 65 years in prison on Thursday, July 14, 2022 for fatally stabbing his wife. Gary Kamen, 59, pleaded guilty on June 1, 2022 to one […]

Sarah Gorski, sentenced 3 years for Aggravated Cruelty to Animals (SOURCE: DuPage County State's Attorney's Office)

Hoffman Estates Resident Sentenced to Three Years for Starving Two Dogs to Death

Fri Apr 15, 2022 06:15 am Cardinal News

DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin announced today the second of two individuals accused of starving two dogs to death has been sentenced to three years in the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC), the maximum […]

Launden Luckett, convicted and sentenced for the murder of Cecily Dickey (SOURCE: DuPage County State's Attorney's Office)

Former Chicago Resident Sentenced to Natural Life for the Stabbing Death of Cecily Dickey

Wed Apr 6, 2022 09:46 pm Cardinal News

DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin announced Monday, April 4, 2022 that Launden Luckett, age 34, formerly of Chicago, has been sentenced to two terms of natural life in the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) […]

Jussie Smollett (PHOTO CREDIT: Dominick D (cropped image) / Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license)

Jussie Smollett Ordered Released from Cook County Jail Due to His Appeal of Conviction

Wed Mar 16, 2022 06:56 pm Cardinal News

Jussie Smollett was ordered released from jail Wednesday, March 16, 2022 after an appeals court decision that agreed with Smollett’s lawyers that he should be released pending the appeal of his conviction for lying to […]

Jussie Smollett Sentenced to 150 Days in Cook County Jail

Thu Mar 10, 2022 06:47 pm Cardinal News

Jussie Smollett sentenced for lying to Chicago police (archived live stream). YouTube Tips ⓘ Jussie Smollett on Thursday, March 10, 2022 about 6:30 p.m. was sentenced in the George N. Leighton Criminal Court Building to […]

175 Jackson Avenue Naperville Aerial View (©2020 Google Maps)

Aurora Resident Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison for Throwing Explosive Device into Naperville Restaurant

Mon Mar 7, 2022 06:44 pm Cardinal News

A Aurora resident sentenced after arrest on federal charges for trying to damage a Naperville restaurant with an explosive device during widespread looting in June. CHICAGO — An Aurora resident has been sentenced to five […]

Stephan Filipiak, convicted of Predatory Criminal Sexual Assault of a victim under 13 years-old (SOURCE: DuPage County State's Attorney)

Addison Resident Sentenced to Natural Life Without Parole for Predatory Sexual Assault of Two Female Minors

Wed Jan 19, 2022 03:45 pm Cardinal News

DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin announced today, Wednesday, January 19, 2022, that Stephan Filipiak, age 58, formerly of Addison, has been sentenced to natural life without the possibility of parole in the Illinois Department […]

Stuart Nitzkin of Deerfield Sentenced Time in Federal Prison; Misappropriated Funds for Physically and Psychologically Challenged Children

Fri Oct 15, 2021 08:48 pm Cardinal News

A Deerfield resident has been sentenced to three and a half years in federal prison for fraudulently misappropriating hundreds of thousands of dollars from a non-profit organization for physically and psychologically challenged children. From 2011 […]

Handguns discovered at O'Hare (SOURCE: U.S Attorney's Office, North District Office)

Burbank Resident Sentenced to a Year and a Half in Prison for Conspiring to Straw Purchase Handguns in Tinley Park for Woman Headed for Cairo, Egypt

Wed Dec 4, 2019 12:41 pm Cardinal News

A male offender from Burbank, Illinois was sentenced on Tuesday, December 3, 2019 to a year and a half in federal prison for conspiring to straw purchase handguns on behalf of a woman who allegedly […]

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