A man was sentenced to 20 years in prison Thursday for breaking into an Elgin home and sexually assaulting a woman in 2018. Anthony G. Onofre pleaded guilty to felony counts of home invasion and criminal sexual assault, according to a statement from the Kane County state’s attorney’s office. Prosecutors said Onofore entered the apartment of a woman he did…

At least one horse is dead after a large fire was reported at a boarding facility Friday night in northwest suburban Kane County. First responders were called to the scene at approximately 9:12 p.m. Friday at Tower Hill Stables, which is located at 12N254 Tower Rd. in suburban Hampshire. Helicopter video from the scene showed flames pouring out of stables…

A former teacher in Carpentersville was sentenced to a decade in prison for sexually assaulting two of her former students. Lindsey P. Anderson, 31, pleaded guilty to felony counts of criminal sexual assault and aggravated criminal sexual abuse for crimes prosecutors said she committed between July 2013 and May 2015. While Anderson’s victims were not students of hers when the…

An employee at a west suburban Aurora mental health facility has been charged for allegedly choking a student with special needs in October, prosecutors said Monday. Jacquetta Hill, 35, was charged with aggravated battery, battery and child endangerment. On Oct. 19, police said Hill, who was working at Northern Illinois Academy in Aurora, placed her hands around the victim’s neck…

A man and a woman were arrested after leading police on a chase in a stolen SUV Thursday in the northwest suburbs. Kane County authorities were alerted at 2:05 a.m. about police in neighboring McHenry County pursuing a Hyundai Santa Fe that was reported stolen six days earlier in Rockford, according to a statement from the Kane County sheriff’s...

A 20-year-old Portage Park man is facing several charges after authorities allegedly found a stash of drugs in his vehicle during a February traffic stop in South Elgin. Michael A. Venegas is charged with four felony counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance and two misdemeanor counts of unlawful possession of cannabis, according to the Kane County state’s...

A 17-year-old boy was charged with murder Monday in connection with the disappearance of two teens from northwest Indiana, prosecutors said. Lisa Chavarria reports.

A man was convicted Friday of making a false bomb threat at the Hollywood Casino in west suburban Aurora.

A county health department in Illinois says a Michigan company voluntarily is recalling nearly 2,300 cases of apples due to potential listeria contamination.

An Elgin man is accused of distributing multiple videos of children being sexually abused and tortured.

A former Carpentersville substitute teacher and youth soccer coach was sentenced to 112 years in prison for sexually assaulting a child he knew.

The hosts of “Chicago Today” took the pumpkin and apple debate to the streets, and asked the stars of “Chicago Med,” “Chicago Fire” and “Chicago PD” where they stand. 

A St. Charles man is accused of going to a home with plans to have sex with a 15-year-old girl he met online in the west suburb.

An Elgin man was convicted of first-degree murder Wednesday for the shooting death of 20-year-old Devonte Turner in April 2015.

A Kane County Adult Justice Center detainee has been charged with hiding a weapon inside his shoe last week.