A judge sentenced a man to 40 years in prison after he was convicted by a jury of fatally shooting a 14-year-old who was walking with a friend at a gas station in North Chicago. Alraum C. Williams, 20, of Calumet City, and Amireon C. Williams, 21, of North Chicago, were both indicted by a […]
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17 years in prison for man convicted in Woodstock home invasion where elderly resident was robbed at knifepoint
A judge sentenced a man to 17 years in prison for robbing an elderly man at knifepoint during a home invasion in Woodstock where he tried to steal over $30,000. Calvin D. Jackson, 28, of Rockford, was charged in February 2024 with home invasion, armed robbery, residential burglary, aggravated identity theft and aggravated assault. A […]
Jury convicts man of murder in Zion home invasion, shooting sparked by cash settlement posted on social media
A jury convicted a man of murder in a 2018 home invasion and triple shooting in Zion that was motivated by one of the victims posting online about winning a large settlement. The incident happened in the 2800 block of Edina Boulevard in Zion on February 16, 2018. Police found a man and two women, […]
Man convicted in home invasion where elderly resident was robbed at knifepoint in Woodstock
A jury on Wednesday convicted a man of robbing an elderly man at knifepoint during a home invasion in Woodstock where he tried to steal over $30,000. Calvin D. Jackson, 28, of Rockford, was charged in February 2024 with home invasion, armed robbery, residential burglary, aggravated identity theft and aggravated assault. A second suspect, Carley […]
‘Helped bring justice’: Man found guilty in 2020 DUI crash that killed 2 of his passengers in Round Lake
A jury found a man guilty Thursday afternoon on multiple counts of driving under the influence in a 2020 rollover crash in Round Lake that left two of his passengers dead. Jose S. Aguirre, 30, of Round Lake Beach, was found guilty late Thursday afternoon on nine counts of aggravated driving under the influence, a […]
Jury convicts man who told officers they are ‘parasites wreaking havoc’ during his 5th DUI arrest in Richmond
A jury convicted a man who was caught in Richmond driving under the influence for the fifth time and told arresting officers they were “parasites wreaking havoc on personal rights.” Paul C. Altmann, 53, of Genoa City, Wisconsin, was charged in July 2022 with aggravated driving under the influence fifth offense, unlawful possession of cannabis […]
Woodstock man sentenced to 20 years in prison after jury convicts him of sexually assaulting children
A Woodstock man was sentenced to 20 years in prison after a jury convicted him of sexually abusing and assaulting two children in Kane County over the span of nearly two years. Steven T. Grimmitt, 59, of Woodstock, was charged in February 2021 with six counts of predatory criminal sexual assault and 19 counts of […]
Man faces up to 180 years in prison after jury convicts him of sexually assaulting young child in Crystal Lake
A man faces up to 180 years in prison after a jury on Wednesday found him guilty of sexually assaulting a girl for several years in Crystal Lake beginning when she was six years old. Juan Cheverez, 41, of Des Moines, Iowa, was charged in June 2019 with three counts of predatory criminal sexual assault […]
Jury convicts man of committing ‘cold-blooded and calculated’ murder outside motel in Waukegan
A 34-year-old man faces up to 60 years in prison after a jury found him guilty of fatally shooting another man in a “cold-blooded and calculated” ambush murder outside a motel in Waukegan. Darius Kirby, 34, of Riverdale, and Shava Jackson-Spicer, 29, of Joliet, were both charged in March 2021 with multiple counts of first-degree […]