Former Kane County Circuit Clerk Thomas Hartwell, indicted last month on charges of misusing public money and receiving kickbacks, was found dead Wednesday morning in an apparent suicide, officials said.
If it feels like dangerous, high-speed police chases are an almost daily occurrence on suburban roadways, you re not far off. Instances of drivers recklessly fleeing from police have reached "epidemic" levels, DuPage County State s Attorney Robert Berlin says.
A task force created by the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office and the Kane County Sheriff’s Office is working to combat what officials said is a “growing proliferation of child pornography and the online sexual exploitation of children."