The boy's mother was charged with endangering the life of a child in connection with the incident at DuPage PADS interim housing center.
Deon McLaughlin, 56, had been on pretrial release for charges of aggravated battery, unlawful restraint and criminal trespassing.
A Chicago man faces multiple felony charges after police say he robbed a maintenance worker after entering the school through a window.
Police say a man used a fake ID with information that belonged to a Memphis, Tennessee, man.
Police say someone broke the locks on the window of a residence in Downers Grove on Thanksgiving.
Police say the burglary and attempted robbery happened early Wednesday.
The incident took place in the 4900 block of Puffer Road.
The victim was pronounced dead at the scene, according to authorities.
Prosecutors say Jamion Winters, 34, of Maywood, was on parole for aggravated robbery when he robbed a Circle K in Oak Brook.
The incident, involving a single-engine airplane, took place just after 12 p.m. Friday.
The man "allegedly roamed the streets of DuPage County looking for his next victim," the state's attorney said.
Police say two people were arrested at the Jewel on Ogden, one of whom had been on probation for meth possession.
The woman told police the man fled after she screamed. The incident took place near Brookbank Road and Maple Avenue.
Police say the retail theft took place on the evening of Oct. 14.
The incidents come as the Downers Grove village board prepared to vote on an ordinance regulating e-bikes and e-scooters.
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Police say the man was walking with a limp when he exited the store.
See which crimes were reported on the most recent Downers Grove police blotter.
The federal complaint said Michael D. Stover wrote the names of "five well-known U.S. political figures" written in marker on bullets.
The items were stolen during a separate home burglary and car burglary, police say.
The driver told police the incident happened near 75th and Fairmount.
Police say the e-motorcycle riders had motors greater than 750 watts, which is not legal.
Police say the burglar was found in the bathroom of a home in the 5100 block of Main Street.
The robbery took place late Friday night at the Walgreens on Ogden Avenue.
Shoplifters hit two stores in Downers Grove in a matter of three days, police say.
Catalytic converters were stolen from three cars between July 22 and July 27.
Downers Grove police responded to reports of arson, criminal damage to property and more on their recent crime blotter.
Police say the fatal crash took place around 9:40 p.m. Monday.
Police are investigating a pair of car thefts that were reported in Downers Grove July 13 and July 14.
A Colorado teen pleaded guilty to armed robbery with a firearm in connection with an incident that took place in April.
Police say the early morning fight began after a customer threatened a clerk over a broken vape.
Christina Formella faces more than 50 charges of sexual abuse against a student, and cannot come within 5,000 feet of them.
Police say thousands of dollars worth of copper cables were reported missing from the site at 6509 Powell St.
Police say Joseph A. Raboin, 63, gave officers a fake name when he was pulled over in Westmont.
Police say the scammer requested more than $1,000 from a gas station Bitcoin machine.
Police say a Woodridge man was found in possession of a car that had been reported stolen out of Joliet.
Christina Formella is accused of engaging in sexual acts with the student, 15, more than 50 times between January 2023 and September 2024.
Police say each of the men believed they were meeting a 16-year-old girl for a sexual encounter at a hotel in Downers Grove.
Police say the man had been arrested on June 3 at the Macy's in Oak Brook for burglary, and then returned to the same store on June 4.
Jalonie Jenkins was wanted in connection with the deaths of 21-year-old Janiya Jenkins and 10-year-old Eyani Jones, authorities said.