Sycamore

Ex-cop gets life sentence for notorious 1957 Illinois killing

2012-12-10 14:24:00

More than half a century later, the case is closed. Seventy-three-year-old Jack McCullough received a life sentence Monday for the 1957 abduction and killing of 7-year-old�Maria E. Ridulph of Sycamore, Ill. A lifetime ago, the two had been neighbors....

Sycamore man charged in crash that killed 11-year-old boy

2013-05-07 10:51:00

A Sycamore man had heroin in his system when he caused a chain-reaction automobile crash in February that killed an 11-year-old boy, Kane County authorities said Tuesday. State's Attorney Joe McMahon said aggravated DUI charges have been filed against...

Sycamore man charged with DUI in crash that killed boy

2013-05-08 00:00:00

A Sycamore man has been accused of having heroin in his system when he caused a chain-reaction automobile crash this year in Kane County that killed an 11-year-old boy. State's Attorney Joe McMahon said aggravated DUI charges have been filed against...

DeKalb man gets 37 years after pleading guilty to murder of NIU student

2013-04-03 18:16:00

A DeKalb man was sentenced Wednesday to 37 years in prison for murdering a college freshman in a plea deal that was criticized by the victim's family and a former prosecutor, but defended by the state's attorney as the right decision to protect the...

McCullough sentenced to life in prison in 7-year-old's 1957 slaying

2012-12-10 12:19:00

A man found guilty of murdering a 7-year-old in Sycamore in 1957 was sentenced to natural life in prison this morning in DeKalb County Court.. Jack McCullough, 73, of Seattle, had been scheduled to be sentenced Nov. 30 for the murder and kidnapping of...

Week 8 schedule: Oct. 8-14

2012-10-08 16:18:00

Week 8 – Oct. 8-14 All games 7:30 unless noted. WEDNESDAY, OCT. 10 CHICAGO INTER-CITY 4 Urban Prep-Bronzeville vs. Crane, 6:30 at Lane Woodlawn vs. Tilden, 6:30 at Gately THURSDAY, OCT. 11 CHICAGO BIG SHOULDERS Amundsen vs. Taft, 7:15 at...

Closings Friday in murder trial over Sycamore girl's 1957 slaying

2012-09-13 13:53:00

Both sides rested today in the trial of Jack McCullough following testimony of a jail inmate who said the former Sycamore resident incriminated himself in the 1957 murder of a young girl. Judge James Hallock ordered defense attorneys and prosecutors back...

Man found guilty in 1957 slaying of Sycamore girl

2012-09-14 10:52:00

A judge in Dekalb County has found Jack McCullough guilty of the 1957 murder of Maria Ridulph. Ridulph was killed near her home in Sycamore and her body found miles away. A friend of Maria's testified that she and Maria were playing a game on a street...

Sycamore girl killed in '57 was 'outgoing, sweet and trusting'

2012-09-10 10:57:00

Murder victim Maria Ridulph was described as a sweet, trusting child by prosecutors in opening statements today at the trial of the man charged with her murder more than a half-century ago. Jack D. McCullough, a 72-year-old Seattle retiree and former...

Trial for '57 murder of Sycamore girl set for September

2012-06-28 15:07:00

A Seattle man charged in the 1957 murder of a Sycamore girl will stand trial in September. At a Thursday hearing, DeKalb County Judge Robbin Stuckert set Sept. 10 as the start date for the trial of Jack McCullough. McCullough, 72, was charged last...

Public defender in 1957 Sycamore murder case resigns

2012-06-29 14:55:00

DeKalb County Public Defender Regina Harris, the lead attorney in the high-profile Jack McCullough murder case, announced Friday she is resigning to pursue private legal practice. Harris has been a public defender for more than two decades and has been...

2 injured in motorcycle crash in DeKalb

2012-06-04 09:21:00

A man was charged with DUI and a woman was seriously injured in a motorcycle crash Sunday night in DeKalb. Matthew Bean, 32, of the 300 block of West Sycamore Street, of DeKalb, was charged with DUI, improper lane use, no insurance and failure� to reduce...

Darla Cook, left, and Thelma Holderness, right, a friend of Antinette Kellerhold's family, leave the DeKalb County Courthouse in Sycamore, Ill., after a delay in the start of the hearing for William Curl who has been charged with Antinette Keller's 2010 murder.

2013-04-03 00:00:00

The body of Maria Ridulph was exhumed today at Elmwood Cemetery in Sycamore , Ill.. 7 year-old Maria Ridulph was murdered on December 3rd in 1957. A Washington man is being charged with the murder.

2011-07-26 00:00:00

Murder victim Maria Ridulph of Sycamore, Ill., possibly at age 5.

2011-06-30 22:00:00