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Carpentersville man gets 9 years in prison for child sex assault

Daily Herald report
Feb 26, 2021 4:13 PM - A 37-year-old Carpentersville man will spend 9 years in prison after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting a child, the Kane County state's attorney's office said in a news release Friday.
Ex-Bear lineman acquitted of charges he ran fight ring at youth prison in St. Charles

Feb 26, 2021 8:43 AM - A former Chicago Bears offensive lineman who became a guard of a different sort after his pro football career ended was acquitted this week of charges he ran a fight ring among detainees at a state youth prison in St. Charles.
As crashes, injuries mount, task force takes aim at Move Over violators

By Charles Keeshan and Susan Sarkauskas
Feb 19, 2021 5:30 AM - Amid another rash of crashes blamed on violations of Illinois' Move Over Law, a task force created in 2019 after two state police troopers were killed in the line of duty offers some recommendations to make the roadsides safer for law enforcement.
Man faces felony gun and drug charges after arrest in Kane County

By Susan Sarkauskas
Feb 4, 2021 6:21 PM - A Lynwood man is facing felony drug and gun charges after more than half a pound of suspected cocaine and a stolen handgun were found inside in a vehicle during a Tuesday traffic stop in Kane County, authorities said.
Kane County traffic stop leads to drug arrests

Daily Herald report
Feb 4, 2021 5:32 PM - A Chicago man is charged in Kane County with possession of 11.5 pounds of cannabis with intent to deliver
Yorkville woman sentenced to prison following 4th DUI conviction

By Susan Sarkauskas
Feb 2, 2021 2:10 PM - A Yorkville woman has been sentenced to 5 years in prison after pleading guilty to her fourth DUI offense in which she was nearly three times over the legal alcohol limit.
How many fewer criminal charges were filed last year due to pandemic

Jan 29, 2021 5:22 AM - You can count criminal court filings in the suburbs among the many items the COVID-19 pandemic put a damper on in 2020.
Off-duty Elgin police detective charged with DUI in St. Charles

By Rick West
Jan 6, 2021 7:49 PM - An off-duty Elgin police detective was arrested Sunday and charged with driving under the influence in St. Charles, according to a police report.
Tragedy and turmoil marked suburban crime news in 2020

By Doug Graham, Susan Sarkauskas & Barbara Vitello
Jan 4, 2021 11:54 AM - The sentencing of AJ Freund's parents, the reversal of a cold case murder conviction, looting in the wake of civil rights protests against police shootings, an explosion of gunfire at a short-term rental in Roselle and a deadly Arlington Heights home invasion were among 2020's top suburban crime stories.
Bail for Huntley man held in Carpentersville stabbing is $500,000

Daily Herald report
Jan 2, 2021 4:44 PM - Bail for a 39-year-old Huntley man charged with attempted murder in a Monday stabbing in Carpentersville has been set at $500,000, the Kane County state's attorney's office announced Saturday in a news release. He will need to post $50,000 to be released.

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