Batavia Crime
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New Kane County public defender pledges communication, courtroom presenceMar 18, 2020 1:00 am - Rachele Conant has been appointed as the next Kane County public defender, replacing Kelli Childress, who resigned abruptly in December 2019. Conant, who has worked as a...
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Kane extends branch court closures to mid-April; will prioritize essential casesMar 16, 2020 1:00 am - Officials in the 16th Judicial Circuit in Kane County extended their closings of three branch courts from March 27 through April 20, the chief judge's office said Monday...
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Authorities: Geneva man secretly video recorded girl in changing roomMar 16, 2020 1:00 am - A 23-year-old Geneva man has been arrested and charged with video recording a girl without her knowledge while she was in a changing room at a Batavia store. Alejandro G...
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Kane judge denies new trial in 1996 murder of Aurora boy, 6Mar 16, 2020 1:00 am - A Kane County judge has denied the latest attempt for a new trial by a Montgomery man, who is serving a life sentence for killing a 6-year-old boy in a gang retaliation....
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Boot camp for Geneva man caught with meth chemicals, equipmentMar 16, 2020 1:00 am - A Geneva man arrested after an altercation in the St. Charles Meijer parking lot prompted a search that authorities said resulted in finding chemicals used to make metha...
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Kane, Lake county courts announce limited closings due to coronavirusMar 13, 2020 1:00 am - Courthouses in Kane and Lake counties will have temporary closures of branch courts and other cancellations due to the coronavirus pandemic, officials announced this wee...
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Authorities: Harvest Bible Chapel employee stole $262,000 from Elgin campusMar 13, 2020 1:00 am - A 38-year-old Elgin man has been charged with stealing $262,000 over 15 months from the Harvest Bible Chapel in Elgin, prosecutors said Friday. Jeffery L. Parham, of the...
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Prosecutors: Teen planned 'Day of Wrath' at Batavia High School; manifesto referenced Hitler, NazisMar 12, 2020 1:00 am - A Batavia High School student charged with terrorism and possession of bomb-making materials had a “manifesto” at his parents' house in which he referenced Hitler, Nazis...
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Carpentersville man guilty in 2017 fatal stabbing of ex-girlfriend's loverMar 12, 2020 1:00 am - A Kane County jury deliberated just 45 minutes before convicting a Carpentersville man Thursday of first-degree murder in an ambush, beating, and stabbing of his ex-girl...
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Father, son, arrested in 3-pound Aurora area marjuana bustMar 11, 2020 1:00 am - A father and son have been arrested and charged with felony marijuana possession Tuesday after authorities said they searched their Aurora-area house and seized 3 pounds...