Campton Hills Crime
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Elgin man gets 18-year sentence after admitting to sexually assaulting a childOct 28, 2025 11:49 am - A former Elgin man received an 18-year prison sentence after pleading guilty last week to a charge of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child.
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Convicted St. Charles driving teacher remains in Hungarian custodyOct 27, 2025 1:39 pm - St. Charles driving instructor Paul Bocska — convicted in absentia of 16 felony sexual assault charges when he didn’t attend his own trial — continues to be in police custody in Hungary with extradition efforts ongoing, court records show.
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GOP congressional candidate facing wire fraud charges vows to fight case at trialOct 23, 2025 2:38 pm - A suburban congressional candidate is awaiting trial in a federal fraud case alleging she misused COVID-19 relief funds.
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More cargo, more problems? Why retired suburban police chief is leading fight against heavier trucksOct 16, 2025 6:31 pm - To former Buffalo Grove and Cary police chief Steve Casstevens, the formula is obvious: bigger, fuller and heavier trucks mean bigger, more and worse crashes. That’s why the retired law enforcement leader opposes proposals in Congress to allow more densely packed semis. “Everything tells us it’s a bad idea,” he said.
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Judge’s reference to other cases in verdict gets murder conviction thrown outOct 09, 2025 7:28 pm - When finding an Aurora man guilty of killing his girlfriend five years ago, a Kane County judge cited knowledge he’d gained from watching similar cases. That was “clear and obvious error,” a state appeals court ruled this week in tossing out the conviction and ordering a new trial.
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Probation for woman who abducted daughter, stayed away almost six yearsOct 09, 2025 2:35 pm - A St. Charles-area woman who abducted her daughter and kept her for almost six years, until they were recognized from a television program about missing people, has been sentenced to two years of probation.
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2 men arrested in multicounty Walgreens theft spreeOct 01, 2025 3:37 pm - Wauconda police have arrested two men on felony charges related to a string of retail thefts across Lake, McHenry, Boone, Will, and Kane counties.
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Armed violence charges filed against Carpentersville man shot by policeSep 30, 2025 11:10 am - The man Carpentersville police shot in late August now faces multiple felony charges stemming from an altercation with officers on the day of the shooting.
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Three indicted on charges of credit card fraud, loan fraud, tax fraudSep 29, 2025 11:13 pm - Three Chicago-area men were indicted for fraudulently opening credit cards in the names of recently deceased individuals, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of...
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Batavia police seek info about couple offering candy to minorsSep 29, 2025 11:04 pm - Two people tried unsuccessfully to offer candy to minors before speeding away on Friday afternoon in Batavia. The duo, described as a Black female with braids and black a...