Carpentersville Crime
-
Tragedies and some triumphs: The top suburban stories of 2022Dec 29, 2022 4:30 am - This story has been updated to remove an incorrect statenent that Ken Griffin owns Citadel Corp. Two horrific crimes, a deadly car crash and threats against the LGB...
-
Elgin man sentenced to 8 years in prison for child pornographyDec 23, 2022 12:00 am - An Elgin man will spend time in prison after pleading guilty to reproducing child pornography. Patrick K. Shanahan, 35, of the 200 block of South State Street, entered a...
-
Elgin man charged with murdering his brotherDec 21, 2022 12:00 am - An Elgin man is facing first-degree murder charges in connection with the death of his brother. Juan F. Hernandez, 44, of the 700 block of Preston Avenue, appeared at a ...
-
Elgin man died of knife wounds, coroner saysDec 19, 2022 12:00 am - An autopsy Monday showed a 33-year-old Elgin man found dead Sunday in an Elgin home likely died of multiple cut and stab wounds. But the manner of death has not yet been...
-
Body found in Elgin homeDec 18, 2022 12:00 am - An arrest Sunday morning near Summit Street and Hiawatha Drive in Elgin led to the discovery of a body in a home several blocks away, police said on social media Sunday ...
-
Man gets 12 years in prison for drugged-driving crash that killed Judson University studentsDec 13, 2022 12:00 am - Caleb Jones' graduation from Judson University in May 2021 was a blur. But one thing he remembers clearly: "There was literally an empty seat next to me," he said Friday...
-
Algonquin battery suspect deemed fit for trialDec 12, 2022 12:00 am - A 29-year-old Algonquin man charged battering a 71-year-old female relative - and who was accused of posted threats on social media of a shooting at a Bridgeview music f...
-
Secretary of state worker from Algonquin accused of misconductNov 29, 2022 12:00 am - An Illinois secretary of state's office employee who lives in Algonquin is accused of using the state's database to obtain a title for a stolen vehicle, according to McH...
-
Teacher charged with sexually abusing kids at Elgin child care centerNov 28, 2022 12:00 am - A teacher at an Elgin child care center has been charged with sexually abusing students over the past 14 years. Frank R. Walaitis, 57, is being held on $200,000 bail at ...
-
'Food can heal': Volunteers provide Thanksgiving meal for jail detainees recovering from addictionsNov 24, 2022 4:30 am - Quenby Schuyler hit an all-time low in late March 2020. Her father was in the hospital with COVID-19, and she could not visit him because of pandemic restrictions. He di...