East Dundee Crime
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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...
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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 ...
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'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...
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E. Dundee man sentenced to jail, probation on conviction for stealing from employerNov 20, 2022 12:00 am - An East Dundee man convicted of fraudulently obtaining $8,000 from his Algonquin employer in 2019 was sentenced Friday to 86 days in jail, 200 hours of public service, a...
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Driver in I-90 crash that killed Rolling Meadows family was drunk at time, coroner saysNov 14, 2022 12:00 am - The woman who drove the wrong way on I-90, causing a July 31 crash that killed a Rolling Meadows family of six and a 13-year-old friend driving with them, was drunk at t...
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At least $5,000 in pumpkins reported stolen from Huntley-area farmOct 27, 2022 1:00 am - If you got a good deal two weeks ago on pumpkins from a guy selling them on a street corner or off the back of a truck, there's a chance you may have bought stolen produ...
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Ex-Kane sergeant dodges 7 felony charges, gets 180 days in jail in plea dealOct 27, 2022 1:00 am - In an agreement with prosecutors, a former Kane County corrections officer, initially charged with seven felonies - one related to attempted sexual assault and six of of...
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Man faces gun, battery, armed habitual criminal charges in ElginOct 26, 2022 1:00 am - A 28-year-old Carpentersville man is being held on charges that he pointed a gun at someone in Elgin. Jose Acosta Jr., of the 7000 block of Lowell Drive, was arrested ea...
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Argument outside East Dundee restaurant leads to shots firedOct 23, 2022 1:00 am - East Dundee police are investigating a shooting early Saturday morning outside a restaurant on the 300 block of Barrington Avenue. Police said no one was struck by gunf...
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Kane County eyeing 6-month reprieve from SAFE-T ActOct 21, 2022 1:00 am - Kane County officials are moving toward a joint stance on delaying the implementation of a key part of a statewide justice reform effort in hopes of restoring the abilit...