Elburn Crime
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Lawsuit filed in 2016 DUI crash in Aurora that killed girl, 9Feb 28, 2017 12:00 am - A wrongful-death lawsuit has been filed against a man accused of driving intoxicated and killing a 9-year-old girl in Aurora last October. John Jonak, the father of Kate...
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60-year prison sentence in $1.35 million Aurora heroin bustFeb 27, 2017 12:00 am - An Aurora man convicted of possessing nearly 20 pounds of heroin in one of the largest drug arrests in Kane County history was sentenced to 60 years in prison Friday. Mo...
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How law-and-order suburban sheriff became a deaconFeb 24, 2017 4:40 am - Former Kane County Sheriff Ken Ramsey is a tough guy. Fighting in the Vietnam War, serving as a firefighter, and working 35 years in law enforcement, Ramsey saw violence...
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St. Charles man faces more armed robbery charges, bail increasedFeb 24, 2017 12:00 am - A St. Charles man arrested on charges of a Feb. 14 knife point robbery of an Elgin gas station has been charged with more armed robberies in February - one in South Elgi...
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2 arrested in Carpentersville indoor marijuana grow operationFeb 24, 2017 12:00 am - Two Carpentersville residents were charged after police executed a search warrant Thursday that turned up an indoor grow operation of 66 marijuana plants. Robbie Marinko...
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St. Charles man accused of heroin possession, dealingFeb 24, 2017 12:00 am - Kane County sheriff's deputies have arrested a St. Charles man on heroin charges stemming from an investigation into drug dealing. Johnny Williams, 56, of the 1200 block...
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Witness recounts fatal shooting of Bartlett manFeb 23, 2017 12:00 am - A key witness in the murder trial against a former Algonquin man accused of killing a Bartlett man in 2014 over drugs testified Thursday that Gary Bennett shot a man in ...
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Mt. Prospect police arrest St. Charles man accused of soliciting girlFeb 23, 2017 12:00 am - A St. Charles man who prosecutors say used social media and email to solicit a teenage girl for a sexual encounter was ordered held on $125,000 bail Thursday. Keith Aar...
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Trial begins in murder of Bartlett man missing since 2014Feb 22, 2017 12:00 am - A Kane County prosecutor laid out the scenario of a Bartlett man's death as Gary M. Bennett's murder trial began Wednesday. According to Assistant State's Attorney Joe ...
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Probation for Elgin man caught growing pot after well-being callFeb 20, 2017 12:00 am - An Elgin man charged last year with growing and possessing marijuana after a well-being call when one of his tenants posted suicidal statements online has pleaded guilty...