Elgin Crime
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Cook County homicides in 2020 now exceed total for 2019Sep 15, 2020 1:00 am - With 677 homicides in 2020, Cook County has exceeded 2019's total for the entire year, the Cook County medical examiner's office reported. The medical examiner's office ...
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Minnesota man faces drug charges after I-90 arrestSep 09, 2020 1:00 am - Illinois State Police have arrested a Minnesota man on charges he was in possession of more than 2½ pounds of cocaine, plus a pound of methamphetamine and more than a po...
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Lake in the Hills man charged in Elgin shootingSep 06, 2020 1:00 am - A 21-year-old Lake in the Hills man is behind bars in the Kane County jail facing multiple felony charges stemming from a shooting late last month in Elgin. Dru K. Jarvi...
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Elgin police investigating two reported weekend shootingsAug 30, 2020 1:00 am - Elgin police are investigating two reported weekend shootings, one of which sent a man to the hospital with what authorities called a nonlife-threatening injury. The fir...
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Owner of closed Elgin restaurant charged with fraudulent use of COVID-19 relief fundsAug 28, 2020 1:00 am - A Lake in the Hills woman whose Elgin restaurant closed in early March has been indicted on federal fraud charges for applying for and receiving more than $175,000 throu...
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'True guardian of children' Kane County abuse prosecutor mournedAug 28, 2020 1:00 am - Debra Bree was passionate about protecting the children of Kane County, and prosecuting those who hurt them. She spent most of her 20 years as a Kane County prosecutor d...
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Charges filed in 2017 East Dundee-area homicide, arsonAug 24, 2020 1:00 am - Prosecutors have charged two men with the slaying of a 36-year-old East Dundee-area man whose body was found shot and badly burned after a 2017 house fire. The Kane Coun...
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One man dies after 2 shot in vehicle in ElginAug 22, 2020 1:00 am - One man died after a shooting early Saturday in Elgin and another is being treated for injuries that are not thought to be life-threatening, Elgin police said in a Faceb...
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Police: Man struck, shot at ride share driver outside his Elgin homeAug 21, 2020 1:00 am - An Elgin man was charged with battery and aggravated discharge of a firearm after police say he struck and shot at a ride share driver who dropped him off at his home ea...
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Bartlett police cite Elgin driver in crash that hurts motorcyclistAug 21, 2020 1:00 am - An Elgin man has been issued a traffic citation for making an illegal U-turn just before a Monday crash in Bartlett that injured a motorcyclist, Bartlett police said Fri...