Elgin Crime
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Man charged in fatal shooting of Elgin teen outside Lil Durk concert in ChicagoFeb 03, 2025 4:55 pm - A 19-year-old man is accused of fatally shooting Elgin teen Jesse Kendall last fall outside the United Center as he walked to a Lil Durk concert with his friends.
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Pingree Grove tavern burglary leads to chase, crashFeb 02, 2025 10:13 am - One suspect is in custody and two others at large after a burglary at a Pingree Grove tavern early Sunday morning, police said.
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Police: Man broke into South Elgin home, harmed animalFeb 02, 2025 9:40 am - A man accused of breaking into a South Elgin home, harming an animal there and then barricading himself in the basement Thursday remains in custody at a medical facility pending an upcoming court appearance, police said Sunday.
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Man arrested after forcing his way into South Elgin home and barricading himself in basementJan 31, 2025 12:08 pm - A downstate Illinois man was arrested this week in South Elgin after forcing his way into a home, harming an animal and then barricading himself in the basement, authorities said.
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Cook County’s top prosecutor launches crackdown on illegally modified gunsJan 30, 2025 1:54 pm - Cook County prosecutors will seek detention for felony defendants accused of using an illegally modified gun and won’t plead their cases down to a lesser charge, State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke announced Thursday.
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Wheeling man charged in Elgin shooting, ordered detainedJan 29, 2025 11:12 pm - A Kane County judge on Wednesday ordered a Wheeling man detained after he was accused of a shooting Sunday afternoon in Elgin, officials said. When officers responded to ...
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Elgin sex offender charged with possession of child sex abuse materialsJan 29, 2025 3:37 pm - An Elgin man who has been on Illinois’ sex offender registry since 2007 is facing charges of possession of child sex abuse materials.
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St. Charles man sent to prison on child sex abuse-related crimesJan 29, 2025 2:45 pm - A St. Charles man who pleaded guilty to arranging to meet a 13-year-old boy for sex was sentenced to prison Monday.
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Three arrested on drug charges after search of Cary homeJan 29, 2025 1:06 pm - Three men face drug charges after police said they found cocaine and methamphetamine while executing a search warrant at a Cary home Monday night. David J. Derita Jr., 42...
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Elgin man pleads guilty to sexual abuse of a childJan 28, 2025 10:27 am - Jose F. Molina-Acevedo, 45, agreed to a 12-year sentence in exchange for a guilty plea to the offense of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, a Class X felony.