Elgin Crime
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Where’s Karen? New Elgin Cold Case Unit takes on baffling 1983 disappearanceJan 03, 2025 9:48 am - Karen Schepers vanished in 1983 after leaving a Carpentersville bar, prompting decades of fruitless searches and investigation. Elgin police now have launched a dedicated cold case unit that hopes to crack the 41-year-old mystery, including through a podcast called “Somebody Knows Something.”
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Woodfield jewelry store heist, Ribfest’s demise among top stories of 2024Dec 31, 2024 5:15 am - A shuttered strip club, brazen jewel thieves and the demise of one of the region’s most popular festivals were among the top suburban news stories of 2024.
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Detention hearing delayed as Geneva murder suspect seeks new judgeDec 29, 2024 2:25 pm - A Geneva man accused of fatally stabbing a woman and a teen in what police describe as a case of domestic violence is asking for a new judge to decide whether he remains jailed while awaiting trial.
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Authorities: Man printed sexual image of woman on T-shirt without her consent, shared it on SnapchatDec 19, 2024 10:24 am - An arrest warrant has been issued for an Elgin man accused of sharing a sexual image of a woman without her consent by printing the photo on a T-shirt and sharing it on social media.
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Illinois State Police to conduct night patrols in JanuaryDec 17, 2024 12:17 pm - Illinois State Police will conduct nighttime enforcement patrols in Cook, Will, DuPage, and Kane counties during January.
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49-year sentence for Elgin man convicted of sexually abusing childDec 14, 2024 3:04 pm - An Elgin man convicted in October of sexually assaulting a child received a 49-year prison sentence, the Kane County state’s attorney’s office announced Saturday.
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St. Charles man admits to sexually soliciting boy, 13; faces prisonDec 13, 2024 12:52 pm - A St. Charles man has pleaded guilty to grooming and soliciting sex from a 13-year-old boy. He could be sentenced to prison and must register as a sex offender.
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Elgin stabbing victim had sought protection from estranged husbandDec 10, 2024 4:30 pm - An Elgin woman who was stabbed to death Saturday had sought an order of protection against the estranged husband accused of killing her.
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Elgin man charged with murder in woman’s fatal stabbingDec 08, 2024 4:12 pm - A 36-year-old Elgin man faces two counts of first-degree murder in connection with the fatal stabbing of a woman early Saturday.
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Newly sworn Cook County state’s attorney announces changes to detention policyDec 02, 2024 4:03 pm - Pledging to “build a safer, stronger Cook County,” new State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke announced policy changes Monday to keep those accused of violent crime behind bars while awaiting trial.