Elgin Crime
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Prosecutors rest case in 2016 Elgin murder, kidnapping trialMay 09, 2018 1:00 am - Kane County prosecutors Wednesday rested their case against an Elgin man accused in 2016 of forcing his way into a home on the city's near west side to see his girlfrien...
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McMahon supports law reducing rape victims' wait for an examMay 09, 2018 1:00 am - Kane County State's Attorney Joe McMahon supports a bill pending in Springfield that would require hospitals by 2021 to have a nurse certified to conduct a forensic sexu...
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Former Carpentersville man sentenced to life in prison for assaulting girlMay 09, 2018 1:00 am - A former Carpentersville resident was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday for the sexual assault of a minor. James E. Melvin, 40, was convicted in December of predator...
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Judge affirms decision to fire Aurora cop caught spying on ex-wifeMay 04, 2018 1:00 am - An Aurora police officer will not be reinstated after he was fired for spying on his ex-wife through three cameras hidden in her Sugar Grove home, a judge has ruled. The...
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Authorities: Aurora police dog bites suspect who ran into house, hid under bedMay 03, 2018 1:00 am - A 27-year-old West Chicago man was bitten by a police dog and arrested after authorities say he ran into a random home on Aurora's near southeast side and hid under a be...
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Judge cuts 6 months off prison term for North Aurora elder theftMay 03, 2018 1:00 am - Citing an error at sentencing, a Kane County judge cut six months off a five-year prison term for a Joliet woman who stole nearly $34,000 from an elderly woman at a Nort...
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$5 million bail for suspects in Elgin double-fatal shootingMay 02, 2018 1:00 am - Bail was set Wednesday at $5 million each for two Chicago men charged with first-degree murder in the fatal weekend shootings of two Elgin men in an apartment complex pa...
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Kane County probation officer strike enters 3rd dayMay 02, 2018 1:00 am - No new negotiations are planned as Kane County probation officers and youth counselors continue their strike that began Monday. Lisa Aust, Kane County Court Services e...
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Police: Gang member brought loaded gun to fight in PalatineMay 01, 2018 1:00 am - Palatine police say an admitted street gang member is free on bail on charges alleging he held a loaded handgun last week as others fought nearby with baseball bats and ...
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Two charged with murder in fatal shootings of two Elgin menMay 01, 2018 1:00 am - Two Chicago men have been charged with first-degree murder in the fatal weekend shootings of two Elgin men in an apartment complex parking lot on the west side of Elgin ...