Elgin Crime
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'Alarming' trend: More juveniles sexually abusing kids under 6Apr 11, 2018 1:00 am - Kane County authorities are seeing an alarming trend: The number of children younger than 6 who are victims of child sexual abuse is on the rise, as is the number of sex...
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Elgin man gets 15 years for knifing girlfriendApr 11, 2018 1:00 am - An Elgin man was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Wednesday for a domestic knife attack last year, according to the Kane County state's attorney's office. John C. Hawk...
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Feds charge six with income tax fraudApr 10, 2018 1:00 am - Federal prosecutors announced income tax fraud charges against six people Tuesday, as well a guilty plea in a seventh case. The defendants include at least two Chicago-a...
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East Dundee man charged with 4th DUI also wanted on other feloniesApr 10, 2018 1:00 am - An East Dundee man was arrested over the weekend on charges of his fourth driving under the influence arrest, a felony that carries possible prison time. David R. Marcia...
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Jail, probation on reduced charge for man accused of Elgin rapeApr 10, 2018 1:00 am - A Bloomingdale man accused of an Elgin rape in summer 2017 recently pleaded guilty to a reduced charge and was released from Kane County jail after serving 290 days whil...
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14 years prison for 2016 South Elgin stun gun attack, attempted kidnappingApr 09, 2018 1:00 am - An Elgin man was sentenced Monday to 14 years in prison after pleading guilty to a 2016 case in South Elgin in which he was accused of disabling a teen's car, only to fi...
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Good news for students, bad for teachers in crime-in-schools reportApr 06, 2018 5:33 am - Students are assaulting and committing other criminal acts against one another at the lowest rates in more than two decades, according to a new federal report about crim...
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Ex-social worker at Elgin Mental Health Center accused of sexual misconductApr 05, 2018 1:00 am - A former social worker at the Elgin Mental Health Center was arrested Thursday on charges she had sexual relations and contact with a patient there from November 2014 th...
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New Kane County CASA advocates embark on 'life-changing' rolesApr 05, 2018 1:00 am - Community members gathered Thursday in Geneva's Third Street Courthouse atrium to show their support for a new set of specially trained court advocates and the battle ag...
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Coroner confirms man who caused fiery crash took his own lifeApr 05, 2018 1:00 am - Brian Thunderkick, who was being prosecuted for causing a fiery crash last September in Wheaton that killed a 22-year-old Elgin woman, took his own life in February by p...