Elgin Crime
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Three men identified in Elgin double murder-suicideJun 26, 2024 3:37 pm - The Kane County coroner has released the identifies of three people killed in a double-murder-suicide in Elgin in May.
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Man pleads guilty to fatal drunken driving crashJun 24, 2024 4:19 pm - An Elgin man has pleaded guilty to killing a passenger in his car in drunk-driving crash.
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Bartlett man sentenced to 19 years in prison for stabbing outside Elgin barJun 22, 2024 2:45 pm - A Bartlett man who pleaded guilty to stabbing a man outside an Elgin bar more than two years ago was sentenced to 19 years in prison.
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Elgin man sentenced for wife’s 2021 murderJun 21, 2024 10:47 pm - Elgin man sentenced to 36 years in prison Friday for strangling his wife to death in 2021.
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School’s out, but there’s no summer vacation for resource officersJun 21, 2024 6:59 am - Summer break means family trips, dips in the pool and more time hanging out with friends for thousands of suburban students. But for the police officers who monitor their hallways and help resolve their conflicts during the fall, winter and spring, duty still calls when school’s out.
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Police: Man shot by teen Sunday in Elgin has diedJun 19, 2024 9:13 pm - A 16-year-old boy is facing multiple felony weapons charges stemming from a shooting late Sunday in Elgin that left a man dead.
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‘You can’t do this on your own’: Cook Co. sheriff’s program helps recovering addicts maintain sobrietyJun 19, 2024 5:52 pm - Four decades into his recovery, self-described former street hustler and ex-convict Benny Lee still attends weekly meetings that help him maintain sobriety. “I’ve sat where you sit,” he told more than 40 people at Ready 4 Recovery, a Cook County sheriff’s department program for individuals who’ve completed drug and/or alcohol treatment and need ongoing support.
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Man sentenced to 50 years for rapeJun 18, 2024 3:49 pm - An Elgin man was sentenced to 50 years in prison for sexual assault.
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Man shot during late-night confrontation in ElginJun 17, 2024 10:34 am - Elgin police are investigating a shooting late Sunday night that left a man hospitalized with a gunshot wound.
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Why Glen Ellyn police chief says Jimmy Buffett saved his lifeJun 14, 2024 5:15 am - The late Jimmy Buffett is best remembered for tropical rock hits like “Margaritaville” and “Cheeseburger in Paradise,” but Glen Ellyn Police Chief Philip Norton fondly recalls the singer for more personal reasons. “Jimmy Buffett saved my life,” Norton told his village board last month.