Elgin Crime
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Hoffman Estates man pleads guilty to batteryOct 18, 2017 1:00 am - A 21-year-old Hoffman Estates man pleaded guilty to battery in exchange for probation. Jose Leon-Galvin was sentenced to 24 months' probation Tuesday and ordered to pay ...
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Oswego man accused of assaulting child; mom soughtOct 18, 2017 1:00 am - An Oswego man accused of sexually assaulting a young girl had his bail reduced from $500,000 to $200,000 Wednesday by a Kane County judge. Mark A. Hampton, 44, of the 60...
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Report: Suburban Cook County has more DUI cases than ChicagoOct 17, 2017 1:00 am - Suburban Cook County has more DUI cases than all of Chicago, with 901 to the city's 797 in 2016. Compared to Chicago, the suburbs also had more felony cases of burglary,...
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Crime down in Kane County, but domestic violence trend troublingOct 16, 2017 5:30 am - From 2011 through 2016 the number of felony cases charged in Kane County decreased about 22 percent, and misdemeanor cases in that same period were down about 11 percent...
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Kane County courts start dismantling electronic monitoringOct 13, 2017 1:00 am - Kane County has begun dismantling its electronic monitoring program that keeps tabs on criminal defendants who are not in jail, after the county board this week prelimin...
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Editorial: Fighting opioid epidemic on many frontsOct 12, 2017 5:00 am - If anyone doubts the extent of the opioid epidemic, pay attention to these stories on the federal, state and local level just in the last couple days. On Tuesday, first ...
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Student beaten by classmate sues District U-46, South Elgin middle schoolOct 12, 2017 1:00 am - The family of Henry Sembdner, left unconscious after a beating by a classmate, has sued a South Elgin middle school and Elgin Area School District U-46, arguing they kne...
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Aurora man charged with armed robbery after man beaten with shotgunOct 12, 2017 1:00 am - One person was arrested, one was injured and another is being sought after a man was robbed this week in Aurora after setting up a deal to illegally buy sedatives. Carlo...
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Fox Valley police reportsOct 11, 2017 1:00 am - This article is no longer available on dailyherald.com.
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Man gets 14 years for attempted murder in AuroraOct 10, 2017 1:00 am - A 22-year-old man was sentenced to 14 years in prison for attempted murder in a June 2016 shooting in Aurora. Aaron Tolamac, of the 600 block of South River Street, Aur...