Elgin Crime
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Batavia man faces prison for breaking teen's hip outside libraryApr 12, 2017 1:00 am - A 38-year-old Batavia man faces prison after his conviction for pushing a 13-year-old boy to the ground outside the Batavia Public Library in July 2016, causing a fractu...
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Elgin man charged with attempted murderApr 11, 2017 1:00 am - An Elgin man was being held on $2 million bail Tuesday after being charged with attempted murder. John C. Hawkins, 22, of the 900 block of Bellevue Avenue, was arrested ...
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Burlington murder trial delayed two weeks while email fight continuesApr 11, 2017 1:00 am - The trial of a Burlington Township man accused of beating his father to death has been delayed while he fights to have the charges dismissed because privileged defense t...
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Suburban men charged in connection with Mexico-to-Chicago drug pipelineApr 11, 2017 1:00 am - A yearlong investigation into a Mexico-to-Chicago drug pipeline resulted in the seizure of more than 190 kilograms of heroin and 19 drug-related arrests, including of se...
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Lake in the Hills man charged after jail fightApr 11, 2017 1:00 am - A Lake in the Hills man accused of masterminding the kidnapping and cigarette torture of his ex-girlfriend in Elgin in early 2016 has been charged in connections with a ...
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Judge's murder in Chicago prompts increased security at Rolling Meadows courthouseApr 10, 2017 1:00 am - The chief judge of the Rolling Meadows courthouse asked for increased security at the building after a Cook County criminal court judge was murdered in front of his Sout...
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State: Emails for Burlington murder case defense never read, sharedApr 10, 2017 1:00 am - A Kane County assistant state's attorney testified Monday that she immediately put emails from the public defender's office into a separate "delete" folder after she rea...
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Murder suspect cleared by court sues, saying police, prosecutors framed himApr 07, 2017 5:00 am - For the better part of a decade, Mario Casciaro found himself on the defensive against authorities who said he played a central role in the 2002 disappearance and presum...
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How Kane prosecutors are using lawsuits to curb gangsApr 06, 2017 1:00 am - The first lawsuit Kane County State's Attorney Joe McMahon filed against the Latin Kings in Elgin in 2010 to stop gang members from associating with each other had 82 de...
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Gail Borden candidate accused of stealing hundreds of campaign signsApr 05, 2017 1:00 am - A Gail Borden library candidate who lost in Tuesday's election was arrested Wednesday after police found at his home hundreds of stolen campaign signs promoting local po...