Elgin Crime
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Police: Notorious Canadian bank robber stole $900 in booze in BarringtonMay 12, 2015 1:00 am - A man known as the Phantom Bandit, one of the most notorious bank robbers in Canadian history, is behind bars in the Lake County jail accused of trying to steal more tha...
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Aurora woman sentenced for soliciting ex-boyfriend's murderMay 11, 2015 1:00 am - A 28-year-old Aurora woman has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after her conviction on charges she tried to hire someone to kill her ex-boyfriend in September 2010....
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Prosecutors: Elgin woman was stabbed 55 times by neighborMay 11, 2015 1:00 am - An artist who had just moved to an Elgin townhouse was stabbed 55 times - including 24 times in the head - by a neighbor who lived three doors away in 2013, Kane County ...
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Police: Elgin Tower arsonist broke windows downtownMay 11, 2015 1:00 am - A homeless man who received probation after setting fire to an elevator at the iconic Elgin Tower building is in trouble again. Tommy W. McBurney, 59, was arrested late ...
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Northwest suburbs in 60 secondsMay 08, 2015 1:00 am - This article is no longer available on dailyherald.com.
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Geneva man accused of growing, possessing $600,000 in marijuanaMay 08, 2015 1:00 am - A former Geneva doctor already facing sexual assault charges was arrested Thursday after authorities said they seized nearly 200 marijuana plants and 26 pounds of cannab...
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St. Charles North dean's assistant charged with sexual assaultMay 08, 2015 1:00 am - A St. Charles North High School dean's assistant has been charged with having sexual contact with a minor between February and May and faces a minimum of eight years in ...
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Gun outside Larkin was actually a knife, police sayMay 07, 2015 1:00 am - An Elgin man who police say flashed a knife resembling a gun outside Larkin High School on Thursday has been charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest, Elgin ...
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Baines sentenced after admitting to stabbing boyfriendMay 07, 2015 1:00 am - A 27-year-old Batavia woman was sentenced to 25 years in prison after admitting Thursday to stabbing her boyfriend to death during an argument in April 2012 in the city'...
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Elgin man caught with heroin after chase, car fireMay 07, 2015 1:00 am - A 28-year-old Elgin man was caught with heroin after leading authorities on a chase that ended when his car rolled over and caught fire near Santa's Village Azoosment Pa...