Elgin Crime
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Five arrests made, seven women rescued from suburban sex trafficking ringJul 20, 2023 1:00 am - Editor's note: This story has been updated with corrected information from the Kane County state's attorney's office. Officials initially stated 10 victims were resc...
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Elation, dismay from suburban leaders over state Supreme Court's landmark bail rulingJul 18, 2023 1:00 am - The Illinois Supreme Court's landmark decision Tuesday upholding the constitutionality of cashless bail sparked elation from some suburban leaders and dismay among other...
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Forest Preserves of Cook County raises fines for fly dumpingJul 16, 2023 11:00 pm - Piles of crumbling asphalt, disassembled and busted furniture, and mini mountains of used tires; these are scenes one might expect to see at a landfill. But for some Fo...
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There's been a sharp decline in on-duty police officer deaths this year. Here's why.Jul 14, 2023 5:00 am - There's good news in a national midyear report on job-related deaths of law enforcement officers: So far, there have been far fewer than in 2022. That's largely due to a...
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Man charged with trying to kill Cook deputy by hitting him with carJul 14, 2023 1:00 am - A Wood Dale man has been accused of trying to kill a Cook County deputy by hitting him with a car. DuPage County Judge Mia McPherson set bail at $2 million Friday for El...
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Driver who killed motorcyclist, then fled, gets 4 years' probationJul 12, 2023 1:00 am - An Elgin man who fled after hitting and killing a motorcyclist near St. Charles in 2021 was sentenced Wednesday to four years of probation. Ruben Campuzano, 49, of the 5...
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Man shot in ElginJul 10, 2023 1:00 am - A man was shot Monday evening in Elgin, authorities said. The shooting occurred just before 7 p.m. on the 900 block of Carriage Way Drive, Elgin police said in a social ...
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Shots fired on Arlington Avenue in ElginJul 06, 2023 1:00 am - The Elgin Police Department is investigating a report of shots fired on the 500 block of Arlington Avenue. Police responded at 9:58 a.m. Wednesday and confirmed shots ha...
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Fewer complaints about illegal fireworks in ElginJul 06, 2023 1:00 am - Complaints about illegal fireworks in Elgin over the holiday weekend dropped more than 25% from last year, police say. Elgin police received 272 calls for service regar...
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South Elgin man with six DUI convictions charged againJul 03, 2023 1:00 am - A South Elgin man with six drunken driving convictions faces four new counts of felony aggravated DUI. Steven B. Friedle, 62, of the 100 block of North South Elgin Boule...