Elgin Crime
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Palatine police taking new look at 27-year-old mysteryNov 06, 2025 6:10 pm - Palatine police say they’re taking a new look at the mysterious disappearance of Anthony “Tony” Klama. He vanished without a trace in 1998 after spending night hanging out at a local sports bar.
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Elgin man gets 18-year sentence after admitting to sexually assaulting a childOct 28, 2025 11:49 am - A former Elgin man received an 18-year prison sentence after pleading guilty last week to a charge of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child.
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Man guilty of murder for fatal road rage shooting in ElginOct 24, 2025 11:38 am - A Lake in the Hills man who fired a gun seven times at a car in a 2020 road rage incident in Elgin has been convicted of murder.
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GOP congressional candidate facing wire fraud charges vows to fight case at trialOct 23, 2025 2:38 pm - A suburban congressional candidate is awaiting trial in a federal fraud case alleging she misused COVID-19 relief funds.
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‘Temerity to honk his horn:’ Elgin road rage murder trial beginsOct 20, 2025 6:00 pm - A jury trial began Monday in an Elgin road rage case, where one man was killed and another was injured.
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‘Deeply disturbed’: Lawmakers demand answers about ICE actions in Hoffman EstatesOct 16, 2025 9:08 pm - Two suburban lawmakers are demanding answers about a viral video appearing to show U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents detaining a young woman in Hoffman Estates last week.
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Man gets 15 years in prison for having child pornographyOct 16, 2025 10:10 am - A South Elgin man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for possessing child pornography.
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Judge’s reference to other cases in verdict gets murder conviction thrown outOct 09, 2025 7:28 pm - When finding an Aurora man guilty of killing his girlfriend five years ago, a Kane County judge cited knowledge he’d gained from watching similar cases. That was “clear and obvious error,” a state appeals court ruled this week in tossing out the conviction and ordering a new trial.
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Probation for woman who abducted daughter, stayed away almost six yearsOct 09, 2025 2:35 pm - A St. Charles-area woman who abducted her daughter and kept her for almost six years, until they were recognized from a television program about missing people, has been sentenced to two years of probation.
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Elgin man held on felony drug charges after traffic stop in Fox LakeOct 08, 2025 2:47 pm - An Elgin man was ordered held pending trial on felony drug charges after a recent traffic stop in Fox Lake.