Elgin Crime
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Cook County correctional officer charged in deadly Niles shootingApr 25, 2023 1:00 am - A Cook County correctional officer faces a first-degree murder charge stemming from the deadly shooting of an acquaintance early Sunday outside a Niles nightclub, police...
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Kane County announces unit dedicated to investigating child porn, sexual exploitation of childrenApr 24, 2023 1:00 am - A new special unit investigating child pornography and online sexual exploitation of children aims to improve Kane County's fight against people who perpetrate those cri...
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Appeals court tosses probation sentence for operator of kennel where 29 dogs diedApr 21, 2023 5:30 am - When DuPage County Judge Robert Miller sentenced a suburban kennel operator on charges stemming from a 2019 fire that killed 29 dogs, he acknowledged there was nothing h...
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Gacy prosecutor Robert Egan dies at 74Apr 18, 2023 1:00 am - Robert Egan's wife, Tracy, remembers her husband as a gifted storyteller, though she said he rarely spared the gory details, even at the dinner table. After decades work...
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South Elgin man accused of stabbing his mother to deathApr 17, 2023 1:00 am - A South Elgin man has been charged with stabbing his mother to death Sunday. Bail was set Monday at $2 million for Michal Wybraniec, 30. He remained in custody at the Ka...
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Former judge sentenced notorious killers, but his legacy is as an advocate for mental healthApr 14, 2023 5:00 am - As a Kane County judge for 16 years, Donald C. Hudson presided over trials for some of the suburbs' most notorious killers. They included Luther Casteel, sentenced to de...
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Elgin woman charged with stabbing to death companion she's accused of attacking in 2021Apr 11, 2023 1:00 am - A woman charged with aggravated domestic battery in 2021 is now charged with stabbing the same victim to death. Sylvia Camacho, 55, is charged with the first-degree murd...
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Man stabbed to death in domestic case in Elgin, police sayApr 10, 2023 1:00 am - Elgin police say a person was stabbed to death Sunday in a domestic violence incident. According to a news release on Facebook, police were called at 6:40 p.m. to a home...
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Woman found hurt at scene of reported shootingApr 09, 2023 1:00 am - A woman was found with injuries at the scene of a reported shooting early Sunday morning, Elgin police said. Police said a shooting in the 500 block South McLean Bouleva...
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Man injured in shooting late Friday in Elgin, police sayApr 08, 2023 1:00 am - A man was injured in a shooting late Friday in Elgin, police said Saturday. Authorities said the gunfire happened on the 600 block of Villa Street. Officers learned of t...