Elgin Crime
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Lake County top prosecutor lobbies state legislators to pass assault weapon banJan 06, 2023 4:00 am - Lake County State's Attorney Eric Rinehart added his voice Thursday to those urging state legislators to pass a ban on so-called assault weapons before the legislative s...
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Prosecutor: Don't let man charged with reckless homicide in bus crash keep drivingJan 06, 2023 12:00 am - A Kane County prosecutor has asked that a man charged with killing two people in a crash be forbidden from driving while his case is heard. Assistant state's attorney Da...
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Man accused of shooting two men at Huntley home in July extradited to McHenry CountyJan 05, 2023 12:00 am - An Elgin man accused of shooting two men in July at a home in Huntley was taken into custody Tuesday night after being extradited from Pennsylvania. The two men shot, wh...
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Two arrested after gunfire in ElginJan 03, 2023 12:00 am - Officers responded at 3:26 p.m. Friday to reports of gunfire on the 500 block of Lavoie Avenue, the Elgin Police Department said in a social media post. Authorities said...
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Homicides decline in Cook County, but opioid deaths on record-breaking paceJan 03, 2023 12:00 am - The number of homicides handled by the Cook County medical examiner's office dropped more than 15% in 2022, but cases of fatal opioid overdoses are likely to top last ye...
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Elgin man faces child pornography chargesJan 02, 2023 12:00 am - An Elgin man has been charged with possessing and reproducing child pornography. Noe Delgado Jr., 26, of the 400 block of Franklin Boulevard, appeared before a Kane Coun...
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State Supreme Court halts abolition of cash bailDec 31, 2022 12:00 am - The Illinois Supreme Court halted the abolition of the cash bail system in the state on Saturday, just a day before that landmark criminal justice reform was poised to t...
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Sheriff's office says driver who fled was carrying automatic weaponDec 30, 2022 12:00 am - A 25-year-old Chicago man who was arrested Friday after fleeing police during a traffic stop in Hampshire Township had an automatic weapon with a high-capacity magazine,...
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Tragedies and some triumphs: The top suburban stories of 2022Dec 29, 2022 4:30 am - This story has been updated to remove an incorrect statenent that Ken Griffin owns Citadel Corp. Two horrific crimes, a deadly car crash and threats against the LGB...
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Effect of judge's ruling regarding end of cash bail differs across the suburbsDec 29, 2022 12:00 am - A Kankakee County judge's ruling late Wednesday that ending cash bail in Illinois is unconstitutional does not apply to courts in Cook, Lake, DuPage or Kane counties, bu...