Elgin Crime
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Judge admits girl's dying words in murder trialJan 17, 2013 2:00 pm - Jurors will hear the dying declaration of 18-year-old Conant High School senior Laura Engelhardt when the man charged with her murder goes on trial, a Cook County judge ...
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Elgin woman unfit for trial in frying pan murder caseJan 17, 2013 2:00 pm - An Elgin woman accused of first-degree murder for hitting her boyfriend with a frying pan — which led to his death in August — has been declared unfit to stand trial. Ac...
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Prosecutor: Schaumburg cop said he sold drugs “just for the thrill of it”Jan 17, 2013 9:47 am - It began as a routine drug investigation, but authorities soon realized they were onto something “much more sinister.” That’s how the arrests of three Schaumburg cops w...
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Carol Stream man charged with robbing Elgin bankJan 16, 2013 8:00 pm - A 30-year-old man from Carol Stream has been charged with robbing an Elgin bank Tuesday morning, according to the FBI. Jeremy Evans appeared in federal court Wednesday a...
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2 prosecutors suspended in deadly arson caseJan 16, 2013 4:15 pm - The Cook County state’s attorney has suspended two prosecutors for not charging a father for threatening to set his children on fire months before he actually committed ...
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Police reportsJan 15, 2013 4:35 pm - This article is no longer available on dailyherald.com.
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District 207 receives Cook County subpoenas on hazing scandalJan 15, 2013 10:33 am - Maine Township High School District 207 officials Tuesday morning confirmed the district has received subpoenas for documents from the Cook County state’s attorney’s off...
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Suspect in custody after Elgin bank robberyJan 15, 2013 9:14 am - Some police officers never get to help catch a bank robber in the course of their careers, but Elgin Police Officer Josh Miller can boast doing that on his second day so...
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Bianchi federal lawsuit dismissed — for nowJan 14, 2013 2:58 pm - A federal judge has dismissed a civil rights lawsuit that McHenry County State’s Attorney Louis Bianchi filed against special prosecutors and investigators for a compute...
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Chief judge announces grace period to cellphone banJan 12, 2013 7:00 am - Days before a ban on electronic devices was to take effect at most Cook County courthouses, Circuit Court of Cook County Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans on Friday announced...