Elgin Crime
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One day at a time: Specialty court graduates reflect on where they've been, where they're goingJun 20, 2022 5:30 am - The “Happy Graduation” banner remained aloft for most of last week's celebration for the drug and mental health court graduates at Rolling Meadows Third Municipal Distri...
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Kane County SWAT standoff overnight near Elgin ends peacefullyJun 20, 2022 1:00 am - A Kane County SWAT team response to a domestic disturbance just after midnight Monday near Elgin ended peacefully after negotiations with an armed woman who was barricad...
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Elgin police note uptick in catalytic converter theftsJun 18, 2022 1:00 am - Elgin police Saturday reported an alarming increase in the number of catalytic converter thefts in the city. Since June 1, 25 catalytic converters have been stolen from ...
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Sheriff: 2 charged with gun crimes after I-90 road-rage incidentJun 15, 2022 1:00 am - A couple stopped during an investigation into a road-rage incident near Hampshire Tuesday now face gun-related charges after a Kane County detective found body armor and...
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Standoff over eviction notice in Elgin ends peacefullyJun 14, 2022 1:00 am - A person being served with an eviction notice refused to leave and claimed to have a rifle, leading to a standoff Tuesday morning that ultimately ended peacefully in Elg...
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Elgin mass shooter seeks medical release from prison, but victims' families say it should never happenJun 11, 2022 1:00 am - Calling it the "final insult," surviving victims of the last man Kane County prosecutors put on death row are fighting to ensure a new Illinois law doesn't override thei...
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Democratic primary rival accuses Preckwinkle of failing to address crimeJun 09, 2022 5:30 am - The Democratic primary challenger to Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle accused the top county official of not doing enough to address rising crime, but the lo...
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Former Aurora chief Ziman to help DOJ investigate police response to Uvalde shootingJun 09, 2022 1:00 am - The U.S. Department of Justice is turning to a former suburban top cop to help it examine how police responded to the May 24 mass shooting that left 19 children and two ...
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Where 8th Congressional District GOP hopefuls stand on violent crime, gun controlJun 07, 2022 5:30 am - Whether the federal government should play a bigger role in curbing violent crime across the nation — and whether stronger gun control laws ought to be a part of that — ...
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Man pleads guilty, again, and gets 20 years for 2008 shooting of woman in ElginJun 03, 2022 1:00 am - A West Chicago man who pleaded guilty to aggravated battery in 2010 for shooting a woman, then withdrew his plea, has pleaded guilty, again, to the attack and was senten...