Elgin Crime
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Schaumburg man ID'd as victim of fatal Elgin shootingOct 26, 2021 1:00 am - The man killed in a shooting Monday morning in Elgin has been identified. The victim was 38-year-old Francisco Reyes-Hernandez of Schaumburg, the Kane County coroner's o...
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Leyden Twp. woman accused of suffocating newbornOct 25, 2021 1:00 am - A Leyden Township woman has been charged with first degree murder after she suffocated her newborn child and buried him in her backyard, according to the Cook County she...
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How genealogy search and DNA helped identify latest John Wayne Gacy victimOct 25, 2021 1:00 am - Using DNA samples and genealogy together for the first time, investigators at Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart's office were able to identify another of serial killer John W...
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Shootings in Elgin leave 1 dead, 5 woundedOct 25, 2021 1:00 am - One person was killed and five others injured in two separate shooting cases in Elgin, according to police. Just before 2 a.m. Sunday, Elgin police responded to reports...
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Elgin task force to study idea of police review board made up of residentsOct 22, 2021 1:00 am - Elgin's Community Task Force on Policing will investigate the possible formation of a citizens police review board that could give the public a binding say on police dis...
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Kane, DuPage sheriffs: Chicago police shortage due to vaccine mandate isn't an emergency for usOct 19, 2021 1:00 am - At least two suburban county sheriffs say they will send their deputies to help the Chicago Police Department only if city officers are in distress or under duress. So t...
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Burlington school bus aide found not guilty of punching 8-year-old special needs studentOct 19, 2021 1:00 am - A bus aide for Burlington-based Central Unit School District 301 was found not guilty Tuesday of hitting an 8-year-old boy when he refused to ride a school bus. Kane Cou...
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Editorial: Kane County's drug treatment initiativeOct 19, 2021 1:00 am - More than two years ago, Kane County Sheriff Ron Hain announced an innovative idea to help people in the community who are struggling with addiction. The plan calls for ...
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Prosecutors: Elgin man yelled 'you will die' after shooting Chicago police officer in faceOct 19, 2021 1:00 am - A Elgin man who was confronted by Chicago police after threatening and holding a woman at gunpoint told an officer "you will die" after he shot him in the face at a busy...
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Kane sheriff's department mourns death of retired bloodhoundOct 18, 2021 1:00 am - Erin, a bloodhound who served the Kane County sheriff's office for a decade, has died. The retired dog was 13 years old. "We mourn the loss of K-9 Erin, who under the gu...