Elgin Crime
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Editorial: State's Attorney Foxx, our non-prosecuting prosecutorDec 25, 2021 1:00 pm - If you ever sit in on a news conference or interview with Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx, she makes a good presentation - professional, unflappable, polished. And...
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Elgin police report shots firedDec 25, 2021 12:00 am - Shots were fired Saturday morning on the 800 block of Adams Street in Elgin, according to Elgin police. Police said officers responded to a call reporting the shots at 6...
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Judge reimposes 79-year prison sentence, but with parole, for 'depraved' Aurora killerDec 21, 2021 12:00 am - A Kane County judge Tuesday refused to lessen the 79-year sentence of an Aurora man who at 15 raped and murdered a neighbor in 2001. But Judge D.J. Tegeler ruled that Jo...
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Report details 'major failure' in Foxx's office's handling of first Smollett caseDec 20, 2021 12:00 am - Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx and her top deputies repeatedly made procedural and ethical missteps as they mishandled the Jussie Smollett case, and then tried to...
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Authorities denounce school threats after West Aurora hoaxDec 17, 2021 12:00 am - On a day that school districts across the country were on high alert because of a vague threat on TikTok, Aurora-area leaders came together Friday night to reassure the ...
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Bail set for Elgin man accused of wrestling Elmhurst cop for gunDec 16, 2021 12:00 am - Bail was set at $200,000 for an Elgin man who wrestled with a police officer and tried to take his gun, authorities said. Alexander Speweik, 34, of the 3100 block of He...
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Man shoots dog to save woman from attack near St. CharlesDec 16, 2021 12:00 am - A woman sustained serious injuries Tuesday morning when she was attacked by two large dogs near St. Charles, the Kane County sheriff's office reported. She was saved whe...
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Suburban school districts respond to unspecified social media threatDec 16, 2021 12:00 am - Area school districts are responding to a nationwide social media post about an unspecified threat, a TikTok post referencing "school shootings and bomb threats for ever...
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Suspect in robberies outside Rivers Casino arrestedDec 14, 2021 12:00 am - A suburban man wanted by police following a pair of robberies outside Rivers Casino in Des Plaines has been arrested, authorities announced Tuesday. Kenneth Lyke, 24, of...
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Oswego man convicted in 2017 Aurora double murderDec 14, 2021 12:00 am - A Kane County jury on Monday convicted an Oswego man for the March 2017 murders of two men in Aurora. The jury deliberated for about three hours before finding Serafin A...