Elgin Crime
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Elgin driver strikes stopped state police cruiser on I-90Oct 16, 2021 1:00 am - An Elgin man driving under the influence early Saturday morning on eastbound Interstate 90 crashed his car into a stopped Illinois State Police cruiser, officials said. ...
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'You really do lose a part of yourself': No peace for family of postal worker shot on expresswayOct 09, 2021 1:00 am - Celebrating graduation with her mom who worked late shifts to pay for college costs made that rite of passage a shining moment for Jayla Shelton. "There's this picture ...
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Expressway shootings in Cook County at 188 this year, compared to 52 in 2019Oct 09, 2021 1:00 am - Within weeks, shootings on Chicago and Cook County expressways are on course to quadruple 2019's total, Illinois State Police records show. In 2019, there were 52 report...
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Body recovered from water in ElginOct 09, 2021 1:00 am - Elgin authorities recovered a body from the water Saturday morning at the intersection of Trout Park Boulevard and Sherwood Avenue. Police and paramedics arrived on the...
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Family of slain Elgin teen wants harsher charges. What would it take for that to happen?Oct 08, 2021 5:30 am - Editor's note: This story was updated to reflect the state's attorney's decision to drop the misdemeanor charge. The family of an Elgin teen stabbed to death last w...
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Weapon charge dropped in Schaumburg fatal stabbing, but investigation continuesOct 08, 2021 1:00 am - While the Cook County state's attorney's office has dropped the Schaumburg Police Department's charge of unlawful use of a weapon against a 17-year-old in the stabbing d...
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Security detail opened fire at carjacker outside Preckwinkle's home, but details remain sketchyOct 07, 2021 1:00 am - A security detail exchanged gunfire with a carjacker outside the Hyde Park home of Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle last week, but neither she nor other offi...
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Oswego man found guilty of sexually abusing childOct 07, 2021 1:00 am - An Oswego man was found guilty of sexually abusing a child, authorities said. Mark A. Hampton, 48, of the 600 block of Mansfield Way, was charged with the Class X felon...
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Teen charged with attempted murder in Elgin shootingOct 04, 2021 1:00 am - A 16-year-old boy has been charged with attempted murder in a Sunday morning shooting in Elgin. The defendant also is charged with aggravated battery-discharge of a fire...
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Family of slain Elgin teen seeks attorney to challenge lack of murder chargesOct 04, 2021 1:00 am - As the grief-stricken family of 18-year-old Manuel Porties Jr. made preparations Monday for his funeral, they also were seeking an attorney to help them challenge the Co...