Elgin Crime
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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...
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Juvenile seriously injured in Elgin shooting Sunday morningOct 03, 2021 1:00 am - Elgin police are investigating a shooting near the city's downtown early Sunday morning that left a juvenile hospitalized with serious injuries. According to police, off...
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South Elgin man charged with attempted murder in stabbingOct 01, 2021 1:00 am - A 33-year-old South Elgin man is facing an attempted murder charge after authorities say he assaulted someone he knew with a knife. Jordan S. Christensen, of the 1700 bl...
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Family of Elgin 18-year-old stabbed to death in Schaumburg decries lack of murder chargeOct 01, 2021 1:00 am - The family of an unarmed Elgin teen fatally stabbed during a fight Tuesday in Schaumburg has been further heartbroken over the Cook County state's attorney's office's de...
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St. Charles man dies from injuries in Sept. 13 hit-and-runOct 01, 2021 1:00 am - Daily Herald report A 72-year-old St. Charles man who was the victim of a Sept. 13 hit-and-run crash near St. Charles has died from his injuries. The victim had been tra...
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Teens charged with armed carjacking in Hoffman EstatesSep 30, 2021 1:00 am - A pair of 16-year-old boys from Chicago have been arrested in connection with an armed carjacking last Friday in Hoffman Estates, police said Thursday. Both juveniles ar...
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Car theft ring used stolen, fake identities to buy luxury cars in Cook, DuPage countiesSep 28, 2021 1:00 am - Six people have been charged with operating a car theft ring that used stolen or false identities to buy automobiles from dealerships, including several in DuPage and Co...