Elgin Crime
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Circuit court clerk's office upgrading website security after breachAug 26, 2021 1:00 am - The Cook County circuit court clerk's office website is undergoing security updates after a breach Aug. 13 that directed users to an NFL-related website, the office said...
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Kane County to consider new taxes to fund justice reformAug 25, 2021 1:00 am - Kane County residents may be forced to help pay for criminal justice reform with new taxes at the gas pump and on the sale of some retail items under proposals made by t...
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Overall crime in Elgin down, but DUI, gunfire up in 2021Aug 20, 2021 1:00 am - A review of Elgin's crime statistics through July shows a noticeable drop in the most serious crimes so far in 2021 but an uptick in driving under the influence and weap...
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Hoffman Estates police recover loaded handgun with extended magazine after traffic stopAug 19, 2021 1:00 am - A 36-year-old parolee who authorities say was driving with a loaded handgun with a 27-round extended magazine was ordered held in lieu of a $30,000 cash bail Wednesday. ...
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Kane County sheriff's office investigating fatal dog shooting involving Wayne president's husbandAug 12, 2021 1:00 am - Kane County sheriff's deputies are investigating allegations that the husband of Wayne Village President Eileen Phipps shot and killed a neighbor's dog without justifica...
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18 charged after 2-year Aurora investigationAug 12, 2021 1:00 am - The Aurora Police Department announced Thursday that 18 people have been charged with gun- and drug-related felonies after a nearly two-year investigation called Operati...
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As Elgin records 38th gunfire incident, chief looks to improve community relationshipsAug 06, 2021 1:00 am - Elgin has recorded its 38th shots fired incident Thursday night, continuing an uptick of gunfire in the city. No one was hurt, and no property was damaged, but police r...
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Patient charged with trying to murder nurse at Elgin Mental Health CenterAug 03, 2021 1:00 am - A man has been charged with attempted first-degree murder for attacking a nurse last month at the Elgin Mental Health Center, authorities said. Travis Turner, 18, is acc...
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Streamwood man charged in Cary kidnapping and battery of womanAug 02, 2021 1:00 am - A Streamwood man was arrested on suspicion of kidnapping, unlawful restraint and domestic battery after Cary police said he took a woman to a hotel in Hoffman Estates an...
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Campton Hills man admits to involuntary manslaughter for beating mother to deathJul 28, 2021 1:00 am - A Campton Hills man pleaded guilty Wednesday to involuntary manslaughter, for beating his mother to death with a baseball bat in 2019 when he drunkenly mistook her for a...