Elgin Crime
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25 men cited in sex sting in Leyden TownshipJul 23, 2021 1:00 am - Officers from the Cook County sheriff's police Special Victims Unit issued citations Thursday to 25 men and towed 21 vehicles as part of an undercover operation in an ar...
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Elgin man pleads guilty to killing Bartlett bicyclist in crash while fleeing policeJul 22, 2021 1:00 am - A 28-year-old Elgin man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for killing a bicyclist in a hit-and-run crash. Lance Neal, of the 0-100 block of Clifford Court, last w...
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Naperville police topped suburbs in DUI arrests last year, survey saysJul 22, 2021 1:00 am - Naperville police arrested more people for driving under the influence in 2020 than any other suburb, an advocacy group reported Thursday. The Elgin, Carol Stream, Wauke...
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Sleepy Hollow man pleads guilty to sexual assault, attempted murder in attack on teensJul 19, 2021 1:00 am - A Sleepy Hollow man who sexually assaulted and stabbed a 19-year-old woman, and stabbed her 17-year-old brother when he tried to intervene, has pleaded guilty to two cou...
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More Cook County courtrooms reopen promising speedier resolutionsJul 17, 2021 1:00 am - Dozens more Cook County courtrooms will be available for bench and jury trials beginning Friday, per a new order from Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans, helping accelerate th...
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Help instead of handcuffs: Kane County launching pre-arrest diversion programJul 16, 2021 5:30 am - By Charles Keeshan and Susan Sarkauskas copsandcrime@dailyherald.com Anyone who's seen an episode of "Cops" knows how it goes: Police respond to the scene of a crime, fi...
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Husband charged with murder in strangulation of Elgin womanJul 15, 2021 1:00 am - A 36-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of a woman found in her home Monday night by Elgin police. Victor Hugo Ayllon is accused of str...
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FBI investigating tax assessment bribes in Cook CountyJul 13, 2021 1:00 am - The FBI has been investigating a Cook County Board of Review employee who is alleged to have used his position to lower property assessments in exchange for thousands of...
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Elgin police investigating woman's death in apparent domestic caseJul 13, 2021 1:00 am - Elgin police are investigating the death of a woman who they say appears to be the victim of "an isolated domestic related incident." Police were called at approximatel...
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Case against man accused of trying to kidnap girl in Carol Stream droppedJul 09, 2021 5:30 am - It was a pretty stunning case last summer. A man ran up to a 13-year-old girl, grabbed her around the waist and tried to carry her away on Aug. 7, 2020, near a Carol Str...