Elgin Crime
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Feds charge Aurora man who bit Kane deputy during ICE arrestJul 31, 2025 4:25 pm - An Aurora man is facing federal charges of assaulting a law enforcement officer after authorities said he kicked, head-butted and bit local and federal officers trying to arrest him.
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Oswego man charged in Kane County with disseminating child sex abuse imagesJul 31, 2025 7:52 am - An Oswego man was charged in Kane County with disseminating and possessing child sexual abuse images, according to a joint news release from Kane County State’s Attorney Jamie Mosser and Sheriff Ron Hain.
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Man charged in 2023 Elgin death could be released pretrialJul 30, 2025 12:52 pm - A man accused of shooting a man to death in Elgin could be released pretrial.
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Elgin cold case detectives launch season 2 of hit podcast, seeking to solve 1970s murders and disappearance of Barbara GlueckertJul 27, 2025 12:12 pm - How do you top solving a 42-year mystery surrounding the disappearance of a young woman? Perhaps by identifying the killer responsible for an unsolved murder dating back to the 1970s.
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Kane County man charged with possessing explosives appears in court, remains jailedJul 25, 2025 4:18 pm - An Elgin-area man, charged with illegally possessing “hundreds of suspected explosives” inside a Kane County home made a brief court appearance Friday.
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Police: Man shot in face in unincorporated area near Arlington HeightsJul 25, 2025 10:57 am - A man was shot in the face early Friday in an unincorporated area north of Arlington Heights, authorities said.
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Man charged with multiple felonies after suspicious chemical delivery near ElginJul 21, 2025 3:49 pm - A man is facing 36 felony counts after explosives and bomb-making components were found last week at a home where he used to live near Elgin.
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South Elgin man was insane at time he stabbed mom to death, attorney arguesJul 21, 2025 1:10 pm - A South Elgin man accused of stabbing his mother to death was insane at the time, his attorney argued at the beginning of his murder trial.
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Pretrial release granted for suspect in Elgin party shootingJul 17, 2025 3:59 pm - A man accused of shooting three people at a family party near Elgin — including his father — has been granted pretrial release.
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Elgin man charged with possessing child sex abuse materialsJul 14, 2025 3:33 pm - An Elgin man has been charged with possessing child pornography and violating the Sex Offender Registration Act.