Elgin Crime
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Man gets 6 years in prison for 2018 Elgin home invasionMay 24, 2021 1:00 am - A man who prosecutors say entered the Elgin home of a former girlfriend where he struck her and her current boyfriend, threatened them and smashed a TV was sentenced to ...
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U.S. attorney who started Operation Greylord dies at 91May 21, 2021 1:00 am - When U.S. Attorney Thomas P. Sullivan took the first steps to begin what would become the legendary Cook County corruption probe known as Operation Greylord, he knew its...
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Sheriff's office says driver had stolen handgun in carMay 20, 2021 1:00 am - A Michigan man was arrested Wednesday for possession of a stolen firearm on I-90 west of Elgin after being stopped for multiple traffic violations, the Kane County sheri...
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Constable: Nicarico case at center of lawyer's diverse careerMay 15, 2021 1:00 am - During more than four decades as an attorney, Gary V. Johnson of St. Charles has compiled a rare legal trifecta. As Kane County state's attorney, he sent people to priso...
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More than a game: How Cook County is using chess to prepare inmates for life on the outsideMay 14, 2021 5:30 am - For at least a little while this week, the seven men wearing khaki scrubs with "DOC" emblazoned in big black letters across the back weren't just inmates in the Cook Cou...
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Person who fled traffic stop in Hoffman Estates still at largeMay 13, 2021 1:00 am - Someone fled from a traffic stop today on Interstate 90 near Higgins Road in Hoffman Estates, Illinois State Police said. An Illinois State Police District 15 officer he...
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Authorities: Man fired automatic rifle-style pistol in neighborhoodMay 05, 2021 1:00 am - An Elgin man has been charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, accused of firing an automatic rifle-style pistol in a residential neighborhood. Bail was set Tue...
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Pharmacy tech charged with aggravated battery at Hoffman Estates imaging centerMay 04, 2021 1:00 am - A 41-year-old Deerfield man who police say injected a contrast solution into a patient at a Hoffman Estates imaging center without having the training or license to do s...
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What prospective jurors need to know as jury trials resume in Cook CountyMay 03, 2021 5:30 am - The reprieve from jury duty at the Rolling Meadows Third Municipal District Courthouse is about to end. Monday marks the resumption of criminal jury trials in Rolling M...
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Elgin police want community help with recent shootingsApr 23, 2021 1:00 am - Elgin Police Chief Ana Lalley called on residents to help officers investigate three reports of shots fired, saying such cases are difficult to solve without help from t...