Elgin Crime
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Ex-Bartlett High teacher found guilty of endangering student in liquid-nitrogen demonstrationMar 10, 2021 12:00 am - A former Bartlett High School teacher was found guilty Wednesday of misdemeanor reckless conduct for pouring liquid nitrogen on a student's chest and groin during a scie...
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Wheaton man charged with being armed habitual criminalMar 08, 2021 12:00 am - Bail was set at $150,000 Monday for a Wheaton man charged, for at least the second time, with being an armed habitual criminal. Keith M. Summers, 26, of the 0-100 block ...
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Police investigating after shots fired in ElginMar 08, 2021 12:00 am - Elgin police are investigating after shots were fired at the intersection of DuPage Street and Warwick Place about 4:23 p.m. Monday, officials said. Officers found evid...
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Police: Man dies after drug deal confrontation in Palatine TownshipMar 06, 2021 12:00 am - A 29-year-old Chicago man died Saturday from gunshot wounds sustained in a drug deal Thursday night in unincorporated Palatine Township, authorities said. Cook County Sh...
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New Elgin police resource officer helping unemployment fraud victimsMar 05, 2021 12:00 am - With fraudulent unemployment claims running rampant in Illinois, the Elgin Police Department's newest community outreach specialist is reaching out to area seniors who t...
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Aurora man sentenced to 10 years in sex assault of childMar 05, 2021 12:00 am - A Kane County judge has sentenced an Aurora man to 10 years in prison for predatory criminal sexual assault of a girl. Judge David Kliment said at the sentencing hearing...
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Elgin man gets 5½ years for DUI crash that killed passengerMar 04, 2021 12:00 am - An Elgin man was sentenced to 5½ years in prison Thursday for aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol, involving a May 13, 2017, crash that killed his passenge...
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Two Elgin men in custody after chase in HuntleyMar 01, 2021 12:00 am - Two Elgin men were arrested after a chase Saturday afternoon in Huntley. Luis Arreola, 35, of the 0-100 block of South Crystal Street, and Damian Franco, 31, of the 600...
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Murderer of Elgin toddler moves to Crystal Lake areaFeb 27, 2021 12:00 am - The man who on Thursday moved to unincorporated Crystal Lake after completing his prison term for the 1997 murder of an Elgin toddler said he was wrongfully accus...
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Ex-Bear lineman acquitted of charges he ran fight ring at youth prison in St. CharlesFeb 26, 2021 4:00 am - A former Chicago Bears offensive lineman who became a guard of a different sort after his pro football career ended was acquitted this week of charges he ran a fight rin...