Elgin Crime
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As crashes, injuries mount, task force takes aim at Move Over violatorsFeb 19, 2021 4:30 am - You couldn't blame Illinois State Police for feeling like it's déjà vu all over again, in the worst possible way. Two years after a rash of roadside crashes left two sta...
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Study of suburban opioid deaths points to heroin as the chief killerFeb 19, 2021 12:00 am - A report on opioid-related overdose deaths in suburban Cook County released Friday found that heroin is the chief killer, and the highest death rates were in several Wes...
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ACLU sues DuPage sheriff to ensure future inmate doesn't go through withdrawal symptomsFeb 12, 2021 4:30 am - Withholding methadone from a person addicted to opiates would constitute cruel and unusual punishment. So says the American Civil Liberties Union in a federal lawsuit it...
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23-year sentence sought for Glendale Heights man in drunken crash that killed 2 in ElginFeb 10, 2021 12:00 am - A Kane County prosecutor has asked that a Glendale Heights man be sentenced to 23 years in prison for a drunken, high-speed crash that killed two people in Elgin in 2019...
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Man faces felony gun and drug charges after arrest in Kane CountyFeb 04, 2021 12:00 am - A Lynwood man is facing felony drug and gun charges after more than half a pound of suspected cocaine and a stolen handgun were found inside in a vehicle during a Tuesda...
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Kane County traffic stop leads to drug arrestsFeb 04, 2021 12:00 am - A Chicago man was charged with possession with intent to deliver of 11.5 pounds of cannabis after a traffic stop at 2:41 p.m. Jan. 22 on I-90, according to a Kane County...
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Yorkville woman sentenced to prison following 4th DUI convictionFeb 02, 2021 12:00 am - A Yorkville woman has been sentenced to 5 years in prison after pleading guilty to her fourth DUI offense in which she was nearly three times over the legal alcohol limi...
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Rolling Meadows courthouse assistant chief remembered for 'big personality'Feb 02, 2021 12:00 am - Remembered for his generosity, gregarious personality and a law enforcement career that spanned 57 years, former Cook County Sheriff's deputy Ralph DeBartolo will be lai...
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Elgin man sentenced to 29 years in prison for murderFeb 01, 2021 12:00 am - An Elgin man, who was one of three men involved in a 2017 murder, was sentenced to 29 years in prison Monday. Michael Giacomino, 34, pleaded guilty Monday to first-degre...
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How many fewer criminal charges were filed last year due to pandemicJan 29, 2021 4:22 am - You can count suburban criminal court filings among the many items the COVID-19 pandemic put a damper on in 2020. Whether it was a lack of opportunity when stores, resta...