Elgin Crime
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Elgin-area couple fall prey to ruse burglarsNov 30, 2020 12:00 am - Burglars stole $2,000 cash from an Elgin-area couple in a ruse burglary Nov. 22, authorities say. The male victim reported that at 4 p.m. that day, a man drove up to the...
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Elgin woman accused of posting nude photos of husband's mistressNov 23, 2020 12:00 am - An Elgin woman became "so angry" after finding nude pictures of her husband's mistress on their home computer, she decided to tell "the whole world about it" by publicly...
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Elgin man charged with DUI after crash in Bartlett injures construction workerNov 23, 2020 12:00 am - This story has been updated to correct the location of the crash, which occurred on Route 59. A 22-year-old Elgin man is charged with misdemeanor driving under the ...
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Chief judge orders Cook County cases to be held by videoconferenceNov 23, 2020 12:00 am - Criminal and civil cases pending in Cook County will be held by videoconference except in "extraordinary or compelling circumstances" in response to the statewide surge ...
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'I feel I had to protect myself': Rittenhouse offers no regrets in first public commentsNov 20, 2020 4:00 am - Kyle Rittenhouse, the Antioch teen accused of killing two men and wounding another during violent demonstrations this summer in Kenosha, Wisconsin, told The Washington P...
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Cook County settles sexual misconduct suit for $14 millionNov 19, 2020 12:00 am - The Cook County Board on Thursday approved a $14 million settlement of a lawsuit filed by female jail workers and assistant public defenders who contended a pattern of ...
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Cook County jail seeing more COVID-19 casesNov 15, 2020 12:00 am - The Cook County jail, after getting national attention for its very early outbreak of COVID-19, then bringing the numbers down to infinitesimal levels, is again facing a...
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Two held in Wheaton robbery and carjackingNov 13, 2020 12:00 am - This article is no longer available on dailyherald.com.
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Former Kane County jail officer charged with attempted sexual assaultNov 10, 2020 12:00 am - A former Kane County jail officer has been charged with attempted criminal sexual assault and sexual abuse of a worker at the jail. Russell H. Norris also is facing six ...
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Elgin Twp. man gets probation on cocaine chargeNov 06, 2020 12:00 am - An Elgin Township man caught with LSD, cocaine, psychedelic mushrooms, marijuana and other drugs while trespassing at his parents' house pleaded guilty Friday to possess...