Geneva Crime
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Carol Stream man sent to prison after extorting lewd images from teenAug 26, 2022 1:00 am - A 23-year-old Carol Stream man has been sentenced to four years in prison for extorting lewd images from a teenager in Kane County. According to a news release issued Fr...
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Four charged with stealing $400,000 from video gambling machines in suburbs, elsewhereAug 25, 2022 1:00 am - An earlier version gave an incorrect town for The Winner's Circle. Three people accused of stealing about $400,000 from video gambling machines all across northern ...
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Suburban counties sue pharmacy chains, alleging they contributed to opioid crisisAug 23, 2022 1:00 am - Nineteen Illinois counties, including Cook, DuPage, Kane and McHenry, are suing CVS, Walgreens, Meijer, Walmart, Jewel-Osco and other major pharmacies, claiming they con...
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In setback for McHenry County, federal court upholds ban on ICE detainees in county jailsAug 12, 2022 5:15 am - McHenry County's legal fight to preserve a multimillion-dollar federal contract suffered a significant defeat this week when a U.S. appellate court upheld a state law th...
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Aurora man accused of trying to run down police during high-speed chaseAug 12, 2022 1:00 am - A 22-year-old Aurora man is charged with attempted murder after, authorities said, he tried to run down Kane County sheriff's deputies during a high-speed chase. Pedro V...
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Geneva man convicted for a second time in 2014 murder of wifeAug 12, 2022 1:00 am - A Geneva man has been convicted, again, of murdering his wife. Kane County Judge John Barsanti ruled Friday that Shadwick R. King, 55, strangled Kathleen King in 2014 an...
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Geneva mayor condemns defacing of Pride hydrant as well as one vandalized with swastikaAug 02, 2022 1:00 am - Geneva Mayor Kevin Burns condemned the repeated defacing of a Pride-painted fire hydrant and another hydrant marked with a Nazi swastika over the weekend. "Silence in th...
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'Caused a fire': Investigators say Pheasant Run suspect posted online about what boys didJul 29, 2022 5:00 am - We all know teens don't always make good decisions when it comes to their phones and social media, but the juveniles accused of setting the fire that gutted parts of the...
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Plainfield man accused of defacing Pride flag on Geneva fire hydrantJul 29, 2022 1:00 am - A Plainfield man who painted over a rainbow Pride flag on a Geneva fire hydrant was charged with two counts of criminal defacement of property Friday, authorities said. ...
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Authorities: Pheasant Run fire caused by teens who broke into shuttered resortJul 27, 2022 1:00 am - Four youths are facing charges in connection with the fire in May that destroyed large parts of the shuttered Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles. The boys - a 17-year-ol...