Hampshire Crime
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Hampshire man accused of sexually assaulting child in Pingree GroveJul 02, 2026 5:22 pm - A Hampshire man is facing multiple criminal charges after authorities say a child was abducted and sexually assaulted last week in Pingree Grove.
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Lake in the Hills man gets 96 years for fatal 2020 road rage shooting in ElginJul 02, 2026 2:37 pm - A Lake in the Hills man convicted in a deadly 2020 road rage shooting in Elgin has been sentenced to 96 years in prison, authorities said.
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Aurora man faces multiple drug, gun possession chargesJun 11, 2026 12:09 pm - An Aurora man is facing multiple felonies after authorities searched his home this week and found guns, drugs and drug distribution-related paraphernalia.
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Geneva man sentenced to life in prison for killing girlfriend and her son in 2024Jun 10, 2026 1:48 pm - A Geneva man has agreed to a life sentence in exchange for pleading guilty to two counts of first-degree murder in the 2024 stabbing deaths of his girlfriend and her son, authorities announced Wednesday.
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Supreme Court chooses Kane County judge to head up electronic monitoring fixJun 04, 2026 6:06 pm - In the wake of several high-profile electronic monitoring failures — the most recent leading to the killing of a Chicago police officer — the Illinois Supreme Court is launching a new task force to fix the system. And it’ll be a suburban judge leading the way.
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Ex-Batavia alderman sentenced on drug chargeMay 30, 2026 2:38 pm - A former Batavia alderman has been sentenced to probation for methamphetamine possession.
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Authorities: Teen set fire to Kane County Cougars bus in CanadaMay 22, 2026 11:03 am - The Kane County Cougars’ team bus was destroyed in a fire that police in Canada allege was intentionally set by a teenage girl.
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Undocumented immigrant sentenced to a year in prison for assaulting federal agents in Kane CountyMay 13, 2026 2:01 pm - An undocumented immigrant was sentenced to a year in federal prison after pleading guilty to assaulting law enforcement agents trying to arrest him last summer in Kane County.
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Coroner identifies woman found dead in her Campton Hills drivewayMay 11, 2026 5:11 pm - The Kane County coroner says a woman found dead in her Campton Hills driveway late Friday night died of cranial cerebral injuries consistent with a car versus pedestrian crash.
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Officers were justified in shooting Aurora man, Kane state’s attorney rulesMay 08, 2026 3:59 pm - Aurora police officers who shot a man to death last year were justified in their use of deadly force, Kane County State’s Attorney Jamie Mosser announced Friday.