South Elgin Crime
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Ex-Carpentersville substitute teacher faces more sex abuse chargesMay 15, 2018 1:00 am - Four more accusers have come forward to allege sexual abuse by a former Carpentersville elementary school substitute teacher, bringing the total to eight, according to K...
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A year later, questions about deadly Delnor standoff remain unansweredMay 11, 2018 5:30 am - It's been a year since a Kane County jail inmate got hold of an officer's gun at Delnor Hospital in Geneva, took two nurses hostage and beat and sexually assaulted one b...
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Man guilty in 2016 Elgin fatal shooting, car chaseMay 10, 2018 1:00 am - After deliberating less than two hours, a Kane County jury convicted an Elgin man of gunning down a 59-year-old man in 2016, kidnapping his girlfriend and their infant d...
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Prosecutors rest case in 2016 Elgin murder, kidnapping trialMay 09, 2018 1:00 am - Kane County prosecutors Wednesday rested their case against an Elgin man accused in 2016 of forcing his way into a home on the city's near west side to see his girlfrien...
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McMahon supports law reducing rape victims' wait for an examMay 09, 2018 1:00 am - Kane County State's Attorney Joe McMahon supports a bill pending in Springfield that would require hospitals by 2021 to have a nurse certified to conduct a forensic sexu...
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Former Carpentersville man sentenced to life in prison for assaulting girlMay 09, 2018 1:00 am - A former Carpentersville resident was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday for the sexual assault of a minor. James E. Melvin, 40, was convicted in December of predator...
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Judge affirms decision to fire Aurora cop caught spying on ex-wifeMay 04, 2018 1:00 am - An Aurora police officer will not be reinstated after he was fired for spying on his ex-wife through three cameras hidden in her Sugar Grove home, a judge has ruled. The...
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Authorities: Aurora police dog bites suspect who ran into house, hid under bedMay 03, 2018 1:00 am - A 27-year-old West Chicago man was bitten by a police dog and arrested after authorities say he ran into a random home on Aurora's near southeast side and hid under a be...
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Judge cuts 6 months off prison term for North Aurora elder theftMay 03, 2018 1:00 am - Citing an error at sentencing, a Kane County judge cut six months off a five-year prison term for a Joliet woman who stole nearly $34,000 from an elderly woman at a Nort...
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Kane County probation officer strike enters 3rd dayMay 02, 2018 1:00 am - No new negotiations are planned as Kane County probation officers and youth counselors continue their strike that began Monday. Lisa Aust, Kane County Court Services e...