South Elgin Crime
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Getaway driver in 2017 Elgin slaying gets 18 months prisonApr 03, 2018 1:00 am - A woman accused of serving as the getaway driver for three men charged in an August 2017 stabbing death in Elgin has been sentenced for a reduced charge to 18 months in ...
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Ex-youth minister gets 7 years in prison for sexually abusing teenApr 02, 2018 1:00 am - A former West Dundee church youth group director was sentenced to seven years in prison Monday after admitting to sexually abusing a teen girl in spring and summer 2013....
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Why a convicted killer claimed he got off easy with 47-year sentenceMar 30, 2018 5:00 am - Why would a convicted murderer file an appeal arguing that his 47-year prison term is too light? In the case of Adam D. Belmont - locked up for the 2012 slaying of forme...
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13 years for DUI crash that killed girl, 9, hurt two in downtown AuroraMar 29, 2018 1:00 am - An Aurora man was sentenced Thursday to 13 years in prison for driving drunk and high and speeding 50 miles over the limit when he crashed into a minivan in the city's d...
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Pilot charged with flying $1.9 million of marijuana into Illinois wants case movedMar 29, 2018 1:00 am - A California man accused of flying $1.9 million worth of marijuana into Illinois in his own plane in February told police he lost his dispensary license in California an...
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12 years' prison for Aurora man in attempted murder, car chase, DUIMar 28, 2018 1:00 am - An Aurora man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison - eight for an attempted murder in late 2015 and two years each for a car chase and a felony driving under the inf...
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Fox Valley police reportsMar 28, 2018 1:00 am - This article is no longer available on dailyherald.com.
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Estate of legendary Aurora attorney sues firm for contract breachMar 27, 2018 1:00 am - The estate of a well-known Aurora attorney has sued a law firm for breach of contract, arguing lawyers kept $150,000 from a personal injury settlement that should have w...
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Aurora police say man killed in shootout was out on bailMar 23, 2018 1:00 am - An earlier version attributed a statement to Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin. It was Police Chief Kristen Ziman who said it. And the officer who was shot is Colin Griffin...
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Downtown Aurora businesses 'focus on positive' after fatal shootingMar 23, 2018 1:00 am - The fatal police-involved shootout Thursday in Aurora was three blocks from the Paramount Theatre and two blocks from city hall, but business leaders say it shouldn't ca...