South Elgin Crime
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Batavia man faces prison for breaking teen's hip outside libraryApr 12, 2017 1:00 am - A 38-year-old Batavia man faces prison after his conviction for pushing a 13-year-old boy to the ground outside the Batavia Public Library in July 2016, causing a fractu...
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Burlington murder trial delayed two weeks while email fight continuesApr 11, 2017 1:00 am - The trial of a Burlington Township man accused of beating his father to death has been delayed while he fights to have the charges dismissed because privileged defense t...
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Lake in the Hills man charged after jail fightApr 11, 2017 1:00 am - A Lake in the Hills man accused of masterminding the kidnapping and cigarette torture of his ex-girlfriend in Elgin in early 2016 has been charged in connections with a ...
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State: Emails for Burlington murder case defense never read, sharedApr 10, 2017 1:00 am - A Kane County assistant state's attorney testified Monday that she immediately put emails from the public defender's office into a separate "delete" folder after she rea...
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How Kane prosecutors are using lawsuits to curb gangsApr 06, 2017 1:00 am - The first lawsuit Kane County State's Attorney Joe McMahon filed against the Latin Kings in Elgin in 2010 to stop gang members from associating with each other had 82 de...
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Gail Borden candidate accused of stealing hundreds of campaign signsApr 05, 2017 1:00 am - A Gail Borden library candidate who lost in Tuesday's election was arrested Wednesday after police found at his home hundreds of stolen campaign signs promoting local po...
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Kane County leaders: Child abuse prevention is 'everyone's business'Apr 04, 2017 1:00 am - Everyone, not just mandated reporters such as doctors, nurses and teachers, should be vigilant of signs of child abuse and neglect. "If you see something, say something....
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Middle-school beating suspect allowed outdoors privilegeApr 04, 2017 1:00 am - The boy accused of beating a classmate in February at Kenyon Woods Middle School will no longer have to wear an electronic monitoring anklet, a judge decided Tuesday. Th...
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Elgin woman accused of sneaking Xanax into jail wants charges dismissedApr 03, 2017 1:00 am - An Elgin hairdresser who was expected to enter a plea Monday on charges of bringing illegal contraband into a penal institution instead is seeking to have the felony cha...
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Probation, deportation for key witness in 2014 murder of missing Bartlett manMar 31, 2017 1:00 am - A 29-year-old West Dundee man was sentenced Friday to probation and immediately deported for his role in covering up the 2014 murder of Bartlett man over a drug debt. Jo...