South Elgin Crime
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St. Charles officer recovering from injuries in police chaseJan 15, 2017 12:00 am - A St. Charles police officer will recover from injuries sustained when a Rochelle woman hit a St. Charles police squad car while speeding down Route 38 in Kane County ea...
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Kane County felony cases up 6.8% in 2016Jan 13, 2017 12:00 am - Kane County felony cases filed in 2016 increased 6.8 percent from 2015, the first uptick since a high mark was reached in 2007. Overall, felony cases in 2016 were still ...
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Elgin man accused of sex assaults, abuse in 1990s, 2011Jan 12, 2017 12:00 am - A 76-year-old Elgin man has been charged with repeatedly raping and sexually abusing a girl he knew beginning in the early 1990s and another victim in 2012. William R. A...
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Damages paid in St. Charles park, Wasco vandalismJan 11, 2017 12:00 am - Four people accused of vandalizing St. Charles Park District offices and a school near Wasco in late 2015 have repaid more than $25,000 in damages and applied for Kane C...
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Additional sex assault charges against Elgin man, 75Jan 10, 2017 12:00 am - An Elgin man charged last summer with sexually assaulting and abusing two girls more than a decade ago has been charged with assaulting a third girl. Robert R. Jahnke, 7...
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Showdown looms in Burlington Township murder caseJan 06, 2017 12:00 am - A special prosecutor has been appointed to defend the Kane County state's attorney's office against allegations prosecutors improperly accessed confidential emails sent ...
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2 arrested in South Elgin on heroin, drug chargesJan 06, 2017 12:00 am - Two men were arrested Wednesday in South Elgin on charges they possessed heroin and other drugs, and one man is accused of planning to sell the heroin, according to Kane...
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New Year's celebration leads to weapons, drug charges against Elgin manJan 05, 2017 12:00 am - Firing off a celebratory mortar to ring in 2017 could land a 29-year-old Elgin man in prison. Jose A. Cantu, of the 200 block of Michigan Street, was charged Sunday with...
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Elgin father, son accused of planning to sell cocaineJan 05, 2017 12:00 am - An Elgin father and son are accused of possessing a half pound of cocaine and other drugs they planned to sell, according to prosecutors and court records. Travis Charle...
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Elgin man charged with 6th DUI after hitting parked carJan 04, 2017 12:00 am - A 55-year-old Elgin man had a blood-alcohol concentration nearly three times the legal limit when he hit a parked car on the city's east side, resulting in his sixth DUI...