South Elgin Crime
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Constable: Nicarico case at center of lawyer's diverse careerMay 15, 2021 1:00 am - During more than four decades as an attorney, Gary V. Johnson of St. Charles has compiled a rare legal trifecta. As Kane County state's attorney, he sent people to priso...
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Kane County takes aim at child exploitation with hire of veteran prosecutorApr 16, 2021 5:11 am - Prosecuting child exploitation cases is a horrible thing in which to be an expert. But it's one reason veteran prosecutor Robert Dore is coming out of retirement to beco...
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Why Kane County sheriff, state's attorney teamed up to set a drug suspect freeApr 02, 2021 5:20 am - When a county's top two law enforcement officials team up in a courtroom, it's usually to put someone behind bars. So it was an unusual twist last week when Kane County ...
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Kane County sees huge spike in child abuse, neglect casesMar 31, 2021 5:10 am - Child abuse and neglect cases in Kane County are on pace to triple numbers from as recent as 2018 - so high that leading members of the county's court system asked the c...
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South Elgin seeks driver of vehicle that hit toddlerMar 12, 2021 12:00 am - South Elgin police are looking for the driver who struck a 2-year-old child Thursday night near La Fox Street (Route 31) and Sundown Road. The child was treated at Amita...
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Ex-Bartlett High teacher found guilty of endangering student in liquid-nitrogen demonstrationMar 10, 2021 12:00 am - A former Bartlett High School teacher was found guilty Wednesday of misdemeanor reckless conduct for pouring liquid nitrogen on a student's chest and groin during a scie...
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Aurora man sentenced to 10 years in sex assault of childMar 05, 2021 12:00 am - A Kane County judge has sentenced an Aurora man to 10 years in prison for predatory criminal sexual assault of a girl. Judge David Kliment said at the sentencing hearing...
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Ex-Bear lineman acquitted of charges he ran fight ring at youth prison in St. CharlesFeb 26, 2021 4:00 am - A former Chicago Bears offensive lineman who became a guard of a different sort after his pro football career ended was acquitted this week of charges he ran a fight rin...
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Carpentersville man gets 9 years in prison for child sex assaultFeb 26, 2021 12:00 am - A 37-year-old Carpentersville man will spend 9 years in prison after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting a child, the Kane County state's attorney's office said in a ...
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Law professor and author to speak on the 'Infamous Chicago Seven Trial' and William Kunstler March 11Feb 25, 2021 10:00 pm - Elgin High School graduate David Langum will discuss “the most hated lawyer in America” who defended The Chicago Seven. Langum will spotlight the controversial defense ...