South Elgin Crime
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Foul play suspected after body found in home in Aurora TownshipOct 31, 2020 1:00 am - Foul play is suspected, officials said after the body of a 51-year-old man was found Saturday morning inside a home under renovation east of Aurora. Kane County Sheriff'...
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Aurora man sentenced to prisonOct 23, 2020 1:00 am - A 37-year-old Aurora man pleaded guilty Friday to sexually assaulting a child and was sentenced to 12 years in prison, Kane County authorities said in a news release. Ro...
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Carpentersville man pleads guilty to child porn possessionOct 23, 2020 1:00 am - A Carpentersville man who was arrested for possession of child pornography while he was on probation for the same charge on a separate case was sentenced Friday to 11 ye...
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Kane drug court getting $500K federal grantOct 21, 2020 1:00 am - Kane County's Drug Rehabilitation Court is getting a $500,000 three-year grant from the U.S. Department of Justice. It will be used to provide residential treatment for ...
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Alleged cocaine dealer unknowingly arranged sale with undercover officer, witnesses testifyOct 21, 2020 1:00 am - Days before police arrested two Carpentersville men in connection with a large-scale cocaine operation, the pair met with an undercover officer who was posing as an inte...
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Elgin police defend use of school resource officers in U-46Oct 15, 2020 5:30 am - Elgin police officers spent Wednesday night explaining and defending the presence of resource officers in local U-46 schools. The city council is debating the future of ...
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Kane County sheriff, jail inmates talk reform and recidivism on new podcastOct 09, 2020 5:30 am - Kane County Sheriff Ron Hain has added another tool to his reform efforts at the Kane County jail: a podcast on which he interviews detainees. "A Sheriff and His Inmates...
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Van Dyke's appeal dismissed at his own requestOct 09, 2020 1:00 am - Former Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke's appeal of his 2018 conviction for killing 17-year-old Laquan McDonald in 2014 was dismissed Friday following Van Dyke's ow...
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Domestic-violence cases up during pandemic, Kane prosecutor saysOct 06, 2020 1:00 am - More cases of domestic violence were filed during the first five months of the COVID-19 pandemic than during the same period last year, Kane County State's Attorney Joe ...
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St. Charles man sentenced to prison for hitting officerSep 21, 2020 1:00 am - A 63-year-old St. Charles man has been sentenced to prison for hitting a police officer in the face while being served with an arrest warrant, Kane County authorities sa...