Kane County
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2nd Kane County jail shakedown after heroin bags foundJan 24, 2019 12:00 am - Authorities say they held a second shakedown of prisoner pods at the Kane County jail after 18 small bags of suspected heroin were smuggled in within a 10-day span. Kane...
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Aurora police probe fatal shooting of 18-year-oldJan 24, 2019 12:00 am - Aurora police are seeking the public's help to solve the slaying of an 18-year-old who was shot Wednesday night on the city's near east side and died early Thursday. Dan...
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Elgin Literary Festival brings authors, readers togetherJan 23, 2019 10:00 pm - Four years ago, Karly Kirkpatrick of Elgin created the Elgin Literary Festival as an alternative to Chicago writers' conferences. “I was a local writer and I was finding...
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Probation, jail for former Naperville firefighter in sex abuse caseJan 23, 2019 12:00 am - An Elburn man and former Naperville firefighter was sentenced to four years of intensive sex offender probation after pleading guilty to charges from two cases in 2017. ...
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Aurora police probe shooting that critically injured man, 24Jan 23, 2019 12:00 am - Aurora police are investigating a shooting Tuesday night that critically injured a 24-year-old man who was sitting in his car on the city's near east side. Police respon...
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Lazarus Center director reflects on journeyJan 22, 2019 10:00 pm - The journey to finding one's passion is often an interesting, twisting road. And one never knows which key incident or insight makes that path much clearer - especially ...
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Snowy footprints lead to Elgin burglary suspectJan 21, 2019 12:00 am - A 54-year-old Elgin man has been charged with three burglaries after Kane County sheriff's deputies followed snowy footprints to his hotel, where stolen goods and burgla...
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Jail, probation for Elgin man who drove drunk after fatal 1995 DUIJan 21, 2019 12:00 am - An Elgin man who was convicted of reckless homicide in a 1995 DUI has been sentenced to several weekends in jail and probation after pleading guilty to driving drunk in ...
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Campton Hills to ask voters again about video gamblingJan 21, 2019 12:00 am - Campton Hills trustees once again will ask voters if they want video gambling in the village. Nearly 70 percent of voters rejected a similar proposal in an advisory refe...
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13 years prison for 2nd man in botched Aurora burglaryJan 21, 2019 12:00 am - A 26-year-old Aurora man has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for his role in a botched burglary that launched a five-hour standoff that ended only after police forc...