Kane County
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Woman sues Elgin pizzeria after slipping, falling on peanut shellsFeb 06, 2018 12:00 am - Businesses are sometimes sued by customers who slip and fall on a wet floor or, because of snow or ice, on a slippery walkway. A recent lawsuit in Kane County cites a di...
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Geneva woman faces aggravated DUI charge in crash that killed Geneva High gradFeb 05, 2018 12:00 am - A 19-year-old from Geneva has been charged with being high on marijuana and pills when she caused a September 2017 crash downstate that killed Eweart "Daine" Rice-Picass...
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California man charged with flying $1.9 million of marijuana to Kane CountyFeb 05, 2018 12:00 am - A California man was being held on $5 million bail on charges he used a plane to fly an estimated $1.9 million worth of marijuana into Kane County late last week. Matthe...
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League to host candidate forums for March primaryFeb 04, 2018 10:00 pm - The League of Women Voters of the Elgin Area will host four candidate forums for the March 20 primary. • On Tuesday, Feb. 27, the Dundee/Rutland Townships Candidate Foru...
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Early voting period opens Feb. 8 for primary electionFeb 04, 2018 10:00 pm - Kane County Clerk John A. Cunningham reminds Kane County voters that the Early Voting period for the March 20 General Primary Election begins Thursday, Feb. 8, and conti...
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Two arrested in Elgin after accepting 7.5-pound pot package in mailFeb 03, 2018 12:00 am - Two men were arrested in Elgin this week after postal authorities flagged a suspicious package containing 7.5 pounds of marijuana and waited for it to be delivered. Carz...
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What's 'ATM jackpotting'? And why are banks in the suburbs on the lookout for it?Feb 02, 2018 4:30 am - An ATM spewing out a seemingly endless stream of $20 bills might seem like a dream come true, but for banks “ATM jackpotting” is a new nightmare brought to American shor...
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Carpentersville woman guilty but mentally ill in sister's fatal stabbingFeb 01, 2018 10:00 pm - A 56-year-old woman pleaded guilty but mentally ill Friday in stabbing her sister to death in Carpentersville in 2014 and faces up to 60 years in prison when sentenced i...
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9 years prison for Aurora man's 6th DUIFeb 01, 2018 12:00 am - A 45-year-old man was sentenced to nine years in prison Thursday for his sixth DUI conviction, in which police found open beer in his pickup truck in Aurora. Roberto Pat...
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Man wants trial moved because girlfriend used to work for Kane CountyFeb 01, 2018 12:00 am - Citing pretrial publicity and alleged harassment from jail guards, an Aurora man accused of attempted murder in 2015 and sparking a manhunt after a car chase last year w...