Kane County
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Burning cigarettes used to torture kidnapped Elgin teen, records showMar 02, 2016 12:00 am - A 19-year-old who was kidnapped over the weekend in Elgin was beaten and repeatedly burned with cigarettes, according to Kane County court records. Elgin police have arr...
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Why Kane credit card reforms may be illegalMar 02, 2016 12:00 am - Nearly all of the limitations Kane County sought to impose on employees' credit card use are illegal, according to State's Attorney Joe McMahon. Coroner Rob Russell's u...
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Carpentersville teen accused of kidnapping, torturing another teenMar 01, 2016 12:00 am - Elgin police have arrested a 19-year-old woman from Carpentersville and are looking for four more suspects involved in a kidnapping and torture of another teen over the ...
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Guilty plea in 2014 Aurora drug slayingFeb 29, 2016 12:00 am - A 22-year-old Joliet man has pleaded guilty to a 2014 drug-related murder in Aurora and is expected to testify against his younger brother at a March trial. Jaquan D. Gr...
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Elgin man accused of fifth DUIFeb 29, 2016 12:00 am - A 48-year-old man had a blood alcohol concentration more than three times the legal threshold when he was arrested Sunday in Elgin on charges of his fifth DUI, according...
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A summary of Daily Herald endorsementsFeb 29, 2016 12:00 am - Early voting for the March 15 primary begins today at locations around the suburbs. Here is a summary of our endorsements. The full text of individual endorsement edito...
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Two from Elgin seek Democratic nomination for Kane County Board seatFeb 29, 2016 12:00 am - A former Elgin city planner and a Gail Borden Library trustee are seeking the Democratic nomination for the Kane County Board District 20 seat. "I had considered it on a...
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Algonquin hosts symbolic start to Longmeadow Parkway constructionFeb 29, 2016 12:00 am - The bulldozers that will make the Longmeadow Parkway in Kane County a reality are still silent. But local officials filled that void Monday by gathering on a shallow pat...
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Candidate forum set for Saturday at Gail Borden LibraryFeb 28, 2016 10:00 pm - The League of Women Voters of the Elgin Area will present a candidate forum for the 2016 primary election from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 5, at Gail Borden Public Libra...
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Get your order in for annual conservation plant saleFeb 28, 2016 10:00 pm - The Kane-DuPage Soil and Water Conservation District is taking orders for its annual Conservation Plant Sale. The sale includes various evergreen and deciduous bare-roo...