Kane County
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Retired W. Aurora teacher charged with child porn productionJan 08, 2016 12:00 am - A retired West Aurora High School math teacher is accused of producing child pornography and soliciting a minor for sex, prosecutors said Friday. Robert J. James, 61, of...
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Aurora man charged with sexting a 15-year-old girlJan 08, 2016 12:00 am - An Aurora man is being held in Kane County jail accused of sexting with a 15-year-old girl. Hugo Cruz, 51, of the 800 block of Front Street, has been charged with groomi...
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Kane board member says county can't afford 3rd year of raisesJan 07, 2016 4:15 am - At least one Kane County Board member will vote against a third straight year of salary bumps for the county's highest-paid employees because he hasn't seen enough evide...
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Volunteer group awaits contract for Kane County trackJan 07, 2016 12:00 am - The volunteer group offering to run a proposed cross-country course for the Kane County Forest Preserve District has yet to see a contract, but that may come soon now th...
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Elgin man who made bomb threat hangs himself at jail, authorities sayJan 06, 2016 12:00 am - An Elgin man accused of making a bomb threat as he was being evicted from a house Tuesday apparently hanged himself in the Kane County jail later that day, county offici...
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St. Charles brothers accused of possessing, growing potJan 05, 2016 12:00 am - Two St. Charles brothers have been charged with possession of marijuana and growing up to 50 plants in their home. Derek J. Sutcliffe, 30, and Joseph W. Sutcliffe, 27, b...
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Project complete, but St. Charles homeowner McIlvaine still fighting cityJan 04, 2016 12:00 am - After five years of litigation, St. Charles homeowner Clifford McIlvaine has completed an addition at his home on the 600 block of Prairie Street and built a storage fac...
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Cougars, Wolves the rare successes in a long line of suburban sportsJan 03, 2016 6:30 am - For more than two decades, the Kane County Cougars and Chicago Wolves have written the playbook on how professional sports can prosper outside Chicago's city limits. The...
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Suit blames downstate hotel for Gilberts man's deathJan 03, 2016 12:00 am - The family of a Gilberts man is suing a central Illinois hotel, claiming he died in 2013 after contracting Legionnaires' disease from a therapy pool he used there about ...
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Davis: I knew Cougars before they were The CougarsJan 02, 2016 12:00 pm - I was there for Opening Day. Opening day of 1991, that is. It was a raw, blustery April day, and several of us Daily Herald types decided a field trip to see the new min...