Kane County
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Dawn Patrol: Who's getting paid in state shutdown? July 4 festivities beginJul 02, 2015 5:00 am - State government shutdown: Who's getting paid? The midmonth payroll for many state workers looms as a standoff continues in Springfield. Illinois now doesn't have t...
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Former Sugar Grove bank teller gets jail, probation in $94,000 theftJul 02, 2015 1:00 am - A former Sugar Grove bank teller was sentenced this week to four years probation, 180 days in jail and ordered to pay $94,000 in restitution after pleading guilty to ste...
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St. Charles grocer sued over $50,000 cherry pie biteJul 02, 2015 1:00 am - A St. Charles grocery store is being sued for more than $50,000 by a woman who says she was injured biting into a piece of cherry pie that contained a pit, according to ...
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Woman gets 22 years in Elgin frying pan murderJul 02, 2015 1:00 am - An Elgin woman was sentenced to 22 years in prison Thursday after pleading guilty to beating her 55-year-old boyfriend to death with a frying pan three years ago. Nora L...
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Cougars win sixth in a row with 1-0 victory over BurlingtonJul 01, 2015 9:01 pm - BURLINGTON, Iowa - It took nine innings for the Kane County Cougars (6-1, 42-33) to find the scoreboard, but it was just enough as they collected their sixth consecutive...
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Dawn Patrol: State government shut down, or is it? Saad leaving HawksJul 01, 2015 5:00 am - 1-month budget fix debated as state government shutdown begins Illinois technically has no means to pay its bills beginning this morning, but legislative Democrats ...
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Defense attorney: Kane strip-search 'affront' to 4th AmendmentJul 01, 2015 1:00 am - A Kane County judge will decide later this month whether a strip-search of a Minnesota man after a traffic stop near Elgin was legal and if drugs found during it should ...
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Fire causes $75,000 in damage to Elgin homeJul 01, 2015 1:00 am - A backyard fire left an Elgin home uninhabitable Tuesday night, authorities said. Elgin firefighters responded to South Aldine Street after gray and black smoke was spo...
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Suspect argues search during Elgin traffic stop was not justifiedJun 30, 2015 1:00 am - Was a Kane County sheriff's deputy justified - or did he overstep his authority - when he ordered a strip search of a Minnesota man arrested earlier this year after a tr...
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Griffin: Taxpayers foot six-figure pension for private employeeJun 30, 2015 1:00 am - As Peter Murphy's taxpayer-funded salary nears $400,000, the cost of his eventual public pension grows with it. Last year, in addition to his $360,000 salary — more than...