Kane County Crime
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Man accused of stealing check worth nearly $56,000 from village of AlgonquinFeb 25, 2024 10:05 am - A 24-year-old Maywood man is charged with stealing a check for nearly $56,000 from the village of Algonquin that was intended for a yard service company, according to McHenry County court documents.
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Woman pleads guilty to bringing gun to DuPage County courthouseFeb 24, 2024 12:47 pm - A woman who brought a gun in to the DuPage County Judicial Center in Wheaton has pleaded guilty to illegally carrying a concealed gun. Suheir Barham, 47, was sentenced Tu...
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Former teacher sentenced to sex offender probation for abusing students at Elgin preschoolFeb 23, 2024 3:26 pm - A former teacher at an Elgin preschool was sentenced Thursday to four years of sex offender probation for sexually abusing two students at the school. Frank Walaitis, 58,...
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Batavia police seek info on suspicious incidentFeb 23, 2024 12:50 pm - Batavia police are asking the public for information about a suspicious incident that occurred around 8:32 p.m. Thursday on the 900 block of Gosselin Circle. A suspicious...
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Man charged with reckless driving for crash that critically injured Kane County deputyFeb 22, 2024 1:00 pm - The driver who crashed into a Kane County deputy’s squad SUV, severely injuring him, has been charged with aggravated reckless driving and driving a commercial vehicle wi...
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Elgin man convicted of sexual assault chargesFeb 19, 2024 12:30 pm - An Elgin man who was convicted of three counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault is facing a minimum sentence of 18 years in prison, according to a news release from ...
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Two charged with attempted armed robbery in Hoffman Estates, one of them for earlier crimeFeb 19, 2024 12:27 pm - Two Hoffman Estates men have been charged with an attempted armed robbery Friday in the village, while one of them also was charged with an armed robbery that had occurre...
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Man charged with child pornography possession, disseminationFeb 18, 2024 12:05 am - A man accused of possessing more than 800,000 child pornography and sexual abuse images and videos on computers at his Batavia workplace has been released pretrial. James...
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Office morale, performance key issues for Democratic Cook Co. state’s attorney candidatesFeb 16, 2024 5:56 pm - Democratic candidates vying to replace Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx cite staffing and morale as key issues facing the next top prosecutor.
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‘Reset my perception’: Why police say helping Special Olympics is good for the soulFeb 16, 2024 5:15 am - When police officers support Special Olympics, they are doing more than making sure people with physical and intellectual disabilities have opportunities to compete in at...