Kane County Crime
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10 years for Bartlett man who killed 10-year-old on Chain O'LakesJun 14, 2013 10:00 am - David Hatyina will spend one year in jail for every year that Tony Borcia was alive. Saying he was “aware of the impact” a prison sentence would have on Hatyina and his...
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St. Charles bank manager pleads guilty to theft from clientJun 14, 2013 10:00 am - A St. Charles woman with strong ties to the local business community pleaded guilty Friday to stealing $21,900 from a client of the bank she managed. Lynn Pranga, 56, ag...
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St. Charles sees rash of vehicle burglariesJun 13, 2013 9:00 pm - St. Charles police responded to 11 calls about vehicle burglaries Thursday morning. The calls came from both sides of the city, according to police. Police said the inci...
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New `RICO’ law leads to gang arrests in ChicagoJun 13, 2013 6:23 pm - Several dozen members of a Chicago street gang who are implicated in drug trafficking and murder have been charged under Illinois’ new racketeering law, authorities anno...
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Aurora man wins civil rights case against copJun 13, 2013 4:52 pm - A federal jury awarded an Aurora man $50,000 as part of a civil rights lawsuit against an Aurora police officer. The jury ruled Kurt Kopek was a victim of excessive for...
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‘It’s my fault’: Emotional apologies in hearing on fatal North Aurora DUIJun 13, 2013 4:10 pm - Lee R. Patterson III acknowledged the forgiveness shown by the mother of the 22-year-old woman he killed while driving drunk 20 months ago in North Aurora. “Whether I wa...
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Vernon Hills man pleads not guilty in hit man hiring caseJun 13, 2013 10:00 am - A Vernon Hills man accused of hiring an undercover police officer to kill the mother of a woman he injured in a motorcycle crash pleaded not guilty in Lake County court ...
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Libertyville family relives horrible moments after son was killed on Chain O' LakesJun 13, 2013 10:00 am - Jim Borcia said he can't shake the memory of his 10-year-old son's mangled body in the water moments after he was run over by a speed boat on Petite Lake last July. Dur...
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Defense wants to know how government gathered evidence in terror caseJun 13, 2013 8:03 am - Prosecutors haven’t denied that an expanded U.S. phone and Internet surveillance program triggered an investigation that led to terrorism charges against a West suburban...
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Police: Elgin man fakes ‘slip and fall’ injuriesJun 12, 2013 10:50 pm - A 52-year-old man has been charged with insurance fraud after admitting to authorities that he filed a series of fake “slip and fall” lawsuits against fast food restaura...