Kane County Crime
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Sheriff: Limo driver drunk while taking students to promMay 12, 2013 7:22 pm - A limousine driver faces drunken driving charges alleging he transported 23 high school students to their prom near Glen Ellyn while intoxicated. Richard L. Madison, 54,...
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Kane County State’s Attorney puts diversion information up frontMay 12, 2013 11:26 am - Kane County prosecutors want to make sure first-time offenders get the information they need for a possible second chance. The state’s attorney’s office recently consoli...
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Bank robbery suspect shot dead in Richmond, two others chargedMay 11, 2013 4:15 pm - Charges have been filed against two men who were captured outside a Richmond bank as part of an FBI surveillance operation that resulted in agents killing a third robber...
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Suburbs aren’t immune from human trafficking, experts sayMay 11, 2013 1:51 pm - For six years, the young woman worked faithfully as a nanny for a well-off Elgin couple who took away her identification and passport after luring her to the United Stat...
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Bond set for two charged after knife fight in ElginMay 10, 2013 9:44 pm - Two men charged in an early Friday morning knife fight in Elgin were transferred to Kane County jail Saturday after a judge set high bail amounts for both. A 14-year-old...
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DuPage judge describes learning she was on ‘hit list’May 10, 2013 8:19 pm - DuPage County Judge Blanche Hill Fawell said she knew she “better sit down” when she received a letter about a hit list with her name on it. The veteran jurist took a r...
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Men accused in Elgin-to-Wisconsin chase jailed hereMay 10, 2013 7:59 pm - The two men accused of leading police on a high-speed case from Elgin to Wisconsin last weekend have been extradited to face charges in Illinois. During a Friday morning...
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Borizov gets weekend to think about testifyingMay 10, 2013 7:12 pm - A DuPage County judge warned Johnny Borizov not to “get cute” Friday as the triple-murder suspect insisted he needed the weekend to decide whether to take the stand. “Yo...
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Police: Roselle man sexually abused peacockMay 10, 2013 5:00 pm - DuPage County authorities say a Roselle man sexually abused his pet peacock, which later was found dead in his garage. David Beckmann, 64, of 645 E. Devon Ave., was char...
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Three Elgin residents charged with animal crueltyMay 10, 2013 4:58 pm - Three Elgin residents were arrested on animal cruelty charges Friday after 22 dogs and four cats were discovered in their apartment, authorities said. Elgin police said ...