Kane County Crime
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Tragedies and some triumphs: The top suburban stories of 2022Dec 29, 2022 4:30 am - This story has been updated to remove an incorrect statenent that Ken Griffin owns Citadel Corp. Two horrific crimes, a deadly car crash and threats against the LGB...
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Effect of judge's ruling regarding end of cash bail differs across the suburbsDec 29, 2022 12:00 am - A Kankakee County judge's ruling late Wednesday that ending cash bail in Illinois is unconstitutional does not apply to courts in Cook, Lake, DuPage or Kane counties, bu...
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Identity released of Glencoe man police say was punched by his brother until he stopped breathingDec 28, 2022 12:00 am - It could be several weeks until officials determine the cause of death of the man whom police found unresponsive early Sunday morning after he had been punched repeatedl...
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13-year-old charged with stealing car, leading police on high-speed chaseDec 27, 2022 12:00 am - A 13-year-old stole a car from a dealership in Elmhurst early Monday morning and led police on a high-speed chase before being arrested and charged, authorities said Tue...
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The new search for Carol's killer: 47 years later, podcast investigates college student's slayingDec 23, 2022 4:30 am - The night of Dec. 22, 1975, Carol Rofstad said goodbye to her best friend after an evening out and began walking to the sorority house where she lived on the Illinois St...
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2 Kane County men face child porn chargesDec 23, 2022 12:00 am - Two Kane County men are facing child pornography charges in unrelated cases after an investigation by the Kane County state's attorney and sheriff's offices, officials a...
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Police: Geneva man faces attempted murder charge after domestic disputeDec 23, 2022 12:00 am - A Geneva man accused of attacking his girlfriend is being held in the Kane County jail, officials said Friday. Craig G. Chaney, 45, appeared in bond court Friday and is ...
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Elgin man sentenced to 8 years in prison for child pornographyDec 23, 2022 12:00 am - An Elgin man will spend time in prison after pleading guilty to reproducing child pornography. Patrick K. Shanahan, 35, of the 200 block of South State Street, entered a...
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Elgin man charged with murdering his brotherDec 21, 2022 12:00 am - An Elgin man is facing first-degree murder charges in connection with the death of his brother. Juan F. Hernandez, 44, of the 700 block of Preston Avenue, appeared at a ...
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Aurora teen accidentally shot self to deathDec 21, 2022 12:00 am - A 14-year-old boy who died the evening of Dec. 13 near Aurora had accidentally shot himself, the Kane County sheriff's office said Thursday. A spokesman confirmed the bo...