Kane County Crime
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Police chief, state's attorney tell Elgin leaders how new criminal justice law is flawedMar 25, 2021 5:00 am - Criminal justice reform legislation put on the books in February contains flaws that may create dangerous situations for both civilians and police, according to Elgin an...
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Elgin man convicted of robbing gas stationMar 25, 2021 1:00 am - A Kane County jury has found a 30-year-old Elgin man guilty of armed robbery with a firearm. The jury convicted Jeffrey D. Richardson on March 19, according to a news re...
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Bloomingdale man guilty of battery, not hate crime, for verbal attack on Muslim Lyft driverMar 25, 2021 1:00 am - Editor's note: An earlier version gave an incorrect first name for the judge. A Bloomingdale man has been found not guilty of committing a felony hate crime when he...
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Aurora man charged with armed violence, attempted gunrunningMar 24, 2021 1:00 am - A statewide grand jury has indicted a 25-year-old Aurora man on a variety of charges, including armed violence and attempted gunrunning. Tommy Murphy, of the 1000 block ...
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St. Charles Twp. man gets probation for sending customer's nude photos to himselfMar 24, 2021 1:00 am - A St. Charles Township man has been sentenced to 18 months of probation for sending himself nude photographs he found on a customer's cellphone while he was working at a...
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Dealer gets 10 years for supplying narcotics that killed Batavia manMar 24, 2021 1:00 am - A Chicago man pleaded guilty Wednesday to supplying the fentanyl-laced heroin that killed a Batavia man in May 2018. In exchange, Alejandro J. Junco, 30, of the 9100 blo...
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'It's beyond sad': Barrington High School alum among Boulder shooting victimsMar 24, 2021 1:00 am - One of the people killed in this week's mass shooting in Boulder, Colorado, was a Barrington High School alum. Jody Waters, a member of the Class of 1973, is being mourn...
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Chicago man charged in DuPage with being armed habitual criminalMar 23, 2021 1:00 am - A Chicago man has been charged with being an armed habitual criminal, accused of having a loaded handgun while out on bond and on parole. DuPage County Judge Jeffrey Mac...
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Aurora man pleads guilty to hiding gun used in drive-by shootingMar 20, 2021 1:00 am - An Aurora man pleaded guilty Friday to misdemeanor unlawful use of a weapon in connection with a September 2018 drive-by shooting in Aurora. Javier Melendez, 21, of the ...
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Carpentersville man pleads guilty to drug-induced homicideMar 20, 2021 1:00 am - William C. Anderson, 31, of Carpentersville has pleaded guilty to drug-induced homicide, according to the McHenry County State's Attorney's Office and court records. The...