Kane County Crime
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Police: Pistol-wielding Villa Park man threatened Elmhurst residentSep 27, 2025 3:00 pm - A Villa Park man was in custody Saturday after pointing a loaded pistol at an Elmhurst resident outside the victim’s home, prosecutors announced.
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SWAT team finds $300K in cocaine in tow truck at Marengo ranch, prosecutors say; Elgin man chargedSep 27, 2025 12:26 pm - An Elgin man allegedly hid in a Marengo barn as a SWAT team executed a search warrant on a house and his truck, where prosecutors said they found cocaine with a potential street value of $300,000.
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Police: Chicago man raped Ingleside teen, extorted her with nude photosSep 27, 2025 9:34 am - A Chicago man repeatedly sexually assaulted an Ingleside girl and threatened to release nude photos of her if she didn’t continue submitting to him, police said.
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Top flight: Gurnee police are on the leading edge of drone technologySep 25, 2025 4:44 pm - The Gurnee Police Department’s new “Drone as a First Responder” program can put a law enforcement presence anywhere in town - from more than 100 feet above ground - in a matter of minutes.
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Elgin man faces attempted murder charge after stabbingSep 25, 2025 11:31 am - An Elgin man has been charged with attempted murder after a stabbing Tuesday, authorities said.
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Man held in custody after leading Aurora, Oak Brook police on two high-speed chasesSep 24, 2025 3:54 pm - A Berwyn man is being held in DuPage County jail after leading police from Oak Brook and Aurora on two high-speed chases Wednesday morning.
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Two men facing gun, drug charges in AuroraSep 24, 2025 2:09 pm - Two Aurora men are facing gun and drug charges after a monthslong Aurora police investigation.
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Democratic congressional candidate mocked Charlie Kirk’s assassinationSep 24, 2025 1:06 pm - A Democratic congressional hopeful from Evanston mocked the assassination of Charlie Kirk on social media hours after the right-wing activist’s death.
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Elgin Community College to open Criminal Justice Conversations with justice reform advocateSep 24, 2025 10:22 am - Elgin Community College will host “Criminal Justice Conversations” featuring Marshan Allen, director of Policy and Communications at the Illinois Prison Project, on Oct. 1.
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Man charged with home invasion, fleeing, in Aurora domestic violence caseSep 22, 2025 1:33 pm - An Aurora man has been charged with aggravated fleeing and eluding police, who were trying to arrest him on domestic violence charges.