Kane County Crime
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Aurora sex offender pleads guilty to sexual assault, gets 11 years in prisonSep 22, 2025 11:59 am - A previously convicted sex offender was sentenced to 11 years in prison after pleading guilty last week to sexually assaulting an underage girl.
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‘Reign of terror’ with more than 20 crime scenes in McHenry area lands Lake Villa man in prisonSep 20, 2025 11:25 am - A Lake Villa man was sentenced Friday to 20 years in prison after going on what authorities called a “reign of terror” one night — firing a gun at and fleeing officers, damaging properties and stealing vehicles in and around McHenry.
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Woman charged with intent to deliver controlled substance in BartlettSep 19, 2025 4:35 pm - A Chicago woman received drug-related charges after her arrest during a traffic stop in Bartlett Wednesday night.
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Waukegan man faces child pornography chargesSep 19, 2025 10:20 am - A Waukegan man was charged with five counts of possessing child pornography after Lake County sheriff’s detectives received a tip from an email provider.
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Paroled child murderer charged with failing to register as sex offenderSep 18, 2025 5:37 pm - A man convicted of killing a child is facing charges that he didn’t tell police that he had changed jobs and moved near a day care center.
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How police are easing anxiety for citizens with autismSep 18, 2025 5:31 pm - Getting pulled over by a police officer, or any other unexpected encounter with law enforcement, is stressful, all the more so for a person who struggles with social interactions and communication as a result of autism. Easing that anxiety is the idea behind two suburban departments’ new Blue Envelope Program.
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Carpentersville man faces child pornography chargesSep 17, 2025 7:37 pm - A Carpentersville man is charged with possessing and disseminating child sex abuse materials.
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Elgin man convicted of sexually abusing, assaulting a childSep 17, 2025 10:34 am - An Elgin man has been found guilty of sexually abusing and assaulting a child.
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Cannabis growing operation found after Aurora fire, police saySep 16, 2025 4:59 pm - An Aurora man is facing drug charges after police say firefighters found a large cannabis-growing operation in his home while they were investigating a fire.
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Beach Park man sentenced to 27 years for attempted murder in stabbing of 8-year-oldSep 16, 2025 3:39 pm - A Beach Park man has been sentenced to 27 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections after pleading guilty to one count of attempted first-degree murder in the 2024 stabbing of an 8-year-old child.