Kane County Crime
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95 years ago in Lake County's rural Rondout: A huge train heist that captured nation's attentionJun 08, 2019 1:00 am - On the night of June 12, 1924, a heist of unparalleled proportion unfolded at a rural railroad crossing in the tiny unincorporated town of Rondout in central Lake County...
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Suicides show officers need to talk about 'emotional survival,' Buffalo Grove chief saysJun 07, 2019 5:33 am - By Charles Keeshan and Susan Sarkauskas ckeeshan@dailyherald.com ssarkauskas@dailyherald.com It happened years ago, but the memory still burns fresh for Buffalo Grove Po...
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Police leaders urge speaking up, tightening gun control in wake of Pratt shootingJun 07, 2019 5:30 am - About 60 people gathered at an Elgin church Thursday night to ask what led to the killing of five people at a factory in Aurora in February, and what has been done to pr...
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Judge to decide if Mooseheart sex abuser who's served his time will be released from custodyJun 07, 2019 1:00 am - A Kane County judge in August will decide whether a former Pekin man, who was convicted in 1994 of criminal sexual abuse at Mooseheart School near Batavia and sent to pr...
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Barrington woman gets 6 years prison for 2017 fatal heroin overdoseJun 07, 2019 1:00 am - A 26-year-old woman was sentenced to six years in prison this week for providing a lethal dose of heroin to a McHenry man in 2017. Jessica D. Chapman, now of Barrington ...
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Imprisoned former Bartlett teacher charged with sexually abusing second childJun 07, 2019 1:00 am - A former elementary school teacher in Bartlett who already is in prison for the sexual abuse of one child now has been charged with aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a...
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'A scar on you for the rest of your life': Relatives of people killed with guns gather in St. CharlesJun 07, 2019 1:00 am - It's been 21 years since Rob Anderson of Sugar Grove had to go to the Kane County morgue to identify the body of his 20-year-old son, Brendon. Brendon had been shot to d...
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Gurnee barricade situation ends after man taken from hotelJun 07, 2019 1:00 am - A police standoff at a Gurnee hotel ended peacefully after several hours Friday. The ordeal occurred at the FairBridge Inn Express, 3740 Grand Ave. No one was hurt. The ...
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Remaining 2 defendants from 2017 McHenry slaying sentenced to prisonJun 06, 2019 1:00 am - The remaining two defendants from a May 2017 home invasion and slaying of a McHenry man in a $3,000 burglary were sentenced to prison Thursday. Jared J. Fox, 27, of Wond...
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Fox Valley police reportsJun 06, 2019 1:00 am - Batavia • A $300 television was reported stolen at 3:44 p.m. Tuesday from the 1200 block of East Wilson Street. • A bicycle, valued at $300, was reported stolen at ...