Kane County Crime
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Zion woman shot in Round Lake during struggle over weapon diesDec 15, 2018 12:00 am - A Zion woman shot in the head Tuesday in Round Lake during a struggle between her husband and another man over a handgun died Saturday, Sgt. Christopher Covelli, spokesm...
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Why suburban police have high hopes for new Batman-worthy restraint gadgetDec 14, 2018 4:30 am - Catching bad guys might never be the same. At least that's the hope for police in Aurora, where they're testing a new nonlethal restraint tool they say can safely immobi...
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Wheaton middle schooler charged with false threat to the schoolDec 13, 2018 12:00 am - For the second time in three days, a DuPage County middle school student has been accused of threatening the school and placed on home confinement by a judge. A male Edi...
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Suburban bomb threats likely part of nationwide threat scamDec 13, 2018 12:00 am - Bomb scares targeting several government buildings and businesses in Geneva, Aurora and elsewhere in the suburbs likely were part of a nationwide spate of threats made i...
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Longtime Kane judge valued 'collective wisdom' of juries, variety of rolesDec 13, 2018 12:00 am - Jury duty can be a thankless and disruptive task, especially if a person reports and isn't called to a courtroom to potentially serve. That's where James Hallock, a judg...
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$2 million bail for man accused of shooting pregnant wife during struggle over gunDec 13, 2018 12:00 am - A Zion man was struggling with another person over a gun when the weapon fired, causing the bullet to travel through a door and slam into the head of his 25-year-old pre...
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St. Charles man gets probation in Schaumburg abuse caseDec 13, 2018 12:00 am - A 74-year-old St. Charles man initially accused of molesting two children in his wife's day-care center was sentenced to two years probation' after pleading guilty to an...
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Jury trial set for former DuPage County sheriff dispatch supervisor facing public indecency chargeDec 13, 2018 12:00 am - A former longtime dispatch supervisor in the DuPage County sheriff's office, indicted on official misconduct and public indecency charges, has opted for his case to be t...
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Suspect in battery of pregnant woman capturedDec 12, 2018 12:00 am - A Lake County man wanted in connection with an assault on a pregnant woman was captured Tuesday in Zion, authorities said. Giovanni M. Smith, 29, of the 400 block of 10t...