Kane County Crime
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Sentenced to life for gruesome Barrington killing, he’s now free at 49. Here’s whyJul 11, 2024 3:49 pm - Less than three decades after he was sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison for a grisly suburban murder, Paul Modrowski quietly left the Stateville Correctional Center a free man last week. The release of the 49-year-old convicted of murdering a man found decapitated in Barrington, and the reasons for it, raise complicated questions about equal justice, rehabilitation, disability bias and survivors’ rights.
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Coroner identifies South Elgin man shot by off-duty Kane County deputy MondayJul 11, 2024 2:42 pm - The Kane County coroner released the identity of the person shot and killed by an off-duty Kane County deputy in Elgin on Monday. Tyquaze Nicolas, 18, of South Elgin, died of multiple gunshot wounds, the coroner said in a Thursday news release.
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Officials: Driver appears to have intentionally hit IDOT worker with car in MarengoJul 10, 2024 8:35 pm - A driver who struck and injured an Illinois Department of Transportation worker with her car Wednesday morning in Marengo appears to be have done so intentionally, authorities said.
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Aurora man charged in connection with Naperville shootingJul 10, 2024 4:33 pm - According to Naperville police, an Aurora man robbed a woman before shooting her in the chest and forcing her out of his car in late June.
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Huntley man gets 18-year prison term for possessing sexual child abuse imagesJul 09, 2024 5:12 pm - A Huntley man pleaded guilty to possessing images of child sexual abuse and was sentenced to 18 years in prison.
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Bartlett man convicted in beating of grocery bagger charged anew for attacking neighborJul 09, 2024 4:42 pm - Police arrested a Bartlett man Monday on charges of assault, battery and resisting arrest after responding to a fight with a neighbor last month.
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Shooting involving off-duty officer in Elgin under investigationJul 08, 2024 7:24 pm - Authorities in Kane County are investigating a shooting in Elgin involving an off-duty officer.
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Wisconsin driver killed in crash near Zion identifiedJul 08, 2024 3:20 pm - The 32-year-old Wisconsin man who died after crashing his vehicle into an SUV and injuring eight people Saturday while fleeing police has been identified.
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Elgin man faces murder charges in stabbing deathJul 08, 2024 11:17 am - An Elgin man is charged with first-degree murder following a July 2 stabbing at his home on the 1300 block of Fleetwood Drive.
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Sheriff: Driver of stolen car killed fleeing from police, 8 others injuredJul 07, 2024 9:25 am - A Wisconsin man driving a stolen vehicle was killed Saturday and eight others, including four children, were injured when he crashed while fleeing police in northern Lake County, authorities said Sunday.