Kane County Crime
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Aurora man declared to be a sexually violent personApr 25, 2024 6:51 pm - A Kane County judge Thursday ruled a man convicted of possession of child pornography is a sexually violent person. Judge Clint Hull ordered that Erik Paxton, 35, be comm...
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How’s cashless bail going? Here’s what the data saysApr 25, 2024 4:35 pm - Editor’s note: A previous version of this article incorrectly described the status of Frank Walaitis car and bicycle. About seven months after Illinois ended cash bai...
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Elgin man pleads guilty to murdering wifeApr 25, 2024 11:59 am - An Elgin man pleaded guilty last week to murdering his wife in 2021. Victor Ayllon, 38, of the 300 block of Heine Avenue, pleaded guilty to one count of first-degree murd...
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Jail time, community service for sisters who attacked Aurora police officerApr 24, 2024 11:21 am - Two sisters have been sentenced to four months in jail for attacking an Aurora police officer. Jennifer M. Taylor, 26, and Sheba A. Taylor, 29, both of the 7000 block of ...
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Carpentersville man charged with groping co-worker in Lake ZurichApr 22, 2024 4:01 pm - A Carpentersville man faces a pair of felony charges alleging he groped a female co-worker without her consent last week in Lake Zurich. Everado Cardenas, 53, of the 100 ...
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Police: Bartlett man crashed into two homes while fleeing officersApr 21, 2024 3:18 pm - A Bartlett man faces several charges after authorities say he fled his home when police were called for a domestic disturbance Saturday, slammed his pickup truck into a p...
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Man facing new child pornography, solicitation charges in DuPage CountyApr 19, 2024 12:17 pm - A DuPage County man on court supervision for having child pornography is facing new charges of child pornography and indecent solicitation of children. Charles J. Stark, ...
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Man pleads guilty to aggravated DUI for crash that killed his passengerApr 18, 2024 8:12 pm - A Lake in the Hills man who was driving 124 mph just seconds before crashing his car on I-90, killing a passenger, has pleaded guilty to aggravated DUI ‒ accident causing...
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Marklund sexual abuse victim gives birthApr 17, 2024 12:27 pm - Agency, authorities investigating how pregnancy went undetected
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How police, fire departments help first responders cope in the wake of tragediesApr 16, 2024 5:24 pm - Fifteen years ago today, Shelly Engelhardt, her daughter Amanda and son Jeff experienced an unimaginable tragedy when Amanda’s then-boyfriend - in a jealousy-fueled attack - stabbed to death three Engelhardt family members in their Hoffman Estates home. They weren’t the only ones traumatized. The heinous attack also affected first responders, including Kasia Cawley, one of the Hoffman Estates police detectives assigned to the case. “It always stays with you,” said Cawley, now Hoffman Estates chief of police. “You’re never going to forget it.”