Will County Crime
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Will County man sentenced to nearly 30 years prison for sexual abuse of minorAug 16, 2026 2:01 pm - A Will County man who admitted to bringing a minor to Illinois from Iowa to engage in criminal sexual activity has been sentenced to 27¹/₂ years in federal prison, authorities said.
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Aurora sex offender charged with possession of child sex abuse materialsAug 14, 2026 1:11 pm - An Aurora man has been charged with 15 counts of possession of child sexual abuse material by a prior sex offender, authorities said.
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Kane County sheriff remains away from work, and no one is saying whyAug 14, 2026 6:58 am - More than four months after he reportedly was hospitalized with an undisclosed issue, Kane County Sheriff Ron Hain remains away from the office. Fellow county leaders won’t say why.
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Police: Naperville man threatened workers with macheteAug 13, 2026 5:33 pm - A Naperville man faces charges alleging he threatened two men with a machete outside his apartment building earlier this week.
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Driver charged in crash that killed bicyclist in HampshireAug 11, 2026 6:17 pm - A man has been charged with leaving the scene of a crash that killed a bicyclist last month in Hampshire.
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Former West Chicago elementary school teacher charged with sexually abusing studentsAug 07, 2026 1:05 pm - A former West Chicago elementary school teacher is facing 11 felonies after being accused of having inappropriate sexual contact with multiple students, authorities announced Friday.
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Man accused of home invasion in DarienAug 06, 2026 2:07 pm - A Homer Glen man is being detained pretrial on charges he broke into a Darien house and attacked a man, then fled from police in a high-speed chase.
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‘We’d like to see justice’: Fox River boat crash victim’s fiance recalls crash, lossAug 06, 2026 2:02 pm - The fiance of a Des Plaines woman killed in a July 25 boat crash on the Fox River discusses the collision and his loss, as he and the woman’s family file a lawsuit against the boater blamed for the deadly crash.
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‘Reckless and dangerous’: Suit filed in deadly Fox River boat crashAug 05, 2026 7:48 pm - A Lisle man was intoxicated and driving “in a reckless and dangerous manner” July 25 when he caused a Fox River boat crash that took the life of a former U.S. Marine from Des Plaines, according to a wrongful-death lawsuit filed Wednesday.
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Naperville woman gets 38 years in prison for murdering fianceAug 05, 2026 4:25 pm - A Naperville woman was sentenced Tuesday to 38 years in prison for killing her fiance in a dispute about whether he was dating another woman.