Crime
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Elgin man arrested after police chase, crash in St. CharlesJan 20, 2023 12:00 am - An Elgin man has been charged after a Friday morning police chase ended with a crash in St. Charles. Quinelle M. Franklin, 32, of the 1600 block of Mark Avenue, is charg...
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Alec Baldwin to be charged with involuntary manslaughter in movie set shooting
Jan 19, 2023 12:00 am - SANTA FE, N.M. - Actor Alec Baldwin and a weapons specialist will be charged with involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on a New Mexico mov...
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Elgin man faces child pornography chargesJan 19, 2023 12:00 am - An Elgin man has been charged with possessing and reproducing child pornography. Steven J. Young, 64, of the 0-100 block of Aldine Street, is being held on $100,000 bail...
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Investigators say they're making progress in solving murder of Des Plaines teenJan 19, 2023 12:00 am - Des Plaines police said Thursday that progress has been made in the investigation of a teen's fatal shooting Sunday night just west of the city's downtown. But police sa...
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Woman gets probation for theft, has to repay $496K to St. Charles businessJan 19, 2023 12:00 am - A woman has been ordered to repay a St. Charles business the nearly $500,000 she stole from it. On Thursday, Rosa M. Rodriguez, 43, of DeKalb, agreed to a sentence of 48...
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Fentanyl use in illicit drug supply continues to fuel rise in fatal Kane County overdosesJan 19, 2023 12:00 am - The rate of opioid deaths in Kane County doubled in the last decade, and county officials are trying to determine a multipronged approach to bring the numbers down. Mich...
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Man charged with robbing woman in downtown GenevaJan 19, 2023 12:00 am - A Geneva man has been charged with committing armed violence, accused of robbing a woman in downtown Geneva. Yassine Kerbache, 28, is accused of grabbing a fanny-pack-st...
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Man pleads guilty to leading police on high-speed chase that ended in ChicagoJan 19, 2023 12:00 am - A man accused of stealing items from an Oak Brook store last month, then leading police on a high-speed chase, has pleaded guilty to aggravated fleeing and eluding. Bran...
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Suspect who prosecutors say taunted carjacking victim ordered held without bailJan 19, 2023 12:00 am - A Chicago man who prosecutors say responded to a social media post advertising an SUV for sale and then stole the vehicle at gunpoint was ordered held without bail Thurs...
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Elgin police searching for man who made inappropriate comments to middle school girlsJan 19, 2023 12:00 am - Elgin police are investigating after a man reportedly made inappropriate comments to girls walking home from Abbott Middle School. A female student from the Elgin school...