Susan Sarkauskas
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Pen pups: Why more police dogs are going to work in jailsMay 07, 2026 6:12 pm - We’re used to seeing police dogs out on the street alongside officers and deputies, but these days a growing number of K-9 units are at work out of the public eye and behind steel doors in jails.
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Authorities excavate at South Elgin home a decade after teen girl disappearedMay 07, 2026 7:54 am - A decade after teenager Kianna Galvin went missing, Kane County authorities performed a “forensic excavation” at a South Elgin home Thursday in an attempt to find evidence connected to the disappearance.
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St. Charles seeks replacement for Ward 3 aldermanMay 05, 2026 5:02 pm - St. Charles Ward 3 Alderman Bob Gehm has resigned.
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South Elgin man charged with possessing child sex abuse materialsMay 05, 2026 4:21 pm - A South Elgin man has been charged with possessing and disseminating child sex abuse materials.
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Man sentenced to 50 years for fatal 2021 shooting outside Montgomery partyMay 04, 2026 4:35 pm - A man has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for a 2021 murder outside a party in Montgomery.
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Man charged with DUI in fatal I-355 crashMay 04, 2026 4:30 pm - A man has been charged with aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol — causing death, after a crash Friday that killed a woman in Addison.
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Man convicted of sexually abusing childMay 04, 2026 3:08 pm - A Kane County jury has found a man guilty of aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a child.
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Drowning suspected as cause of death for body pulled from Fox RiverMay 01, 2026 4:37 pm - A man whose body was found in the Fox River on Wednesday appears to have drowned, the Kane County coroner’s office reported Friday.
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Man faces drugged driving charge in crash that severely injured pedestrianMay 01, 2026 1:09 pm - A man has been charged with driving under the influence of drugs in connection with a February crash that seriously injured a pedestrian in Downers Grove.
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Federal agents won’t be prosecuted over pepper-spraying protesters in ElginApr 30, 2026 6:05 pm - Federal agents who fired pepper balls and deployed chemical agents against citizens protesting an immigration arrest late last year in Elgin will not be criminally prosecuted.