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Dog-hoarding case delayed; landlord confronts tenant
ELGIN — A hearing in a child-endangerment charge against one of four adults arrested after they were found living in a home whose basement, authorities said, was covered with a half-inch of dog waste...
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Elgin man gets 10-year term for sexual assault against child
An Elgin man has been sentenced to prison for having sexual contact with a young child, the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office said. Patrick A. Cook, 27 was sentenced Thursday by Circuit Judge...
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Man found dead at scene of fire at Carpentersville landscape company
CARPENTERSVILLE — A man was found dead in the wreckage after a fire Friday evening in a warehouse-like building at the headquarters of Trinity Landscaping of Northern Illinois, at 1050 Tamarac Drive....
View ArticleElgin home invasion report investigated
Elgin Apartment invaded: Police say detectives continue to investigate a home invasion that occurred in the 0-100 block of South Crystal Avenue on March 20. According to a report released Thursday,...
View ArticleDeliver pizzas first, then report robbery
ELGIN — A pizza delivery man told police recently he was robbed but did not report it immediately because he was told he needed to make more deliveries first, police said. According to a report...
View ArticleElgin Shots fired: According to a report released recently, three male guests who had been turned away from a teenage girl’s birthday party are suspected of firing a bullet into the front of a home in...
View ArticleAlgonquin blaze damages vehicles and townhouse
Algonquin Garage, vehicles burn: A fire Monday night gutted a garage and two vehicles, and damaged an adjoining two-story townhouse at 2944 Talaga Drive. Battalion Chief Mike Kern of the...
View ArticleMom of ex-Elgin man sues over fatal crash
The mother of a former Elgin resident killed in a wrong-way crash on Lake Shore Drive in Chicago is suing the North Chicago police officer who allegedly caused the wreck while driving drunk off-duty....
View ArticleE. Dundee cop accused of carrying a shotgun while drunk
CARPENTERSVILLE — An East Dundee police sergeant faces a felony charge in his hometown of Carpentersville after police officers there reportedly found him walking along the sidewalk near his home,...
View ArticleC’ville still investigating fatal landscape firm fire
Carpentersville Fire probe continues: Investigators still have not declared a definite cause of the fatal fire that struck a warehouse at Trinity Landscape of Northern Illinois, at 1050 Tamarac Lane,...
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St. Charles man convicted of ‘sucker-punching’ man outside bar
A St. Charles man with previous arrests has been convicted of “sucker-punching” a man outside a bar more than three years ago, causing the victim to fall to the sidewalk, fracture his skull and be in...
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Cops: Student brought shotgun to school to sell
ELGIN — Two 15-year-old students described by police as gang members have been charged with felony weapon violations as a result of Thursday’s discovery of an unloaded shotgun inside Gifford Street...
View ArticleMan accused of making false robbery report
Elgin False police report charged: Eric Flores, 23, of the 100 block of Jewett Street, Elgin, was charged with a felony count of filing a false police report following an incident last week. According...
View ArticleSuspicious package briefly halts trains
Hanover Park Trains stopped because of package: Some Metra trains running in both directions on the Chicago-to-Elgin Milwaukee District West Line ran late Tuesday afternoon after police asked trains...
View ArticleWoman accused of credit card fraud in C’ville
Carpentersville Fake credit card: Lauren C. Banks, 20, of Chicago, was charged with three felony counts of credit card fraud — including defrauding a financial institution, possession of a counterfeit...
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