Elgin man gets 8-year prison term for sexually assaulting student at his home
An Elgin man who sexually assaulted a student who attended the Streamwood school where he was employed has been sentenced to eight years in prison.
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Three dead following apparent double murder-suicide in Elgin, police say
Three people are dead in Elgin following what police say appears to be a double murder suicide in a home on South State Street.
South Elgin man facing 45 counts of owning, copying and distributing child porn
A 26-year-old South Elgin man has been charged with 45 felony counts of possessing, sharing and reproducing child pornography by the Kane County State's Attorney's Office.
Elgin man gets 9-year prison sentence for sharing child porn photo
An Elgin man who shared a photo of a child younger than 13 engaged in a sexual act has been sentenced to nine years in prison.
Kane County prosecutors charge South Elgin man with 16 counts of disseminating child porn
A 24-year-old South Elgin man has been charged by the Kane County State's Attorney's Office with owning and distributing child pornography.
Suspects in custody for Elgin shooting Sunday that left man hospitalized
Elgin police say they have subjects in custody in connection with a Sunday shooting that left a man injured.
Letters to the Editor: State must prioritize hiring more professionals to help those with disabilities; there’s gotta be a better way to select the leader of the free world
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Elgin man charged with attempted murder in connection with residential shooting
A 35-year-old Elgin man has been charged with attempted murder for his alleged role in the shooting of another man last month at an Elgin home, police said.
Man responsible for West Dundee cop’s ‘life-altering’ injury gets 8-year prison term
A Sycamore man whose 2022 attack on a West Dundee police officer resulted in a "life-altering" injury has been sentenced to eight years in state prison.
Elgin man guilty in choking death of his wife in case where son, 4, led police to murder scene
An Elgin man has been convicted of killing his wife in a slaying police discovered after his 4-year-old son was found wandering the streets on his own in July 2021.