Elgin

Recent fires and safety concerns at a tent encampment in suburban Elgin have prompted city leaders to begin the process of removing the encampment and relocating residents to housing.

Recent fires and safety concerns at a tent encampment in suburban Elgin have prompted city leaders to begin the process of removing the encampment and relocating residents to housing. NBC Chicago’s Vi Nguyen reports.

The Salvation Army Corps in Elgin is making an urgent plea for toy donations from nearby residents as Christmas approaches. NBC Chicago’s Natalie Martinez reports.

A 34-year-old man was arrested on first-degree murder charges in connection with a deadly stabbing in suburban Elgin, authorities said.

A large fire was seen burning Wednesday evening near a heavily-trafficked roadway near downtown Elgin, with gusty winds worsening the conditions of the blaze.

A large fire was seen burning Wednesday evening near a heavily-trafficked roadway near downtown Elgin, with gusty winds worsening the conditions of the blaze.

Storm sewer drainage and diesel fuel leaked into the Fox River in Elgin on Wednesday, according to local fire officials.

A fuel spill near the Fox River in Elgin has prompted the closure of Highland Ave. between Douglas Ave. and Rt. 31 as the fire department investigates.

Police in Elgin fatally shot a dog Thursday night after the animal attacked its owners, causing serious injuries, officials said.

Police in Elgin fatally shot a dog Thursday night after the animal attacked its owners, causing serious injuries, officials said.

An intersection in suburban Elgin was closed on Monday evening as authorities investigated a shooting involving an off-duty police officer, authorities said. NBC Chicago’s Evrod Cassimy reports.

A large police presence was visible Monday evening in suburban Elgin as law enforcement investigated a shooting involving an off-duty police officer, authorities said.

Three people were fatally shot in what Elgin police believed was an apparent murder-suicide, authorities said Friday. At around 1:57 p.m. on Thursday, officers with the Elgin Police Department were called to the 100 block of South State Street to perform a welfare check by someone who hadn’t seen their neighbors recently. Officers forced entry into the residence, where they…

Elgin police are looking to locate the hit-and-run driver who struck a pedestrian earlier this month. According to the Elgin Police Department, officers responded to the area of State Street and Airport Road for a crash involving a pedestrian on March 8. A preliminary investigation revealed a 35-year-old woman was struck by a 2007 GMC and a 2018 Nissan on…

A 29-year-old man was wounded after being shot by an Elgin police officer early Saturday morning after officers were called to a residence for a report of a “suicidal subject,” according to authorities.

A 17-year-old girl has been charged in a fatal Bartlett crash that killed two South Elgin High School students, including a relative, and wounded a third, prosecutors announced Thursday.

Police in northwest suburban Elgin on Friday afternoon were searching for a 2-year-old boy believed to have been abducted by a parent, according to authorities.

Officials say a preliminary investigation has determined the cause of a deadly crash that killed two South Elgin high school students, wounded two others and left a third person injured last week.

Dozens of bright balloons sailed into the sky outside South Elgin High School on Sunday in honor of two students who were killed in a crash earlier this week. NBC 5’s Lexi Sutter reports.

Two South Elgin High School students that were killed in a crash in Bartlett Thursday morning that also left three others injured have been identified, according to the Kane County Coroner.