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Kane County Jail Placed on Lockdown After Detainees Test Positive for Coronavirus
After two detainees tested postive for the coronavirus and several showed symptoms, the Kane County Sheriff’s Office announced Friday that Kane County Jail was placed on a quarantine lockdown. This week, Kane County Jail saw the first two confirmed cases of coronavirus among detainees since the pandemic began, leading to new health precautions for inmates and employees. The Sheriff’s...
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Aurora Man Charged With Sex Abuse After Traveling to Meet Child For Sex
A man is accused of having sexual contact with a child he met online in west suburban Aurora. Ronald Lye, 50, is charged with 13 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse and two counts of traveling to meet a minor, the Kane County state’s attorney’s office said in a statement. Lye drove to the child’s home, picked them up...
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Man Found Guilty of Making Bomb Threat at Hollywood Casino in Aurora
A man was convicted Friday of making a false bomb threat at the Hollywood Casino in west suburban Aurora.
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Elgin Man Charged With Sharing Videos of Child Sexual Abuse, Torture
An Elgin man is accused of distributing multiple videos of children being sexually abused and tortured.
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Man Gets 9 Years For Attacking Man on Aurora Porch
A man from west suburban Aurora was sentenced to almost a decade in prison for punching a man in the face and leaving him with significant facial injuries.
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Aurora Man Gets 13 Years for Sexually Assaulting Two Children
An Aurora man was sentenced to prison this week for sexually assaulting two children over a period of 13 years.
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Former Carpentersville Teacher Guilty of Sexually Assaulting Child
A former northwest suburban substitute teacher and soccer coach has been convicted of sexually assaulting a child he knew.
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Aurora Man Arrested in Drug Raid: Police
An Aurora man was arrested last week after authorities found cocaine and ecstasy during a raid of his home.
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Aurora Man Charged With Hiding Gun, Running From Police
An Aurora man was arrested Thursday after he allegedly ran from police who saw him hide a gun behind a garage.
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Man Sentenced in Death of Co-Worker at Hampshire Meat Plant
A man has been sentenced to more than 2 years in prison after pleading guilty to fatally stabbing a co-worker at a meat plant in northwest suburban Hampshire.
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Man Charged With Digging up Grave in Aurora
An Aurora man was allegedly found digging up a old grave Thursday in the western suburb.
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Man Charged With Burglarizing Elgin Business
A 44-year-old man was arrested and charged over a month after he allegedly burglarized a business in northwest suburban Elgin.
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Aurora Man Gets 60 Years For ‘Cold-Blooded' Deadly Nightclub Shooting
A man has been sentenced to 60 years in prison following a fatal shooting of a man two years ago in a west suburban nightclub.
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Former Aurora Youth Pastor Charged With Sending Sexual Texts to Minor
A former youth pastor at an Aurora church has been charged with sending sexual text messages to a minor.
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Aurora Man Receives 68-Year Prison Sentence for Child Sex Crimes
An Aurora man was sentenced Thursday to 68 years in prison for sexually assaulting a child he knew, as well as sexually assaulting a second victim.
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Police Shooting of Detainee During Standoff at Hospital Ruled Justified
The fatal shooting of a Kane County Jail detainee in last year by a SWAT team officer during a standoff at a west suburban hospital has been ruled justified, the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office said in a statement Thursday at the close of their review.
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Man Involved in Aurora KFC Shooting Gets 29 Years
A man has been sentenced to 29 years in prison for his role in a 2014 robbery that left three KFC employees shot and wounded in west suburban Aurora.
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Man Charged With Exposing Himself, Touching Child With Genitals at Elgin Pool
A man was charged after allegedly exposing himself to multiple children and touching one of them with his genitals while they played at a public swimming pool Monday afternoon in northwest suburban Elgin.
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Man, 62, Charged with Shooting Acquaintance in Aurora
A 62-year-old man is facing felony charges after shooting an acquaintance who took his girlfriend’s car Thursday night after stealing alcohol from a store in west suburban Aurora.
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Lake in the Hills Man Pleads Guilty to Elgin Kidnapping
A man from northwest suburban Lake in the Hills pleaded guilty to his role in the 2016 kidnapping and beating of someone in Elgin.