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Teen charged with fatally shooting Elgin man fired gun in self-defense, officials say

June 20, 2024 at 10:20 a.m.

A 16-year-old arrested in the fatal shooting Sunday night in the 600 block of Villa Street was acting in self-defense when he fired the weapon, Elgin police said.

Elgin man who sexually assaulted a woman at knifepoint given 50-year prison sentence

June 18, 2024 at 1:49 p.m.

An Elgin man who sexually assaulted a female acquaintance at knifepoint has been sentenced to 50 years in prison.

Man shot during fight Sunday night on Villa Street, Elgin police say

June 17, 2024 at 3:36 p.m.

A man was shot Sunday night during a fight in the 600 block of Villa Street in Elgin, police said.

Letters to the Editor: Nothing like seeing where you live through another’s eyes; Burnidge Forest Preserve looks like ‘battlefield’ thanks to pruning

June 14, 2024 at 8:45 a.m.

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Elgin man gets 8-year prison term for sexually assaulting student at his home

June 12, 2024 at 4:37 p.m.

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.

Three dead following apparent double murder-suicide in Elgin, police say

June 1, 2024 at 11:01 a.m.

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

May 29, 2024 at 5:37 p.m.

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

May 24, 2024 at 2:29 p.m.

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

May 22, 2024 at 3:04 p.m.

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

May 20, 2024 at 6:29 p.m.

Elgin police say they have subjects in custody in connection with a Sunday shooting that left a man injured.

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