Elgin Courier-News –

September 10, 2026 at 2:59 p.m.

An Elgin man who stabbed his estranged wife — and her unborn child — to death in 2024 has been sentenced to 65 years in prison.

August 31, 2026 at 7:37 p.m.

A homeless man charged with 1st-degree murder after allegedly stabbing, bludgeoning former Elgin girlfriend with dumbbell: officials.

August 18, 2026 at 4:09 p.m.

A man who strangled, threatened an Elgin child he was sexually assaulting to keep her quiet has been convicted by a Kane County jury.

August 12, 2026 at 11:18 a.m.

An Aurora man accused of killing a female bicyclist in Hampshire with his pickup truck in July has been charged with three felonies.

August 10, 2026 at 1:37 p.m.

A morning fire that started in an Elgin garage and spread to two nearby homes and two cars caused more than $150,000 in damage.

August 10, 2026 at 1:37 p.m.

An Elgin man was sentenced to 14 years in prison for his role in two deaths stemming from his sale of fentanyl-laced cocaine.

July 24, 2026 at 7:10 p.m.

The deceased man found in the Fox River in Elgin Thursday has been confirmed as the suspect who fled police a month earlier.

July 23, 2026 at 12:53 p.m.

The body of a man was pulled from the Fox River in downtown Elgin early Thursday morning, according to the Elgin Police Department.

July 21, 2026 at 11:07 a.m.

A motorcyclist was killed in a crash Sunday night at Miller and Parsons roads in West Dundee, the Kane County Sheriff's Office said.

June 6, 2026 at 5:37 p.m.

A man has been killed by Carpentersville police officers after shooting 2 people Saturday morning at a Carpentersville restaurant.

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